Staff Software Engineer: AI-Driven Tech Leader

Bayer AG; Creve Coeur (MO); On-site; USD 122,000 - 183,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care

Vision

Dental

Retirement

PTO

Sick leave

Job summary

Bayer is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to shape technical direction across teams in Creve Coeur, MO. You will contribute to design, development, and deployment of software solutions, collaborating with product managers, designers, and leadership to deliver high-quality outcomes.

The role emphasizes mentoring, agile practices, and leveraging AI-assisted tools to improve efficiency and code quality. Local candidates in the St. Louis area are preferred due to on-site requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS or computer engineering or equivalent.
• 8+ years of solving challenging technical problems in two or more technical areas.
• 3+ years of experience designing cloud-based software solutions.
• Experience integrating AI-assisted engineering tools into SDLC to accelerate development.
• Strong communication skills and ability to manage ambiguity.

Responsibilities

• Designs, develops, tests, and maintains software applications to meet user needs and business requirements.
• Writes clean, efficient code and collaborates with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and troubleshoot issues.
• Mentor other engineers and lead within squads to achieve shared outcomes.
• Collaborate with Product Management to manage project priorities and deliverables.
• Deploy applications across environments and enforce code quality with tests.

Skills

ReactJS

AWS

Micro-service design

Large distributed systems

Software security

Data processing

AI tool integration

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering

Tools

GitHub Copilot

Gemini

ChatGPT

NodeJS

Go

Job description

Bayer is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to shape technical direction across teams in Creve Coeur, MO. You will contribute to design, development, and deployment of software solutions, collaborating with product managers, designers, and leadership to deliver high-quality outcomes.

The role emphasizes mentoring, agile practices, and leveraging AI-assisted tools to improve efficiency and code quality. Local candidates in the St. Louis area are preferred due to on-site requirements.