Great place to work for enabling others to use GIS. - Associate Technical Consultant Esri Employee Review

4.0
Jan 10, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Working at Esri is like being part of a big, supportive family in a dynamic software environment. The camaraderie among colleagues and management is top-notch; you'll find encouragement and friendliness at every turn. Don't be surprised if your role doesn't always involve hands-on GIS work. Esri is primarily a software company focused on GIS tools, so your tasks might encompass a broader spectrum than pure GIS work. It's a place where the people and culture shine bright, even if the job scope might deviate from traditional GIS tasks.

Cons

Esri is very latticed, which allows you to try out different roles outside your original role. However, this doesn't promote much upward growth. As a result, you may be in a "role" for an extended period of time, and may not see a high pay increase or increase of responsibility and tasks as quickly as in some other organizations.

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5.0
Jun 17, 2026
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Pros

Great people and very flexible working conditions

Cons

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2.0
May 12, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Esri pays your health insurance. A few extra holidays that other companies may not offer.

Cons

-Below average pay for California. Already a struggle living out here due to cost of living. -Support services is a mess. We have to bend over backwards for customers always teetering on scope of support. Might as not even have those guidelines anymore if it's a constant battle for internal resources to back you. -Constant releases of software that breaks customer workflows. Too many bugs. Lack of QA. -Whats the point of middle management if all decisions have to come from higher ups that have no understanding of supports day by day. -Unwillingness to let senior employees work from home. And if you do work from home they hold it against you if you want to apply to an internal position. Almost like a thinly veiled threat. -Other teams feel the need to steam roll support sometimes, often leading to fragmented relationships. -Lastly there is way too much work and never enough people.

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