[Remote] Staff Software Engineer, Backend

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Bayer is a company dedicated to solving the world's toughest challenges in health and agriculture. They are seeking a Staff Software Engineer, Backend to architect scalable and reliable platforms that leverage AI and machine learning for precision agriculture, while also mentoring senior engineers and promoting best practices in engineering culture.ResponsibilitiesDefine and drive the technical strategy for the organization's highest-priority initiatives, from architecture through deliveryBring clarity to ambiguous, high-complexity problems — translating strategic goals into actionable technical direction that teams can execute with confidenceSet and evolve the engineering standards for reliability, observability, and code quality that define how Digital Farming Solutions builds software at scaleActively develop senior engineers into Staff-level leaders, sponsoring their growth into initiatives with organization-wide scope and impactChampion a culture where engineering decisions are grounded in farmer outcomes — connecting technical tradeoffs directly to the real-world impact on the people we serveShape the technical approach for the full spectrum of agricultural data — from on-farm precision sensors to satellite and geospatial imagery — ensuring platforms handle it with accuracy, scale, and performanceDrive architectural decisions for data-intensive, algorithmically complex precision agriculture systems, partnering with data science and product to turn research into production-grade capabilitiesSkillsBS or equivalent in Computer Science or related technical field or equivalent combination of education and experience8+ years of hands-on experience in software developmentProven history of ability to quickly learn new skills and technologiesExperience leading across team(s) the development of highly scalable cloud based (AWS preferred) microservices and data pipelines using container technologies (e.g., Docker)Ability to take ambiguous requirements in complex domains and distill them down into actionable tasks for other engineersExcellent written and verbal communication skills including the ability to present complex information in a clear and concise manner to engineering and non-engineering audiencesExpert knowledge in at least one modern backend programming language (e.g., Java, Python) with the ability to write understandable, testable code with an eye towards maintainabilityStrong understanding of at least one containerization technology (e.g., Docker)Strong understanding of at least one public cloud platformStrong knowledge of software development methodologies and best practicesExperience using observability techniques to drive support and improvements of systemsProficiency with managing CICD pipelines (e.g., GitLab Pipelines, GitHub Actions)Experienced with modern REST and GraphQL (Strong Plus) API designExceptional customer focus, ownership, and driveProven ability to develop other strong senior engineers into Staff engineers, operating and leading their own initiatives with org-wide scope and high impactExperience with relational and non-relational data stores. Expert knowledge of at least one. Strong knowledge and experience with SQL including performance tuning and query optimizationExpert knowledge of at least one containerization technology (e.g., Docker)Strong understanding of multiple AWS capabilities (EC2, S3, RDS, SQS, etc.). Expert knowledge of multiple AWS capabilitiesStrong experience with event driven architectures using messaging middleware (SQS, JMS, etc.)Experience with layered geospatial data structures and data representations (Strong Plus)BenefitsBonus or incentive program (if relevant)Health careVisionDentalRetirementPTOSick leaveCompany OverviewBayer is a life science company that specializes in the areas of health care and agriculture. It was founded in 1863, and is headquartered in Leverkusen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, DEU, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://www.bayer.com.