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 168 reviews)); "The people I work with are great and we have a common goal of serving the customer." ((in 166 reviews)); "good work/ life balance for the most part" ((in 104 reviews)); "Campus is beautiful and green" ((in 53 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 141 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 77 reviews)); "Most managers don't have a clue about anything technology related despite that esri tells us we are a software company." ((in 45 reviews)); "No career path will be laid out for you" ((in 34 reviews))

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

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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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85 reviews

3.0

Jan 11, 2014

Good work/life balance, but work can become too boring

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Market leader in GIS related fields. - Expanding company, safe job for the foreseeable future. - Great medical benefits - Good work/life balance. Great benefits and time of for new parents. - Environment among management and employees is friendly and casual.

Cons

- Technology latecomer, rather than innovator. This might prove a great disadvantage in the long run. - Location. - Not many opportunities for career advancement. There are only developers and product engineers and their leads above them. There are (small) salary increases every year, regardless of people's performance. - Most innovative projects are shot down in reviews as (supposedly) irrelevant with the company's business.

4.0

Mar 15, 2013

Blend. Become as beige as the walls, carpets, chairs, and desks.

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

This is a great place to work once I learned how it works. Esri has a very low turnover rate, once you're in, you're in. The company supports me to perpetuate the same position indefinitely. There's no cap for the salary of my role and I get the same annual salary increase regardless of how I perform. I don't need to grow professionally. More challenging roles are filled by newer people. Best yet, management prefers employees to not be interested in career growth.

Cons

The competition is reinventing the business model... I think. That is if making similar software user-friendly becomes marketable.

2.0

Aug 31, 2012

Politics, Bad management, No career plan. Upper management is getting really old.

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Very interesting business. Flexible hours. Talented people. This is a great company for the first 5 years of your career after college.

Cons

Archaic management that favores politics. Mount people against each others. Directors behave like parents and treat employees like children. There is no career plan or career management. Managers have no management training. Creativity is going down. Managers steal ideas with no shame. Company culture is going down. Esri is privately owned with the owner/CEO getting close to 70. Key directors are over 60. People who are telling the emperor that is not naked are rewarded.

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Good work/life balance, but work can become too boring

Blend. Become as beige as the walls, carpets, chairs, and desks.

Politics, Bad management, No career plan. Upper management is getting really old.

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