Applied Innovation Engineer - York, NE

Central Valley Ag Cooperative•York, NE

12d

About The Position

The Applied Innovation Engineer builds, deploys, and supports custom business applications used by Central Valley Ag, including RouteForge and Gravis, the grower portal, and future applications. This end-to-end role involves working with software users to understand their needs, designing and writing software, deploying it to production, and supporting it after release. The team is small and moves quickly. AI-assisted development is a normal part of the team's work, and the Engineer is expected to use it effectively and review its output with the same rigor as hand-written code. The position may be based at any Central Valley Ag location or worked remotely. Periodic travel to CVA locations is expected to observe the work supported by the software and attend team meetings. Occasional after-hours work may be needed for deployments and production issues. The role has no direct supervisory responsibility unless specifically assigned.

Requirements

Three or more years building and supporting business software in a professional environment; candidates at mid and senior levels will be considered and the position leveled accordingly.
Proficiency with at least one modern programming language and application framework, such as TypeScript/JavaScript with React or Next.js, C#, or Python.
Knowledge of relational databases and SQL, including schema design, query writing, and troubleshooting against real data.
Cloud fundamentals, including application deployment and hosting, authentication, secrets, logging, and monitoring in AWS and/or Microsoft Azure.
Experience with system and data integration through APIs and file interfaces.
Strong troubleshooting skills, including reproducing problems, finding their causes, and fixing them rather than working around them.
Clear written and verbal communication with non-technical users.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in a technology-related field such as computer science, computer information systems, or management information systems.
Working fluency with AI-assisted development tools, including coding agents and assistants, and the judgment to review their output. Candidates without this experience who are eager to adopt it will also be considered.
Experience integrating with an ERP or other system of record.
Mobile or field-facing application experience.
Experience in agriculture, commodities, logistics, or a cooperative.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, test, and deploy custom business applications, APIs, and integrations.
Work directly with CVA employees, location staff, and growers to understand problems and translate them into working software.
Own features end to end, from intake through production and subsequent support.
Deploy and release software, monitor production applications, and diagnose and resolve production issues.
Integrate applications with CVA's ERP, Microsoft 365 and cloud services, vendor APIs, and other data sources.
Use AI-assisted development and review generated code, tests, and configuration to the same standard as personally written work.
Write and maintain technical documentation and runbooks, and help the Applied Innovation Analyst prepare materials that enable the support organization to handle routine support.
Participate in code review and uphold the team's practices for version control, testing, and release management.
Provide initial support for applications developed and escalate infrastructure, identity, and security matters to the appropriate team.
Contribute to technical decisions by evaluating tools, platforms, and approaches and recommending them with reasoning.
Perform other duties as assigned.