Great place to start out - Software Engineering Esri Employee Review

4.0
4 Oct 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Very flexible hours Great work/life balance Treated as an equal by those with more experience Work with some pretty great technology

Cons

Management practices are somewhat unclear Not always clear who is in charge of a decision/employee/product

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Esri Response
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Happy to hear you've enjoyed your first year with Esri. We agree our technology is doing great things in the world! If you're ever uncertain about who's responsible for various aspects of product development, we recommend reaching out to your team lead for clarification.

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Cons

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