Is Esri a good company to work for as a Software Developer?

Software Developer professionals working at Esri have rated their employer with 3.6 out of 5 stars in 85 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Esri employees being 3.7 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer Jobs at Esri now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at Esri .

Does Esri pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Esri with 3.6 out of 5 stars based on 85 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 8.7% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries at Esri.

How happy are Software Developer professionals working at Esri?

50% of Software Developer employees at Esri would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 40% in the past 12 months. Software Developer professionals have also rated Esri with a 4.6 rating for work-life-balance, 4.1 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.1 rating for culture and values and 2.7 rating for career opportunities.

What Esri locations are top rated by Software Developer employees?

Redlands is the top rated Esri location by Software Developer employees.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Esri?

Product Engineer (94) , Software Engineer (68) , Account Manager (49) , Intern (36) , Software Developer (29) , Solution Engineer (25) , GIS Analyst (24) , Senior Software Engineer (24) , Technical Support Analyst (24) , Project Manager (21) , Support Analyst (21) , Account Executive (19) , Product Engineer II (18) , Solutions Engineer (18) , Software Development Engineer (17)

What are the pros of working at Esri according to real employee reviews?

"Great benefits and valuable on" ((in 178 reviews)); "The people I work with are great and we have a common goal of serving the customer." ((in 162 reviews)); "good work/ life balance for the most part" ((in 107 reviews)); "Campus is beautiful and green" ((in 58 reviews)); "The team I worked with was great and the assignments were very engaging" ((in 44 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Esri according to real employee reviews?

"Low pay and few chances for advancement" ((in 150 reviews)); "Apart from low salary everything is great" ((in 92 reviews)); "Poor management, they choose people who don't know how to manage people and don't train them." ((in 81 reviews)); "Most managers don't have a clue about anything technology related despite that esri tells us we are a software company." ((in 48 reviews)); "No career path will be laid out for you" ((in 37 reviews))

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Esri Software Developer reviews

3.6

50% would recommend to a friend

(85 total reviews)

Jack Dangermond

66% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.6

Work/Life balance

4.1

Culture & values

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Compensation and benefits

2.9

Senior management

2.7

Career opportunities

Software Developer Engineer employees have rated Esri with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 85 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Esri is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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85 reviews

2.0

Oct 27, 2020

Good for certain people

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Pros

Very stable revenue, pressure free, if you have other focuses in life this is the job for you to relax. System is widely used in many industries.

Cons

Very antiquated development style, mediocre/incompetent colleagues, worst codebase I've seen, full of bugs, no standard. No product vision/product management, everything is hit or miss. If you are coming out of college and looking for growth, this is not the place for you. You can get the same pay in a decent startup that will accelerate your career.

2.0

Sep 6, 2020

Cozy environment; Chaotic codebase; Low-paid!!!

Software engineer

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Pros

Cozy environment, Less stress (if you're into it), most of people have their office. I heard they're going to give employees "levels", like senior software engineer.

Cons

+ The codebase here is pretty chaotic: tons of duplicate code/product, antique technologies (ex. COM is still a thing here; I also saw some C++/CX in other team). + Tests are FAR FROM enough... + Some old timers want to live in legacy code forever but others want to use modern C++ and no one want to regulate the style so the C++ codebase is pretty terrible. + (personal rant) During the interview, I was asked some modern C++ stuff (ex. move semantic, lambda) but the team lead stopped me from using them in the real work here because the old timer *doesn't trust the new standard*!!! So...what's the point asking those questions in the interview as if the company is using new technology? + Low paid. Redlands is not some cheap city anymore but it's still a boring place in the middle of desert.

5.0

Aug 26, 2020

great company

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great company, great people, great environment

Cons

i have no cons, everything is great

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