Kristian Ekenes
Principal Product Engineer at Esri
Redlands, California, United States
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Top SchoolKristian Ekenes is a Principal Product Engineer at Esri with 11 years of experience designing and shipping web mapping tools, currently leading development of the ArcGIS API for JavaScript and Smart Mapping features. He blends front-end engineering, prototyping, and user research to turn complex spatial data into clear, interactive visualizations and developer-friendly SDKs. Skilled at bridging product, documentation, and community, he routinely translates forum and conference feedback into roadmap priorities, tutorials, and sample code. His background in GIS, communications, and teaching gives him a rare combination of technical depth and clarity in explaining spatial workflows. Based in Redlands, CA, he’s known for creative visuals and practical automation—everything from Arcade integration to Python scripting that streamlines map production.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
MAS Geographic Information Systems, MAS Geographic Information Systems at Arizona State UniversityBA Communications, BA Communications at Brigham Young University
Spanish
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (29)
expression-template10
javascript10
syntax-highlighter10
arcgis10
esri10
visual-studio-extension10
zero-dependencies10
syntax-highlighting10
arcade10
arcgis-js-api10
web-components9
arcgis-online9
vscode-extension9
web-development8
visualization8
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
ekenes/esri-ts-samples
May 2018 - Jan 2021
Contributions:144 commits, 85 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 8 months
ekenes/binning-experiments
Jun 2022 - Dec 2022
Contributions:25 commits, 89 pushes, 1 branch in 5 months
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