Senior Software Engineer (Go)

Bayer; Warszawa; Hybrid; PLN 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid work model

VIP Medical Care Package

Career development & Mentoring

Meals Subsidy in Office

Co-financed sport card

Job summary

Bayer is looking for a Senior Software Engineer in Warsaw for the Crop Science Global Data Assets & Analytics Team. The role involves developing software solutions for agricultural applications and requires expertise in Go/Python and data-intensive APIs. Ideal candidates will have a proven track record in shipping major software releases and experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud infrastructure. Bayer offers a flexible hybrid work model, career development opportunities, and comprehensive benefits including a VIP Medical Care Package.

Qualifications

• Track record of shipping and maintaining multiple major product releases.
• Proven experience developing and launching a software product or feature in Go/Python.
• Experience data modeling for large scale databases.

Responsibilities

• Be a critical senior member of a data engineering team.
• Create distributed analysis capabilities around various datasets.
• Work with top-level talent on complex challenges.

Skills

Shipping and maintaining major product releases

Developing software in Go/Python

Building data-intensive APIs

Unit Testing and Test Driven Development

Docker and Kubernetes familiarity

Building cloud infrastructure

Data modeling for large databases

Proficiency in English

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Apache Kafka

Google Cloud Platform

Job description

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, looking across a broad range of solutions from using biotechnology and plant breeding to produce the best possible seeds, to advanced predictive and prescriptive analytics designed to select the best possible crop system for every acre. To make this possible, Bayer collects terabytes of data across all aspects of its operations, from genome sequencing, crop field trials, manufacturing, supply chain, financial transactions and everything in between. There is an enormous need and potential here to do something that has never been done before. We need great people to help transform these complex scientific datasets into innovative software that is deployed across the pipeline, accelerating the pace and quality of all crop system development decisions to unbelievable levels.

Tasks and 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, apply a deep knowledge of algorithms and data structures to continuously improve and innovate
• Work with other top-level talent solving a wide range of complex and unique challenges that have real world impact
• 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:
  • Google Cloud Next 2019: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqvuyOID6v4
  • Google Cloud Next 2024: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iafduXqwfMs
  • GraphConnect 2015: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KEvLURBenM
  • Google Cloud Blog:
    • https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/containers-kubernetes/google-kubernetes-engine-clusters-can-have-up-to-15000-nodes
    • https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/databases/bayer-uses-alloydb
  • Cloud Wars: https://cloudwars.com/cloud/how-google-clouds-alloydb-empowers-bayer-crop-science-to-overcome-data-challenges-cloud-wars-live/
  • Foss4G: https://talks.osgeo.org/foss4g-europe-2025/talk/J8PKC7

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 a platform like 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 like AWS, Azure or Google Cloud Platform
• Experience data modeling for large scale databases, either relational or NoSQL
• Proficiency in verbal and written English language, capable of connecting with diverse individuals, actively listening to their needs, and supporting meaningful analysis for better decision-making

Bonus Points

• 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 a background in the application of 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
• Great workplace in a new modern office in Warsaw
• Career development, 360° Feedback & Mentoring programme
• Wide access to professional development tools, trainings, & conferences
• Company Bonus & Reward Structure
• Increased tax-deductible costs for authors of copyrighted works
• VIP Medical Care Package (including Dental & Mental health)
• Holiday allowance (“Wczasy pod gruszą”)
• Life & Travel Insurance
• Pension plan
• Co‑financed sport card - FitProfit
• Meals Subsidy in Office
• Budget for Home Office Setup & Maintenance
• Access to Company Game Room equipped with table tennis, soccer table, Sony PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X consoles setup with premium game passes, and massage chairs
• Tailored‑made support in relocation to Warsaw when needed

Location and Other Details

• Location: Warsaw, Poland
• Division: Crop Science IT
• Reference Code: 867754

Bayer welcomes applications from all individuals, regardless of race, national origin, gender, age, physical characteristics, social origin, disability, union membership, religion, family status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or any unlawful criterion under applicable law. We are committed to treating all applicants fairly and avoiding discrimination.