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 161 reviews)); "Work life balance was good" ((in 105 reviews)); "Campus is beautiful and green" ((in 48 reviews)); "good work environment and visioneray" ((in 47 reviews))

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

"Low pay and few chances for advancement" ((in 143 reviews)); "Apart from low salary everything is great" ((in 93 reviews)); "Poor management, they choose people who don't know how to manage people and don't train them." ((in 79 reviews)); "Most managers don't have a clue about anything technology related despite that esri tells us we are a software company." ((in 47 reviews)); "No career path" ((in 33 reviews))

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3.6

50% would recommend to a friend

(85 total reviews)

Jack Dangermond

66% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

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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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3.0

Aug 23, 2025

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Work life balance is great

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Doesn't pay well compare to other tech companies

4.0

Jul 27, 2025

Good

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

work is chill, not much issues

Cons

no growth in my career

1.0

May 14, 2025

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Software engineer

Recommend

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Pros

none that i can recall

Cons

not enough manpower, poor project management

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