Software Developer II - Conflation, ArcGIS Pro

Esri•Redlands, CA

11d

About The Position

Overview The geoprocessing development team works to support a framework and comprehensive suite of 2,000+ geoprocessing tools in ArcGIS Pro. Here you can make a difference to the GIS community, building software functionality in ArcGIS Pro for feature matching, change detection, attributes transfer, spatial adjustments, and more. As a software developer, you will help develop tools and workflows that solve complex geospatial problems. This is a great opportunity to work with a dedicated team as we support worldwide customers who are maintaining and updating their geographic databases from multiple sources for accurate spatial analysis and multi-scale mapping. Come join the Conflation development team if you want to help build software used by thousands of organizations around the world!

Requirements

2+ years of experience with C++ or related software developing languages
Firm understanding of object-oriented design, data structures, and design patterns
Ability to clearly analyze and describe problems, and propose solutions
Knowledge of asynchronous programming patterns and parallel processing methods
Friendly, respectful, and open-minded attitude
Ability to collaborate with a team of software developers, product engineers, and others to build quality software and meet user demands
An enthusiastic and self-motivated team player
Bachelor's degree in computer science, computational geometry, or a related field

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in computer science, computational geometry, or a related field
Knowledge about machine learning or AI
Knowledge of scripting languages like Python
Familiarity with C#, .NET, MVVM, and WPF
Familiarity with Esri products or similar GIS software
Experience with development and release of commercial software products
Experience writing testable (or test-driven) software
Experience in data quality, data integration, and spatial analysis
Knowledge of cartography and multi-scale mapping

Responsibilities

Build conflation tools using new or enhanced algorithms that allow users to reconcile differences and apply changes among multiple data sources efficiently
Build and ship quality software by working effectively in a highly interactive and coordinated team environment
Use pattern recognition, similarity analysis, statistical measures, and other computational geometry techniques in conflation processes to produce reliable results
Participate in research and development of new ideas and approaches that match or exceed the existing quality
Research and implement strategies and processes to ensure scalability for large data volume
Explore the use of progressive or optimization approaches to improve conflation accuracy
Explore hybrid methods and tools for conflation with additional data sources, such as imagery, lidar, and GPS
Ultimately, help build and deliver an integrated conflation management system
Follow design patterns, development methodologies, and deployment techniques
Find, analyze, and fix bugs and performance problems whenever they occur in the software
Contribute to and run tests to ensure high quality development free of regressions