Application Developer - JavaScript

About This Role

This role focuses on hands-on application development using JavaScript, TypeScript, ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript, and modern web application frameworks to test ideas, visualize complex spatial data, and support early-stage innovation. You will contribute to building prototype applications that explore digital cartography, advanced map visualizations, and web-based GIS experiences within Esri’s Geo Experience Center team. You would be working within a diverse team creating prototypical applications informed by real-world use cases and customer needs to creatively apply Esri’s geospatial technology.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain prototype applications and proofs of concept using JavaScript, TypeScript, and ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript
• Contribute to the design and implementation of user experiences for web applications, digital cartographic visualizations, and interactive map-based workflows
• Assist in prototyping and experimenting with novel web-based maps, scenes, and spatial data visualizations, helping explore how geospatial information can be effectively represented in browser-based contexts
• Work with modern web application frameworks such as React, Angular, Svelte, or Vue to build targeted, stand-alone web applications and reusable UI components
• Collaborate with core development and SDK teams during release development sprints, providing feedback on APIs, beta capabilities, tools, workflows, documentation, and developer experience
• Explore and apply emerging web visualization capabilities, including WebGL and browser-based real-time visualization, to support advanced 2D, 3D, and multidimensional spatial experiences
• Evolve coding and development skills by staying current with JavaScript, TypeScript, complementary programming languages, development practices, coding tools, and user interface design techniques

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience developing web applications using JavaScript; TypeScript experience preferred
• Experience with modern web application frameworks such as React, Angular, Vue, Svelte, or similar technologies
• Experience with code management systems and CI/CD
• Foundational understanding of digital cartography, data visualization, or geospatial application development
• Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, GIS, or related field
• Ability to travel domestically or internationally up to 25–50%
• Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.

Nice to have:

• Familiarity with ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript, ArcGIS Experience Builder, or other Esri web technologies
• Interest in geospatial technology and applying innovative approaches to solve complex visualization and application development challenges