Sr. Product Designer - Web GIS SDK
About The Position
Join Esri’s Product Design team as a Senior Product Designer focused on the Web GIS SDK. In this role, you’ll help shape cohesive, scalable maps and application components used across the web platform, partnering closely with Product Engineers, Developers, and cross-functional teams. You’ll design thoughtful, production-ready web components and reusable patterns that improve usability, accessibility, and visual consistency across ArcGIS products. Your work will directly support developers and teams building polished, trusted experiences while helping strengthen the long-term design quality of Esri’s platform.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience designing complex, enterprise-grade web applications or design systems, preferably in SaaS or GIS-related domains
- Portfolio demonstrating component-based design, systems thinking, and attention to visual and interaction detail
- Experience designing for scalability and reuse
- Proficiency in Figma and component-based design workflows
- Working knowledge of accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1 / Section 508)
- Strong collaboration skills and experience partnering closely with engineers
- Clear communication skills and the ability to explain design decisions effectively
- Bachelor’s degree in design, HCI, or a related field
Nice To Haves
- If you don’t meet all of the preferred qualifications for this position, we encourage you to still apply!
Responsibilities
- Design and deliver reusable Web GIS SDK components that balance customer needs, platform standards, and long-term scalability
- Contribute to the visual and interaction quality of shared components, ensuring they feel cohesive, modern, and professionally designed across Esri applications
- Partner with Product Engineers, Developers, cross-functional teams, senior designers, and design system partners to shape component behavior, interaction patterns, and visual design
- Create high-fidelity design specifications, including component states, motion, accessibility requirements, and usage guidance
- Contribute to a cohesive, modern design system by refining reusable patterns, applying established design system standards, and identifying opportunities to improve component usability, clarity, and consistency across Esri applications
- Advocate for accessibility, usability, and inclusive design through research, testing, and WCAG 2.1 / Section 508 best practices
- Clearly communicate design intent, decisions, and tradeoffs to technical and non-technical stakeholders, supporting adoption through documentation, demos, and close collaboration with engineering
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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
