Sr. Software Development Engineer – National Imagery

Esri
Eligible, US
Remote

Who this role is best for

A natural match if you have experience in defense and intelligence communities with high performance imagery application development. This role emphasizes collaboration with product engineers and requires a U.S. Top Secret clearance with SCI access.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with a background in defense and intelligence communities and strong image processing expertise
    — “Experience in the defense and/or intelligence communities”
  • Individuals who have led development projects and mentored junior developers in prior roles
    — “More seasoned candidates will lead development projects and mentor junior developers”
  • Professionals with 5+ years of experience in high performance imagery application development
    — “5+ years of development experience with high performance imagery applications”

Things to consider

  • U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a Top Secret clearance with SCI access
    — “U.S. citizen with the ability to obtain a U.S. Top Secret Clearance with SCI access”
  • The role involves working with controlled unclassified information (CUI)
    — “Able to work with controlled unclassified information (CUI)”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience with EO, TIR, Radar, and motion imagery in your resume and interviews
    — “Develop rich image processing and analysis capabilities for multiple modalities including EO (MS and HSI), TIR, Radar, and motion imagery”
  • Emphasize your ability to integrate community toolkits and libraries into GIS software
    — “Share and collaborate with other software developers and product engineers to integrate community toolkits and libraries into ArcGIS”
  • Demonstrate your understanding of NITF and GeoTIFF data formats in your application materials
    — “Familiarity with the NITF format and specifications”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • developing GIS and remote sensing software
  • creating advanced image processing components
  • integrating community toolkits and libraries
Typical background
5+ years of development experienceexperience with high performance imagery applications

Skills & requirements

Required

C/c++C#/.netImage ProcessingRemote SensingGISSoftware Development

Preferred

Graphics And GPU ProgrammingEsri ApisProcessing Pipeline OptimizationNITF Format

Stack & domain

Software DevelopmentGISPhotogrammetryRemote SensingImagery AnalysisImage ProcessingC/c++C#/.netNITFGeotiffFMVMS And HSITIRRadarLidarMotion ImageryCloud Friendly SoftwareDefense And Intelligence WorkflowsControlled Unclassified InformationU.S. Top Secret Clearance With SCI AccessArcgisENVISocet GXPRemoteviewGraphics And GPU ProgrammingProcessing Pipeline OptimizationNITF Format And SpecificationsCollaborationProblem-solvingTeamworkCreativityProactivityDetail-orientedIntegrityLeadershipDefenseIntelligenceCloud ComputingAI

About the role

Original posting from Esri

Overview

Apply your software development education and experience as a senior member of our software development team. You will build and release Esri software technologies focused on the intersection between GIS, photogrammetry and remote sensing for the defense and intelligence communities. In this role, you will collaborate with a talented team of software developers and product engineers to create, build, test, and release advanced software technologies focused on imagery users. This is an exciting opportunity to focus your programming skills on designing and building powerful tools to support a wide variety of analytical workflows and imagery sources (such as MS and HSI, TIR, RADAR, LiDAR, Motion Imagery, and other remotely sensed data and information). The work will focus on an analytical capability that will further the efficacy of remote sensing in GIS.

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

Recommended Qualifications

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

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Total Rewards

Esri’s competitive total rewards strategy includes industry-leading health and welfare benefits: medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance for employees (and their families), 401(k) and profit-sharing programs, minimum accrual of 80 hours of vacation leave, twelve paid holidays throughout the calendar year, and opportunities for personal and professional growth. Base salary is one component of our total rewards strategy. Compensation decisions and the base range for this role take into account many factors including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.

A reasonable estimate of the base salary range is$123,136—$202,488 USDThe Company

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