There are over 8 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.
Due to the expansion of John Deere Dealer Channel AI Solutions to our European dealers, we are currently seeking candidates for the position of:
Engineering Manager – AI Solutions Poznań, Poland
As an Engineering Manager for Dealer Channel AI Solutions you will be a key leader in delivering AI and Automation solutions that enable our John Deere Dealers in Europe to optimize their operations and run profitable businesses. Our Engineering Managers are technical leaders - designing and developing production software, championing software development practices, and mentoring/coaching their team members. An ideal candidate will have a passion for technical leadership and for delivering value via high quality software solutions.
**Your responsibilities: **
- Lead a software delivery team to enable the expansion of our existing AI Platform to Europe and expand the Platform for European specific business needs
- Provide engineering leadership in web application development defining design best practices, utilizing the existing AI and Automation platform, and analyzing application performance
- Collaborate closely with Engineering Leads, Product Managers, Architects, User Experience, and other supporting teams to define product requirements and application designs
- Mentor, coach and develop your direct reports. This includes providing frequent on-going feedback/guidance on individual performance and career development
- Attract, retain, and grow great engineering talent within your team and throughout our organization
- Lead organizational change through adoption of strategic technologies, architectures, best-practices, and tooling in support of software development
**Our requirements: **
- Demonstrated experience leading software development teams
- Demonstrated experience as a primary technical team leader/mentor
- Demonstrated experience building web-client or server-side applications/services
- Demonstrated experience with Agile development methodologies including Test Driven Development and Continuous Integration/Deployment
- Demonstrated experience with build and test pipeline automation, monitoring, and other DevOps methodologies
- Demonstrated experience with cloud computing platforms such as Amazon Web Services or Microsoft Azure
**Nice to have: **
- Experience leading teams providing shared services for multiple teams in an organization
- Experience as manager, including individual performance management, career development, and hiring
- Experience with AI technologies and demonstrated experience utilizing them to solve business problems
- Advanced Computer Science, Engineering, IT-related, or business-related degree
What we offer:
- Employment contract
- Company car and/or car allowance
- Strong support for work-life balance, including flexible working hours (start time between 7:00 and 10:00 AM) and a hybrid work model at Business Garden in Poznań
- Opportunities for professional development within the company, with strong support for internal career growth
- Employee referral program
- Additional vacation days based on length of employment
- Holiday allowance when taking at least 2 weeks off
- Daily use of a foreign language in a friendly international working environment
- Private medical care, life insurance, sports card, meal allowance, language courses, a social fund budget, and various additional fun events in our office
- Free access to our e-learning platform, featuring over 1,000 courses
**Please attach an English version of your CV. **
John Deere is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, status as a qualified individual with disability.