Good for certain people - Software Developer Esri Employee Review

2.0
Oct 27, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Very stable revenue, pressure free, if you have other focuses in life this is the job for you to relax. System is widely used in many industries.

Cons

Very antiquated development style, mediocre/incompetent colleagues, worst codebase I've seen, full of bugs, no standard. No product vision/product management, everything is hit or miss. If you are coming out of college and looking for growth, this is not the place for you. You can get the same pay in a decent startup that will accelerate your career.

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5.0
Jul 8, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

I love it here. Amazing culture

Cons

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2.0
May 12, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Esri pays your health insurance. A few extra holidays that other companies may not offer.

Cons

-Below average pay for California. Already a struggle living out here due to cost of living. -Support services is a mess. We have to bend over backwards for customers always teetering on scope of support. Might as not even have those guidelines anymore if it's a constant battle for internal resources to back you. -Constant releases of software that breaks customer workflows. Too many bugs. Lack of QA. -Whats the point of middle management if all decisions have to come from higher ups that have no understanding of supports day by day. -Unwillingness to let senior employees work from home. And if you do work from home they hold it against you if you want to apply to an internal position. Almost like a thinly veiled threat. -Other teams feel the need to steam roll support sometimes, often leading to fragmented relationships. -Lastly there is way too much work and never enough people.

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