Senior Software Engineer (Go)

Bayer CropScience Limited; Warszawa; On-site; PLN 211,506 - 317,259; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible, hybrid work model

Career development & mentoring

Health and wellness benefits

Co-financed sport card

Relocation support

Job summary

Bayer CropScience Limited is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their Global Data Assets & Analytics Team in Warsaw, Poland. This role is vital for developing agricultural solutions using advanced analytics, focusing on optimizing crop systems.

The ideal candidate will have expertise in Go or Python, along with a strong background in building data-intensive APIs. Bayer offers a flexible, hybrid work model and a supportive environment for professional development.

Qualifications

• Proven experience developing and launching a software product or significant feature.
• A level of comfort with Unit Testing and Test Driven Development methodologies.
• Proficiency in verbal and written English for effective communication.

Responsibilities

• Be a critical member of the data engineering team focused on creating distributed analysis capabilities.
• Work with other top-level talent to solve complex challenges.
• Pursue opportunities to present our work at relevant technical conferences.

Skills

Go

Python

RESTful APIs

Unit Testing

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud Platform

Data modeling

Job description

Overview

At Bayer we’re visionaries, driven to solve the world’s toughest challenges and striving for a world where “Health for all, Hunger for none” is a real possibility. We’re building a varied and meaningful career in a community of brilliant and diverse minds to make a real difference.

Senior Software Engineer (Go)

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer for Bayer's Crop Science Global Data Assets & Analytics Team. The mission of Bayer Crop Science is centered on developing agricultural solutions for a sustainable future that will include a global population projected to eclipse 9.6 billion by 2050. We approach agriculture holistically, from biotechnology and plant breeding to advanced predictive and prescriptive analytics designed to optimize crop systems for every acre. Bayer collects terabytes of data across operations including genome sequencing, crop field trials, manufacturing, supply chain, and financial transactions. We aim to transform these datasets into software deployed across the pipeline to accelerate decisions in crop system development.

Responsibilities

• Be a critical senior member of a data engineering team focused on creating distributed analysis capabilities around a large variety of datasets.
• Take pride in software craftsmanship, applying deep knowledge of algorithms and data structures to continuously improve and innovate.
• Work with other top-level talent to solve a wide range of complex, real-world challenges.
• Explore relevant technology stacks to find the best fit for each dataset.
• Take part in technical initiatives, communicating your technical vision and strategy to the broader organization.
• Project your talent into relevant projects. Strength of ideas trumps position on an org chart.
• Pursue opportunities to present our work at relevant technical conferences.

Who you are

• A track record of shipping and maintaining multiple major product releases.
• Proven experience developing and launching a software product or significant feature written in Go/Python.
• Proven experience building and maintaining data-intensive APIs using a RESTful approach.
• A level of comfort with Unit Testing and Test Driven Development methodologies.
• Familiarity with creating and maintaining containerized application deployments with Docker.
• Familiarity with deploying to and working with Kubernetes cluster infrastructure.
• A proven ability to build and maintain cloud-based infrastructure on a major cloud provider (AWS, Azure or Google Cloud Platform).
• Experience data modeling for large-scale databases, relational or NoSQL.
• Proficiency in verbal and written English, capable of connecting with diverse individuals and supporting meaningful analysis for better decision-making.

Bonus points for

• Experience with stream processing using Apache Kafka.
• Experience with protocol buffers and gRPC.
• Experience with Google Cloud Platform, Apache Beam and/or Google Cloud Dataflow, Google Kubernetes Engine.
• Experience working with scientific datasets or applying quantitative science to business problems.
• Bioinformatics experience, especially large-scale storage and data mining of variant data, variant annotation, and genotype-to-phenotype correlation.

What we offer

• A flexible, hybrid work model.
• A great workplace in a modern office in Warsaw.
• Career development, 360° Feedback & Mentoring program.
• Wide access to professional development tools, trainings and conferences.
• Company bonus and reward structure.
• Health and wellness benefits including VIP medical care, dental and mental health coverage.
• Life and travel insurance, pension plan, and other benefits.
• Co-financed sport card (FitProfit) and meals subsidy in the office.
• Budget for home office setup and maintenance.
• Access to a game room with table tennis, gaming consoles, and massage chairs.
• Relocation support to Warsaw when needed.

Location

Warsaw, Poland (Al. Jerozolimskie 158).

EEO and application information

Bayer welcomes applications from all individuals, regardless of race, national origin, gender, age, disability, religion, family status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any unlawful criterion under applicable law. We are committed to fair treatment in our hiring process and to providing reasonable accommodations in the application process for individuals with disabilities upon request.

Bayer offers the possibility of a hybrid work model. Work-life balance support is available with options to work from home, in the office, or a mix, discussed with the manager. The Whistleblower Act is respected in Poland.