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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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

1.0

Mar 31, 2018

Anything is better than this.

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

- Relaxed environment - Good people

Cons

- Pay is less than average. And you don't get any equity. We were told to look at ESRI like owners but the pay does not reflect that. - You'll lose skills rather than gaining it. - You'll never be on the cutting edge. You'll be very far away from it. - No career mobility, most of the time you'll stay in your same position. - Redlands is just a boring, expensive place where nothing happens. - Technical debt is huge here!

Esri Response

It’s unfortunate to hear you're so unhappy in your first year. We encourage you to provide this same feedback during your new hire check-in so that we can chat in more detail. In terms of equity, please remember that Esri is proudly a privately-held company. Thanks for taking the time to leave your comments.

5.0

Oct 20, 2016

Loved it

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Learned a lot working there. Good people. Good work life balance. Lots of opportunities to take on new interesting work.

Cons

They're a little below the industry average for software engineer pay. But really it was worth it for what I learned there and for the mellow atmosphere.

Esri Response

We're so happy to hear you had a great experience while working here! Thank you for taking the time to leave a review, and best of luck in your new career endeavor.

5.0

Feb 25, 2016

Family friendly working environment

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Family friendly working environment. Hourly paid.

Cons

Salary is lower than average IT industry .

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