Senior Software Development Engineer

Summary

Join Esri's software development team as a senior member, contributing to the development and release of GIS software technologies for defense and intelligence applications. You will collaborate with a team to build, test, and release advanced software focused on imagery users, designing and building powerful tools for various analytical workflows and imagery sources. This role requires expertise in GIS, photogrammetry, and remote sensing, along with experience in developing high-performance imagery applications. You will work with various data formats and integrate community toolkits into ArcGIS. More senior candidates will lead projects and mentor junior developers. Esri offers a competitive total rewards strategy, including comprehensive health and welfare benefits, retirement plans, paid time off, and opportunities for professional growth.

Requirements

• 5+ years of development experience with high performance imagery applications
• Software development experience working on COTS or GOTS software
• Experience with C/C++ or advanced C#/.NET software development programming
• Significant experience with remote sensing, image processing, photogrammetry, and/or image analysis application development
• Experience in the defense and/or intelligence communities
• US. citizen with the ability to obtain a U.S. Top Secret clearance with SCI access
• Bachelor’s in computer science, geography, engineering, remote sensing, photogrammetry, or related field

Responsibilities

• Understand U.S. DoD and intelligence community user requirements and develop appropriate GIS and remote sensing software for various defense and intelligence scenarios
• Develop rich image processing and analysis capabilities for multiple modalities including EO MS and HSI, TIR, Radar, and motion imagery
• Develop industry leading cloud friendly desktop and enterprise class software for common defense and intelligence workflows involving data formats such as NITF, TFRD, and MISB compliant video (FMV)
• Develop advanced image processing components, algorithms, and APIs
• Share and collaborate your experiences with other software developers and product engineers to integrate community toolkits and libraries into ArcGIS (AGITK, MSP, and more)
• Help solve and articulate complex problems with application design, development, and great user experiences
• More seasoned candidates will lead development projects and mentor junior developers

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s or PhD in Computer Science, Remote Sensing or other engineering/scientific discipline
• Experience developing using Esri APIs
• Experience in processing pipeline optimization
• Familiarity with the NITF format and specifications
• Active U.S. Top Secret clearance
• Experience with ArcGIS, ENVI, Socet GXP, or RemoteView

Benefits

• Industry-leading health and welfare benefits: medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance for employees (and their families)
• 401(k) and profit-sharing programs
• Minimum accrual of 80 hours of vacation leave
• Twelve paid holidays throughout the calendar year
• Opportunities for personal and professional growth