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Designs, develops, tests, deploys, documents, and supports scalable software applications. Collaborates with product managers, designers, business stakeholders, and engineering teams to deliver features, automate deployments, troubleshoot complex issues, and improve development processes. Required experience includes Java, Spring Boot, React, modern software engineering practices, automated testing, CI/CD, source control, and independently driving solutions from requirements through production.
Cargill is committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. Sitting at the heart of the supply chain, we partner with farmers and customers to source, make and deliver products that are vital for living.
Our 155,000 team members innovate with purpose, providing customers with life's essentials so businesses can grow, communities prosper, and consumers live well. With over 160 years of experience as a family company, we look ahead while remaining true to our values. We put people first. We reach higher. We do the right thing-today and for generations to come.
Job Purpose and Impact
Key Accountabilities
Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
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Our 155,000 team members innovate with purpose, providing customers with life's essentials so businesses can grow, communities prosper, and consumers live well. With over 160 years of experience as a family company, we look ahead while remaining true to our values. We put people first. We reach higher. We do the right thing-today and for generations to come.
Job Purpose and Impact
- The Senior Professional, Software Engineering job designs, develops and maintains software applications and systems. With minimal supervision, this job collaborates with cross functional teams to define, design and implement new software features to meet user needs and business goals, and upgrade existing software to improve performance and functionality through writing clean, efficient and scalable code and troubleshooting and debugging complex issues. This job also participates in code reviews to maintain high code quality and share knowledge with software engineering team members.
Key Accountabilities
- SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT: Designs and develops high quality software solutions by writing clean, maintainable and efficient codes.
- AUTOMATION: Leads the application of internal software deployment platform, methodologies and tools to automate the deployment process, ensuring smooth and reliable releases.
- COLLABORATION: Partners with cross functional team of product managers, designers and different engineers to gather complex requirements and deliver solutions that meet business needs.
- TESTING & DEBUGGING: Writes and maintains complex unit tests and integration tests, and performs debugging to maintain the quality and performance of the software.
- CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT: Suggests options for improving the software development and deployment processes, and implements the approved standards to improve efficiency and reliability.
- DOCUMENTATION: Builds and maintains comprehensive documentation for complex software applications, deployment processes and system configurations.
- TECHNICAL SUPPORT: Provides technical support and troubleshooting for complex issues with deployed applications to ensure minimal downtime and fast resolution.
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Qualifications
- Minimum requirement of 4 years of relevant work experience. Typically reflects 5 years or more of relevant experience.
- Experience with modern software engineering practices including code reviews, automated testing, CI/CD, and source control.
- Strong communication skills and experience collaborating directly with business stakeholders, product teams, and cross-functional engineering teams.
- Demonstrated ability to independently drive technical solutions from requirements through production deployment.
- Experience with Java and Spring Boot.
- Experience with React and modern frontend development.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Python for automation, integrations, analytics, or AI-enabled solutions.
- Experience designing and implementing intuitive, responsive, and user-friendly interfaces for web applications.
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