Sr. Software Development Engineer – National Imagery

Esri is hiring a senior software development engineer to build and release software for imagery users in the defense and intelligence communities. The role develops GIS, remote sensing, and image-processing capabilities and collaborates with software developers and product engineers to support analytical workflows.

Responsibilities:

• Understand U.S. DoD and intelligence community user requirements and develop appropriate GIS and remote sensing software for various defense and intelligence scenarios
• Develop rich image processing and analysis capabilities for multiple modalities including EO (MS and HSI), TIR, Radar, and motion imagery
• Develop industry leading cloud friendly desktop and enterprise class software for common defense and intelligence workflows involving data formats such as NITF, GeoTIFF, and MISB compliant video (FMV)
• Develop advanced image processing components, algorithms, and APIs
• Share and collaborate with other software developers and product engineers to integrate community toolkits and libraries into ArcGIS
• Help solve and articulate complex problems with application design, development, and great user experiences
• More seasoned candidates will lead development projects and mentor junior developers

Requirements:

• 5+ years of development experience with high performance imagery applications
• Software development experience working on COTS or GOTS software
• Experience with C/C++ or advanced C#/.NET software development programming
• Significant experience with remote sensing, image processing, photogrammetry, and/or image analysis application development
• Experience in the defense and/or intelligence communities
• Able to work with controlled unclassified information (CUI)
• U.S. citizen with the ability to obtain a U.S. Top Secret Clearance with SCI access
• Bachelor's in computer science, geography, engineering, remote sensing, photogrammetry, or related field
• Experience with Graphics and GPU programming
• Experience developing using Esri APIs
• Experience in processing pipeline optimization
• Familiarity with the NITF format and specifications
• Active U.S. Top Secret clearance with SCI access
• Experience with ArcGIS, ENVI, Socet GXP, or RemoteView