Senior Software Engineer

There are over 7 billion people on this planet. And by 2050, there will be 2 billion more... many moving into urban centers at an unprecedented rate. Making sure there is enough food, fiber and infrastructure for our rapidly growing world is what we're all about at John Deere. And it's why we're investing in our people and our technology like never before! Here the world's brightest minds are tackling the world's biggest challenges. If you believe one person can make the world a better place, we'll put you to work. RIGHT NOW.

 

John Deere is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability.

 

Primary Location: United States (US) - Iowa  - Urbandale  
Function: Technology (CA)
Title: Senior Software Engineer - 109996 
Onsite/Remote:Remote Position

 

This position is eligible for remote work at the present time. The arrangement may be delayed for training or other job acclimation purposes and remains subject to change.  

This position is eligible for a flexible work schedule arrangement at the present time. The arrangement may be delayed for training or other job acclimation purposes and remains subject to change. 

Your Responsibilities

 

As a Senior Software Engineer for Intelligent Solutions Group,  located in Urbandale, IA, you will:

 

- Write clean, well-tested code to build and support production oriented machine learning systems and high performance data pipelines that are efficient and reliable with robust monitoring.
- Contribute to the development of next-generation data structures and APIs that enable secure, performant, cost effective access to data for research, model development, and ML production systems.
- Collaborate and communicate closely with data scientists and engineers to identify and build needed infrastructure, tools, and libraries to support machine learning algorithms.

 

VISA Sponsorship is NOT Available for this position

 

What Skills You Need

 

- 5 or more years of software engineering experience
- 3 or more years of experience building and supporting mission critical, global, production-scale, cloud-based systems using Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Demonstrated ability deploying ML algorithms in production systems
- Experience implementing geospatial data structures, analysis systems, and visualizations
- Strong coding skills in Python and additional experience with C++, Java, and/or Scala
- Experience with infrastructure-as-code, automation, monitoring, and a DevOps mindset
- Strong analytic skills with high attention to detail and accuracy
- An ability to inform and influence others through your strong communication skills

 

What Makes You Standout

 

- Expertise with geospatial, IoT, or high frequency unstructured data sets
- Sense of ownership, curiosity, and ability to function in a fast paced, collaborative team environment that is distributed across various time zones and locations
- Experience with Spark, Databricks, or AWS Sagemaker
- Experience working with GDAL or similar spatial libraries
- Experience with machine learning techniques or tools
- Advanced degree, engineering or computer science preferred

 

Education

 

Ideally you will have a degree or equivalent related work experience in the following:

 

• Bachelor's degree in an Engineering, Computer Science or Technology related discipline, or equivalent experience

 

What You'll Get

At John Deere, you are empowered to create a career that will take you to where you want to go while working in an inclusive team environment. Here, you'll enjoy the freedom to explore new projects, the support to think outside the box and the advanced tools and technology that foster innovation and achievement. Additionally, we offer a comprehensive reward package to help you get started on your new career path, including:

• Flexible work arrangements
• Highly competitive base pay and performance bonuses
• Savings & Retirement benefits (401K and Defined Contribution)
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