Staff Engineer - API Platform

John Deere•Urbandale, IA

12h•Onsite

About The Position

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 - Urbandale Function: Technology (CA) Title: Staff Engineer - API Platform - 119290 Onsite/Remote:Onsite Position Your Responsibilities As a Staff Engineer for John Deere ISG located in Urbandale, IA, you will lead a team responsible for creating and managing a federated API infrastructure (currently GraphQL-based) that will enable other teams to publish and manage their own services to be consumed by a wide variety of consumers and devices across the globe. Enabling and assisting other teams with a delightful developer experience will be at the center of this work, including helping guide API design, documentation, developer tooling, enforcing security, and a federated microservice architecture. VISA Sponsorship is NOT available for this position. What Skills You Need Six years of developing web applications or equivalent experience Domain-driven design with GraphQL or experience with comprehensive REST systems is desired Working with multiple teams in a federated web service architecture Technical leadership and mentoring of the engineering team Strong communication skills for cross-team and stakeholder collaboration Experience designing APIs consumed by multiple teams or external consumers Experience with API gateway patterns, service mesh, or federation architectures What Makes You Stand Out Developer experience or platform team background Building internal tooling, SDKs, or developer documentation Schema governance and API versioning strategies GraphQL in general and the Apollo framework specifically XP practices (TDD / BDD) Java + Spring OpenSearch/Elastic Kubernetes AWS Education Ideally, you will have a degree or equivalent related work experience in the following: Preferred Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering 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 assistance Fitness subsidies and on-site gyms at specific Deere locations Charitable contribution match Employee Purchase Plan & numerous discount programs for personal use Vacation and Holiday Pay $123,804.00 - $185,700.00 + Benefits Follow this link to learn more about our Total Rewards Package https://bit.ly/3XCd8fL Must be 18 years of age or older to apply The information contained herein is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and qualifications required of individuals performing the job. The qualifications detailed in this job description are not considered the minimum requirements necessary to perform the job, but rather as guidelines. The terms of the applicable benefit plans, and all company actions administering or interpreting these plans, continue to control. Deere & Company reserves the right to suspend, amend, modify, or terminate the Plan(s) in any manner at any time, including the right to modify or eliminate any cost-sharing between the company and participants. Changes, which can be made at any time, are made by action of the company's board of directors, or to the extent authorized by resolution of its board of directors, or by the Deere & Company Compensation Committee. In the event of a conflict between the language of the official Plan Documents and this document, the language of the official Plan Documents will control. ACA Section 1557 Nondiscrimination Notice The John Deere Health Benefit Plans for Salaried Employees and The John Deere Benefit Plan for Wage Employees comply with applicable Federal civil rights laws and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability.

Requirements

Six years of developing web applications or equivalent experience
Domain-driven design with GraphQL or experience with comprehensive REST systems is desired
Working with multiple teams in a federated web service architecture
Technical leadership and mentoring of the engineering team
Strong communication skills for cross-team and stakeholder collaboration
Experience designing APIs consumed by multiple teams or external consumers
Experience with API gateway patterns, service mesh, or federation architectures

Nice To Haves

Developer experience or platform team background
Building internal tooling, SDKs, or developer documentation
Schema governance and API versioning strategies
GraphQL in general and the Apollo framework specifically
XP practices (TDD / BDD)
Java + Spring
OpenSearch/Elastic
Kubernetes
AWS

Responsibilities

lead a team responsible for creating and managing a federated API infrastructure (currently GraphQL-based) that will enable other teams to publish and manage their own services to be consumed by a wide variety of consumers and devices across the globe
Enabling and assisting other teams with a delightful developer experience will be at the center of this work, including helping guide API design, documentation, developer tooling, enforcing security, and a federated microservice architecture.

Benefits

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 assistance
Fitness subsidies and on-site gyms at specific Deere locations
Charitable contribution match
Employee Purchase Plan & numerous discount programs for personal use
Vacation and Holiday Pay