Senior Software Engineer

Bayer•Tulsa, OK

13d•$104,000 - $156,000•Onsite

About The Position

At Bayer, we are driven by the vision of solving the world's toughest challenges and striving for a world where 'Health for all Hunger for none' is a reality. We foster a culture of energy, curiosity, and dedication, learning from diverse perspectives to expand our thinking and redefine the impossible. This is an opportunity to build a varied and meaningful career within a community of brilliant and diverse minds. The Senior Software Engineer role is crucial for the Digital Farming Solutions Engineering team, which builds platforms that empower farmers to make smarter, high-stakes decisions every season. The platforms are architected for scale, reliability, and the demands of AI and machine learning at a global level. The engineer will build and deliver critical platform capabilities that power digital agriculture globally, translating complex agricultural challenges into scalable, production-grade systems. This role involves owning technical problems from design through delivery, ensuring solutions are reliable, observable, and built to last. Collaboration with product, data science, and engineering partners is key to turning data, algorithms, and cloud capabilities into real outcomes for farmers. The position also involves raising the bar for engineering quality, contributing to continuous improvement, mentoring others, and growing as a technical leader.

Requirements

BS or equivalent in Computer Science or related technical field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
5+ years of hands-on experience in software development.
Strong experience with Computer Science fundamentals, including data structures and algorithms.
Proven history of ability to quickly learn new skills and technologies.
Experience with developing highly scalable cloud based microservices and data pipelines using container technologies (e.g., Docker).
Excellent problem-solving and collaboration skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills including the ability to present complex information in a clear and concise manner to engineering and non-engineering audiences.
Proficiency in at least one modern backend programming language (e.g., Java, Python).
Experience with relational and non-relational data stores including hands on experience with SQL.
Proficiency with managing CICD pipelines (e.g., GitLab Pipelines, GitHub Actions).

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated leadership skills, with experience in mentoring and guiding junior engineers.
High bar for quality as demonstrated by code reviews, documentation, unit and integration testing.
Strong understanding of at least one containerization technology (e.g., Docker).
Strong understanding of multiple AWS capabilities (EC2, S3, RDS, SQS, etc.).
Experience using observability techniques to drive support and improvements of systems.
Experience with event driven architectures using messaging middleware (SQS, JMS, etc.).

Responsibilities

Build a collaborative atmosphere to create solutions to complex problems with cross-functional teams to understand requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
Drive continuous improvement in system implementation and operational excellence, with a focus on quality, scalability, observability, and maintainability.
Participate in code reviews, provide constructive feedback, and mentor junior engineers to foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
Ensure system security and data privacy compliance.
Stay current with the latest technologies and industry trends, evaluating and integrating new tools and methodologies as appropriate.
Build a culture of empathy for the customer and accountability to make a difference for the world’s farmers.
Work with data ranging from on farm collected precision agriculture data to remote sensed satellite imagery.
Implement efficient algorithms and services for diverse and challenging precision agriculture applications.
Build knowledge and contribute ideas through interactive product design sessions, hackathons, and on-farm opportunities.