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Software Development Engineer I – Agentic AI, ArcGIS Enterprise

Environmental Systems Research Institute

Location

Redlands, CA

Type

Full-time

Posted

11/4/2026

Compensation

$79,040 per year

Undergraduate Entry-Level
H-1B FY202698.9% approval+3% YoY
💎 Strong sponsor

Job description

As a Software Engineer at Esri, you will focus on developing intelligent, goal-driven features within production software systems, specifically in the realm of Agentic AI. You will leverage strong software engineering fundamentals to create reliable software that integrates agentic AI capabilities into various APIs, services, and applications. The role involves collaboration with product, design, and platform teams to translate workflows into technical solutions. You will also be responsible for ensuring systems are observable and debuggable in production environments.

Requirements

  • 1+ years of professional software engineering experience, with strong proficiency in Python or a similar backend language
  • Experience designing and operating production services or distributed systems
  • Hands-on experience using LLMs or generative AI APIs in real applications
  • Solid understanding of agentic AI patterns, including tool use, task decomposition, planning, and feedback loops
  • Experience integrating with REST APIs, databases, queues, and third-party services
  • Experience with observability and evaluation of AI systems, including logging and tracing
  • Ability to reason about scalability, latency, reliability, and cost trade-offs
  • Clear written and verbal communication skills, with attention to detail
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or related field

Responsibilities

  • Design, implement, and own production features and services that support agentic AI behavior
  • Develop backend systems, APIs, and data integrations that support agentic workflows at scale
  • Add logging, metrics, and tracing to ensure systems are observable and debuggable in production
  • Collaborate with product, design, and platform teams to translate workflows and requirements into technical solutions
  • Participate actively in code reviews, design discussions, and security reviews

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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