Engineering Lead

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.

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Primary Location: United States (US) - Iowa - Urbandale
Function: Technology (CA)
Title: Engineering Lead - 120112
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.

Your Responsibilities

As a Engineering Lead for Intelligent Solutions Group Urbandale located in Urbandale, IA, you will be a key leader in delivering John Deere Operations Center products that enable our customers to optimize their operations while leveraging precision agriculture technology. Our Engineering Leads are technical leaders - designing and developing production software, championing software development practices, and mentoring/coaching their team members. An ideal candidate will have a passion for technical leadership and for delivering customer value via high quality software solutions. The responsibilities for this role include:
Lead one to two software delivery teams to enable the development of John Deere Operations Center web applications.
Provide engineering leadership in web application development defining design best practices, creating a common design system, and analyzing application performance.
Collaborate closely with Engineering Leads, Product Managers, Architects, User Experience, and other supporting teams to define product requirements and application designs.
Mentor, coach and develop your direct reports. This includes providing frequent on-going feedback/guidance on individual performance and career development.
Attract, retain, and grow great engineering talent within your team and throughout our organization.
Lead organizational change through adoption of strategic technologies, architectures, best-practices, and tooling in support of software development.

VISA Sponsorship is NOT available for this position

This position is eligible for remote work, however preference is for candidates willing to travel to work onsite to Urbandale.

What Skills You Need
Demonstrated experience leading software development teams
Demonstrated experience as a primary technical team leader/mentor
Demonstrated experience building web-client or server-side applications/services
Demonstrated experience with Agile development methodologies including Test Driven Development and Continuous Integration/Deployment
Demonstrated experience with build and test pipeline automation, monitoring, and other DevOps methodologies
Demonstrated experience with cloud computing platforms such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud

What Makes You Standout
Experience leading teams providing shared services for multiple teams in an organization
Experience as manager, including individual performance management, career development, and hiring
Experience with Precision Ag technologies and their use
Advanced Computer Science, Engineering, IT-related, or business-related degree

Education

• Bachelor's degree in either Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, MIS, or other IT-related discipline

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
• Savings & Retirement benefits (401K and Defined Contribution)
• Healthcare benefits with a generous company contribution in the Health Savings Account
• Adoption assistance
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Tuition assistance
• Fitness subsidies and on-site gyms at specific Deere locations
• Charitable contribution match
• Employee Purchase Plan & numerous discount programs for personal use
• Vacation and Holiday Pay

$138,144.00 - $207,216.00 + Benefits

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Must be 18 years of age or older to apply

The information contained herein is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and qualifications required of individuals performing the job. The qualifications detailed in this job description are not considered the minimum requirements necessary to perform the job, but rather as guidelines.

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