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Sr. Software Development Engineer – National Imagery

Environmental Systems Research Institute

Location

remote, Redlands, CA, Vienna, VA

Type

Full-time

Posted

10/15/2026

Compensation

$123,136 per year

Undergraduate with 5+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202698.9% approval+3% YoY
💎 Strong sponsor

Job description

This role is a senior software development position at Esri, focusing on building and releasing software technologies that integrate GIS, photogrammetry, and remote sensing for defense and intelligence applications. The successful candidate will work with a talented team of developers and product engineers to create advanced software tools for imagery users. This position emphasizes the development of analytical capabilities to enhance remote sensing efficacy in GIS. It offers an exciting opportunity to apply programming skills in a meaningful way.

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

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

H-1B filing history

Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026

Filing entity: Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc

As of Aug 23, 2026

Initial approvals

44

FY2026

Approval rate

98.9%

FY2026

LCA certified

67

FY2026

Entry-level share

49.3%

FY2026

Initial approvals YoY

+3%

Trend

LCA certified YoY

-31%

Trend

Initial approvals by fiscal year

Approval rate by fiscal year

Continuing vs initial approvals

LCA certified positions by quarter

LCA certified positions by fiscal year

Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.

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