Staff Software Engineer

There are over 7 billion people on this planet. And by 2050, there will be 2 billion more... many moving into urban centers at an unprecedented rate. Making sure there is enough food, fiber and infrastructure for our rapidly growing world is what we're all about at John Deere. And it's why we're investing in our people and our technology like never before! Here the world's brightest minds are tackling the world's biggest challenges. If you believe one person can make the world a better place, we'll put you to work. RIGHT NOW. ##### John Deere is an equal opportunity employer, including disabled & veterans. Primary Location: United States (US) - Iowa - Johnston Function: Technology (CA) Title: Staff Software Engineer - 119801 Onsite/Remote:Onsite Position ## Your Responsibilities As a Staff Software Engineer for JD Financial - Johnston located in Johnston,IA, you will: * Drive architecture, technical strategy, and engineering excellence across multiple teams * Acts as a technical multiplier, influencing architecture across multiple teams * Drives long term technical vision while balancing near term delivery * Leads design reviews, authors ADRs, and sets engineering standards * Mentors senior engineers and tech leads * Trusted partner for complex technical trade offs and high impact decisions VISA Sponsorship is NOT available for this position ## What Skills You Need Backend Engineering (Java / Node.js) * 7 or more years designing and building large scale, distributed backend systems * Expert in Java (Spring Boot) and Node.js, including API design, concurrency, performance tuning, and service reliability * Proven ownership of backend architecture, design reviews, and production incident resolution * Experience defining service boundaries, API standards, and backward compatible evolution strategies Cloud & Platform (AWS) * 5 or more years leading cloud native architecture on AWS * Deep knowledge of EC2, ECS/EKS, Lambda, S3, RDS, DynamoDB, API Gateway, and IAM * Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK) and CI/CD pipelines * Ownership of cloud security, cost optimization, observability, and disaster recovery strategies Frontend Platform (React / Next.js) * 5 or more years with React, including hooks, context, performance optimization, and state management * 4 or more years with Next.js, including SSR, SSG, server components, routing, and data fetching patterns * Proven ability to define frontend architecture, shared patterns, and performance standards across teams TypeScript * 4 or more years of deep TypeScript experience in large codebases * Expertise with strict typing, generics, discriminated unions, and type safe APIs * Ability to define robust domain models and enforce correctness via tooling (ESLint, CI, tsconfig) Databases & Data Systems * 7 or more years designing and operating data intensive systems * Strong experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle) and NoSQL stores (DynamoDB, MongoDB, Redis) * Expertise in schema design, migrations, performance tuning, and high availability strategies ## What Makes You Standout ## Education * Bachelor of Technology Computer science or related fields 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 * 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...