Software Development Engineer II – Back-End (Mission-Focused | ArcGIS)

Overview

Join Esris team and build backend systems that power mission critical geospatial applications supporting Defense and Intelligence operations.

As a Software Development Engineer II you will design and develop scalable backend services and APIs that enable complex data processing system integration and real time analytics. Your work will directly support high impact operational systems helping organizations transform large scale data into actionable insights.

You will collaborate with cross functional teams to build reliable high performance systems that operate across secure distributed environments.

This role is ideal for engineers who enjoy solving complex backend challenges and want to apply their skills in mission drive environments where performance and reliability matter.

Esri has a Relocation Assistance Program and can provide support with relocating to the Washington DC area for this position.

Responsibilities

• Build backend services that power geospatial processing automation and user-facing capabilities
• Develop APIs proxies and integration services using and Python
• Create and maintain backend tooling that extends ArcGIS Enterprise in containerized environments
• Develop and maintain geoprocessing services automation scripts and operational workflows
• Build connectors and ingestion pipelines across diverse enterprise data sources
• Support deployments across cloud-native and on-prem environments
• Improve reliability and performance through API design testing monitoring and observability
• Collaborate with platform DevOps and GIS teams to translate requirements into production solutions

Requirements

• 2 years of professional backend software engineering experience
• Professional experience developing backend services using Python JavaScript/Nodejs and Java
• Experience designing and building REST APIs and service-based architectures
• Experience extending or integrating with ArcGIS Enterprise or similar enterprise geospatial platforms
• Familiarity with geoprocessing workflows proxies and middleware services and automation of GIS or data processing tasks
• Experience working in containerized environments (Docker Kubernetes or similar)
• Solid fundamentals in API design software/system design and testing and debugging distributed services
• Strong problem-solving communication and collaboration skills
• US citizenship with Active or Current (within 2 years of active) Top Secret Security Clearance with SCI eligibility
• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Mathematics Geographic Information Systems (GIS) or STEM related field

Recommended Qualifications

• Masters degree in Computer Science Mathematics Geographic Information Systems (GIS) or Stem related field
• Esri certification
• CompTIA Security certification
• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (Azure AWS or GCP)
• Experience with monitoring logging and observability tools
• Exposure to DevSecOps practices and secure development pipelines
• Experience with ArcGIS Enterprise SDKs automation frameworks or platform extensions
• Experience building services for geospatial analysis data pipelines or map services
• Familiarity with enterprise authentication proxies and secure service architectures
• Experience with relational and spatial databases (PostgreSQLPostGIS SQL Server and more)
• Exposure to event-driven architecture batch processing or distributed data workflows

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