Software Engineer (Agriculture, Entry-Level, On-Prem)

The Morning Star Company • Los Banos, CA

27d • $80,000 - $100,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Morning Star Company and its affiliates operate three tomato processing facilities in Central California, processing over 1/3 of the California processing tomato crop, in addition to tomato transplanting, farming, harvesting and trucking operations. The company employs approximately 500 year-round and 2,500 seasonal colleagues. The Morning Star Company is the largest independent producer of bulk tomato ingredient products (tomato paste and diced tomatoes) in the world. We also produce canned tomatoes, tomato products and specialty sauces in pouches for customers in the retail and food service markets. The company is known worldwide for its innovation and integrity. We are organizationally structured through a system we term Mission Focused Self-Management™. Our company is operated by Colleagues without titles or an appointed hierarchy of authority. Authority relative to other Colleagues' activities is lateral, with our Mission as our guiding principle of action, and respect, influence and success built based on each Colleague's integrity, competency, effort, persistence, and straightforward persuasiveness. Although we have grown significantly, we intend to maintain a culture of individual responsibility and Mission Focused Self-Management. The Mission and Position: “ Improve the reliability, scalability and features of the Gradient software to allow the expansion to more acres, thus increasing profitability and optimizing resources. Research and develop new software tools for Gradient colleagues to use to improve their own productivity. Assist with the development and implementation of automation technology in the agricultural industry as a tool to improve crop yields and quality”

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field is appreciated.
• Proficient knowledge in Python.
• Familiarity with software development principles, algorithms, data structures, and object- oriented design.
• Attention to detail and the ability to troubleshoot and solve problems effectively.
• Ability to work well in a team environment.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical thinking, and communication skills.
• Strong personal integrity and drive.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of SQL, React, JavaScript are a plus.
• Agriculture knowledge is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Writing and Debugging Code: Expected to write clean and efficient code. This often includes debugging and troubleshooting to identify and fix issues.
• System Overview and Quality Control: Learn our software stack and help resolve issues as they are reported by our users/technicians.
• Collaboration: Work with field technicians, farmers, agronomists, and other stakeholders to understand their needs, train them on our technology, gather feedback, and tailor engineering solutions to meet real-world requirements.
• Understanding User and Business Needs: Understanding the user requirements and business objectives to ensure the software meets those needs.
• Maintenance and Updates: Maintaining and updating existing software to improve performance, fix bugs, and adapt to new requirements/scale.
• Learning and Implementing New Technologies: Keep up to date with the latest technologies and programming languages and utilize these new tools where applicable.
• Research and Development: Collaborate with related colleagues in the conduction of research initiatives to identify emerging trends and technologies in agriculture, with a focus on developing solutions to address challenges faced by the processing tomato industry.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level