Open-source Software Development Engineer II â Developer Experience
Open-source Software Development Engineer II â Developer Experience
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Overview
Are you a software developer with a passion for APIs and programming technologies with a focus on opensource technologies the opensource development community and sharing your passion with other developers We are looking for a software developer with a passion for opensource software development to join our wellestablished and growing global Developer Experience team. Blend your passion for writing awesome code and explaining how it works to help us provide the developer community with better integrations and APIs focused on locationawareness geography maps data analysis and science. Help us improve our sample apps developer documentation and developer outreach by working on a cuttingedge team with product engineers technical writers and other stakeholders to help write and edit developerfocused web pages help topics tutorials API references and supporting materials.
Come to work for the global leader in geographic information systems and have a direct impact helping developers address todays biggest challenges like climate change disaster response biodiversity smart cities and much more!
Esri has a Relocation Assistance Program and can provide support with relocating to the Redlands CA area for this position.
Responsibilities
- Participate in opensource software development by providing code updates bug fixes new features demonstration code sample apps and community support across opensource libraries in the mapping technology sector
- Advocate on behalf of the developer community and represent Esris developerfocused interests
- Understand customer (developer) needs and translate them into actionable code and documentation improvements
- Stay uptodate and strive to be an industry expert with the latest technologies development trends and opensource best practice
- Write code examples apps and tutorials to help explain APIs and software development patterns and share them with the developer community
- Create new code samples and documentation by turning API reference and code snippets into early drafts of product documentation
- Build opensource apps samples and toolkit components that demonstrate best practice using the latest platform features
- Collaborate with product management and API teams to create update and maintain product integrations APIs documentation sample code tutorials and experiment with new APIs
- Learn adapt and grow with a cuttingedge team of likeminded individuals working together to improve and challenge the statusquo
More experienced individuals will
- Write blogs record videos and engage with developers to help them successfully integrate our APIs and services into their solutions
- Understand GIS and enterprise developer workflows and translate that into new opensource projects integrations and technical documentation improvements
- Contribute to the overall developer experience and user interface design
- Help define API and SDK product roadmaps
Requirements
- 2 years of consistent presence in opensource project(s) with strong working knowledge of current webbased opensource project lifecycle and opensource community best practice
- Proficiency with JavaScript TypeScript JSON HTML CSS and markdown
- Proficiency with Git and GitHub and understanding of version control workflows
- Solid understanding of REST architecture web services and experience with RESTful APIs
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Effective time management and organizational skills
- Strong problemsolving and analytical skills
- Bachelors in computer science engineering or related fields like the physical or social sciences
Recommended Qualifications
- Experience with Esris mapping APIs or opensource mapping APIs
- Masters in computer science engineering or related fields like the physical or social sciences
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Employment Type
Full Time
