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Esri R&D Center Zurich

Zurich - Switzerland
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Test Engineer - Web Apps & JS API

Description

Are you eager to improve existing 3D web GIS offerings and push the envelope of what's possible in a browser? In this role, you can use your expertise in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to fulfill the requirements of the Esri user community, allowing them to quickly create interactive maps and apps, perform complex analysis, and make better decisions. This is an exciting opportunity for developers and designers to join a fast-paced team of exceptional software engineers that design, build, test, and support the ArcGIS API for JavaScript, ArcGIS Online, and Portal for ArcGIS.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze, test, release, and support the ArcGIS API for JavaScript to enhance overall product quality
  • Use your analytical and problem-solving skills to detect integration problems across multiple software platforms
  • Manage bugs found through in-house testing as well as those reported by customers
  • Write JavaScript applications to test new features and maintain shipped functionality
  • Identify weak spots and potential problems; isolate and report bugs in a clear and concise manner
  • Create compelling product samples, blogs, articles, documentation, and tutorials to showcase new features and novel usage patterns of 3D GIS visualization techniques on the web
  • Design, create, and maintain key supporting 2D/3D GIS datasets and services
  • Establish and define 3D web GIS customer requirements; translate them into potential product improvements and new software designs
  • Prepare demo applications and presentations for international conferences
  • Communicate with internal and external stakeholders about software issues, status, and release

Requirements

  • Two years of ArcGIS or other geospatial technology experience in mapping, geodata management, or geoprocessing projects
  • Hands-on industry experience building web applications 
  • Proficient with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presentation skills
  • Passion for quality, detail oriented, and you know how to break software by finding bugs
  • Bachelor’s in geography, computer science, or a related field

Recommended Qualifications

  • Two years of industry experience in software QA, ideally of JavaScript web application
  • Experience in test automation and developing test scripts
  • Expertise in online mapping and/or data visualization
  • 3D graphics background (e.g., knowledge of polygonal data structures, WebGL, shaders, etc.)
  • Knowledge of the agile software development processes and methodologies
The Company

 At the Esri R&D Center Zurich, we’re able to combine the best of academia and industry. We are researching leading-edge technologies in graphics, vision, and cartography and are developing innovative 3D software products that are deployed on a global scale. Products include the procedural city modeling tool CityEngine (in Java & C++) and browser-based 3D visualization solutions (in JavaScript/WebGL) on Esri’s ArcGIS platform. Our customers are in urban design/planning at architectural studios and city administrations as well as major motion picture and game developer studios for filmed/interactive entertainment.

Esri is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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