Software Development Engineer II – Back-End (Mission-Focused | ArcGIS)

<p><strong>Overview</strong></p> <p>Join Esri`s team and build backend systems that power mission critical geospatial applications supporting Defense and Intelligence operations.</p> <p>As a Software Development Engineer II, you will design and develop scalable backend services and APIs that enable complex data processing, system integration, and real time analytics. Your work will directly support high impact operational systems, helping organizations transform large scale data into actionable insights. </p> <p>You will collaborate with cross functional teams to build reliable, high performance systems that operate across secure, distributed environments.</p> <p>This role is ideal for engineers who enjoy solving complex backend challenges and want to apply their skills in mission drive environments where performance and reliability matter.</p> <p>Esri has a Relocation Assistance Program and can provide support with relocating to the Washington DC area for this position. </p> <p><strong>Responsibilities</strong></p> <ul> <li>Build backend services that power geospatial processing, automation, and user-facing capabilities</li> <li>Develop APIs, proxies, and integration services using Node.js and Python</li> <li>Create and maintain backend tooling that extends ArcGIS Enterprise in containerized environments</li> <li>Develop and maintain geoprocessing services, automation scripts, and operational workflows</li> <li>Build connectors and ingestion pipelines across diverse enterprise data sources</li> <li>Support deployments across cloud-native and on-prem environments</li> <li>Improve reliability and performance through API design, testing, monitoring, and observability</li> <li>Collaborate with platform, DevOps, and GIS teams to translate requirements into production solutions</li> </ul> <p><strong>Requirements</strong></p> <ul> <li>2+ years of professional backend software engineering experience</li> <li>Professional experience developing backend services using Python, JavaScript/Node,js and Java</li> <li>Experience designing and building REST APIs and service-based architectures</li> <li>Experience extending or integrating with ArcGIS Enterprise or similar enterprise geospatial platforms</li> <li>Familiarity with geoprocessing workflows, proxies and middleware services and automation of GIS or data processing tasks</li> <li>Experience working in containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes, or similar)</li> <li>Solid fundamentals in API design, software/system design, and testing and debugging distributed services</li> <li>Strong problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills</li> &l