What it is, where the jobs are, what it hires for and pays, and the open jobs today.
By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 09/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.
Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc., doing business as Esri, is an American geographic information system (GIS) software company headquartered in Redlands, California. It is best known for its ArcGIS products. With 45% market share as of 2015, Esri is one of the world's leading suppliers of GIS software, web GIS, local intelligence, and geodatabase management applications.
| Fact ⇅ | Value ⇅ |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Redlands |
| Founded | 1969 |
| Employees (Wikidata) | 4,000 (2023) |
| Industry | software as a service |
| Website | esri.com |
Esri is hiring in 12 states and 15 cities. These are the places with the most openings, which tell you where its work really happens.
| City ⇅ | State ⇅ | Open jobs ⇅ | Share ⇅ | Note ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redlands | California | 201 | 48% | headquarters area |
| Vienna | Virginia | 62 | 15% | |
| Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | 36 | 9% | |
| San Antonio | Texas | 26 | 6% | |
| Minneapolis | Minnesota | 16 | 4% | |
| Denver | Colorado | 15 | 4% | |
| Charlotte | North Carolina | 12 | 3% | |
| Sacramento | California | 5 | 1% | |
| Stuttgart | Delaware | 5 | 1% | |
| New York | New York | 4 | 1% | |
| Olympia | Washington | 4 | 1% | |
| Portland | Maine | 4 | 1% |
The mix of roles shows what Esri needs right now. Pay is the median of the ranges the employer itself published in its ads (only roles with at least two published ranges).
| Role family ⇅ | Open jobs ⇅ | Typical posted range (median low – median high, yearly) ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| Software engineer / Developer | 60 | $101,192 – $167,336 |
| Engineer (other) | 48 | $98,592 – $173,576 |
| Customer support / Success | 47 | $93,600 – $176,800 |
| Consultant / Business analyst | 35 | $84,240 – $142,480 |
| Mechanical / Manufacturing engineer | 29 | $79,664 – $133,120 |
| Executive leadership | 24 | $107,120 – $182,104 |
| Sales / Business development | 18 | $114,400 – $218,400 |
| DevOps / Cloud / SRE | 18 | $96,096 – $153,296 |
| Administrative / Assistant | 16 | $96,096 – $153,296 |
| Security engineer / Analyst | 15 | $93,600 – $157,560 |
| Data analyst / Data engineer | 14 | $84,240 – $142,480 |
| IT support / Help desk | 11 | $107,120 – $182,104 |
| Title ⇅ | Open jobs ⇅ |
|---|---|
| Sr. Partner Manager | 24 |
| Product Engineer II | 22 |
| GIS Solution Engineer | 21 |
| Sr. GIS Solution Engineer | 21 |
| GIS Industry Solutions Specialist | 21 |
| Sr. Account Manager | 16 |
| Account Manager | 15 |
| GIS Account Manager | 13 |
| Technical Consultant | 12 |
| GIS Industry Solutions Manager | 11 |
| Software Development Engineer II | 10 |
| Consultant | 10 |
| Sr. Software Development Engineer | 8 |
| Sr. Product Engineer | 8 |
| Sales Team Lead | 7 |
352 of 416 listings (85%) publish a pay range. Across them the median range is $96,096 – $162,240 a year (the employer's own figures, converted to yearly; not a BLS statistic).
Esri states a seniority level in 58 of 416 listings: Senior Level 43, Mid Level 15.
20 of 416 listings (5%) mention a remote or flexible location.
We counted how often Esri's own 416 ads (those with a full description) state each requirement. This shows the filters the ads apply before anyone reads a resume. We have no data on why candidates are rejected after applying, and we do not guess.
Years of experience. 411 of 416 ads (99%) state a number of years. The median is 5 years; 61% ask for 5 or more and 4% for 10 or more.
| Requirement ⇅ | Ads that state it ⇅ | Share of ads ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's degree | 408 | 98% |
| Master's degree | 309 | 74% |
| 'or equivalent experience' accepted | 39 | 9% |
| High school diploma or GED | 11 | 3% |
| PhD or doctorate | 6 | 1% |
| Requirement ⇅ | Ads that state it ⇅ | Share of ads ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| Work authorization required | 212 | 51% |
| Security clearance mentioned | 67 | 16% |
| U.S. citizenship mentioned | 63 | 15% |
| Says it does NOT sponsor visas | 6 | 1% |
| U.S. person / export-control (ITAR, EAR) rules | 5 | 1% |
| Background check or drug test | 2 | 0% |
| Requirement ⇅ | Ads that state it ⇅ | Share of ads ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| Nights, weekends, holidays or on-call | 411 | 99% |
| On-site or in-person work | 355 | 85% |
| Travel mentioned | 200 | 48% |
| Relocation mentioned | 86 | 21% |
| Heavy lifting | 5 | 1% |
| Requirement ⇅ | Ads that state it ⇅ | Share of ads ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| python | 155 | 37% |
| javascript | 111 | 27% |
| aws | 89 | 21% |
| azure | 81 | 19% |
| sql | 58 | 14% |
| linux | 36 | 9% |
| kubernetes | 35 | 8% |
| c++ | 34 | 8% |
| java | 30 | 7% |
| machine learning | 30 | 7% |
| sap | 30 | 7% |
| typescript | 25 | 6% |
| docker | 16 | 4% |
| salesforce | 15 | 4% |
| excel | 14 | 3% |
What the hiring process, culture, schedules and benefits are like is not in our sources, so we do not describe it. Read the job ads and the employer's own site.
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416 open jobs today, 33 posted in the last 7 days (updated several times a day).
Mostly in Redlands, CA (201), Vienna, VA (62), Philadelphia, PA (36).