Senior 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 - Waterloo Function: Technology (CA) Title: Senior Software Engineer - 120792 Onsite/Remote:Onsite Position ## Your Responsibilities As a Senior Software Engineer for Region 4 Ag & Turf located in Waterloo, IA, you will: * Design, build, and maintain secure, reliable, and scalable applications and services that integrate with enterprise platforms (data, identity, observability, CI/CD) * Lead technical design and architecture, defining patterns, interfaces, and performance expectations; conduct code and design reviews to ensure high engineering quality * Translate product outcomes into technical execution, partnering with the Software Engineering Manager to shape technical strategy, roadmap, and architecture runway * Mentor and grow engineers through pairing, design guidance, debugging support, and promoting best practices across React/TypeScript, APIs, data stores, and pipelines * Drive engineering excellence by championing automated testing (unit, integration, end‑to‑end), performance monitoring, resilience patterns, and operational readiness * Own DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, infrastructure health, and meaningful observability (logs, metrics, traces) VISA Sponsorship is NOT available for this position ## What Skills You Need * React (5+ years of experience): ○ Demonstrated expertise building complex integrated front-end architecture ○ Strong command of hooks, context, performance optimization (memoization, virtualization), and state management patterns ○ Proven history of owning front‑end architecture, code reviews, and production troubleshooting * TypeScript (4+ years of experience): ○ Deep experience with strict typing, generics, discriminated unions, and type‑safe APIs ○ Ability to define robust domain models, author reusable type utilities, and enforce correctness across large codebases (tsconfig hygiene, ESLint rules, CI checks) * Test‑Driven Development (TDD) (4+ years of experience): ○ Consistent practice of writing tests first and maintaining high coverage for unit, integration, and component tests (e.g., Jest, React Testing Library, Playwright/Cypress) ○ Skilled at designing seam points, refactoring safely, and preventing regressions through automated pipelines * Container‑as‑a‑Service (CaaS) / Kubernetes (3+ years of experience): ○ Hands‑on experience packaging, deploying, and operating services in a CaaS environment (Docker, Helm, K8s) * Proficiency with CI/CD pipelines, observability (logs/metrics/traces), Pod Disruption Budgets, resource requests/limits, and secure configuration of apps and secrets ## What Makes You Standout * Manufacturing domain experience ○ Practical exposure to factory operations (Manufacturing / Quality Engineering). Comfortable collaborating with plant stakeholders to translate operational needs into software outcomes, balancing performance, reliability, and usability in production environments * Performance Optimization & Observability ○ Familiarity with performance budgets, profiling tools, and observability stacks (New Relic, Datadog) to ensure reliability and scalability in production * Security and Compliance Awareness ○ Experience implementing secure coding practices, dependency scanning, and compliance with enterprise standards * Data Integration and API...