Great work and life balance, job stability and culture - Principal Product Engineer Esri Employee Review

4.0
Feb 5, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

I've been working at Esri for nearly 10 years and genuinely enjoy both my work and the collaboration with my colleagues. The team is friendly, and the company fosters a positive and supportive culture. I appreciate the job stability and the excellent work-life balance Esri provides. Additionally, the ability to bank hours allows many employees to earn beyond their annual salary.

Cons

The pay is lower compared to other tech companies, but the work-life balance and positive, non-toxic environment make it worthwhile. However, Redlands is becoming less safe, less affordable, and noticeably dirtier. Additionally, some coworkers take advantage of the generous work-life balance.

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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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