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Primary Location: United States (US) - IL - Chicago
Function: Technology
Title: Staff Software Engineer - 2025071
Onsite/Remote: Onsite Position
Your Responsibilities
As a Staff Software Engineer for John Deere in Chicago, IL, you will:
- Analyze business needs and determine software specifications;
- Lead design review activities to verify and demonstrate high-quality output for the data products and digital products;
- Collaborate with stakeholders and team members to ensure that features meet business needs;
- Collaborate with architecture team and principal engineers to develop coding standards, and data pipeline standards;
- Collaborate with engineers to improve quality, cost, and help in developing efficient software applications;
- Lead efforts to implement best practices for software development, test automation and CI/CD;
- Follow industry-standard agile software design methodology for development and documentation;
- Follow Security by design principles to design security framework around data pipelines and APIs;
- Lead effort to setup team member onboarding processes and guidelines;
- Mentor software engineers within the team and across multiple products.
What Skills You Need
- 5 years of experience in perform database design, query development, maintenance and definition using MongoDB and DynamoDB, and ensuring data interface between MongoDB / DynamoDB and Java
- 5 years of experience in develop web applications using Java frameworks, Java servlets, JSP, J2EE, PHP, Design Patterns, HTML, AJAX, and JavaScript
- 5 years of experience in analyze, design, develop, implement, and test J2EE and Web Service solutions
- 5 years of experience in perform front-end development using React/Redux and resolving issues with developed applications
Education/Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field plus 5 years related 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)
- 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
$150,000 - $160,000 per year + Benefits
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Please apply on-line at www.JohnDeere.com/USJobs and search for Job Posting Number 2025071
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Life can’t evolve without innovation. That’s why we’re ideating to help feed the planet, build smarter, and help our farmers and growers to sustainably optimize their land. The mission is underway, but we need the right people to continue bringing it to life. From coders to assemblers and from engineers and tech experts to marketers and field teams. All find a purpose to drive them, a culture to thrive in, and a world of opportunities.
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Our company is more than just a place to work. For John Deere employees, it’s where we dream, design, and deliver machines and technology that help feed a rapidly growing world and build critical infrastructure in villages, towns and modern megacities.
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