Engineering Manager

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering teams in building and operating platforms that support global technology request, fulfillment, and procurement workflows.
• Develop and lead a multidisciplinary team of software engineers, providing coaching, mentorship, and performance management.
• Partner with Product Management to define technical strategy, architecture direction, and engineering roadmaps.
• Drive the transformation of manual processes into scalable, automated, and self-service experiences.
• Lead the development of workflow platforms, microservices, APIs, SaaS integrations, and web applications.
• Design systems that balance automation, augmentation, and human review to optimize efficiency and business risk.
• Foster strong engineering practices focused on security, quality, observability, reliability, and maintainability.
• Collaborate with globally distributed stakeholders to identify process improvements and scale solutions across regions.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in software engineering, platform engineering, or enterprise application development.
• 3+ years of experience leading engineering teams in an Agile environment.
• Experience delivering modern software platforms, including web applications, APIs, backend services, and SaaS integrations.
• Strong understanding of full-stack software engineering and modern application architecture.
• Experience designing distributed systems and service-oriented architectures.
• Experience designing and implementing workflow automation or business process orchestration.
• Experience designing and operating solutions on modern cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven ability to simplify complex business processes through technology and automation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with procurement, fulfillment, or service management platforms.
• Experience building systems that support large-scale business operations across multiple countries.
• Experience integrating third-party SaaS platforms and enterprise systems.
• Experience with cloud-native engineering practices, DevOps, CI/CD, and infrastructure automation.
• Familiarity with workflow orchestration, low-code platforms, or process automation tools.
• Experience designing AI-assisted workflows or decision-support systems.

Benefits

• Employment contract and company car/allowance.
• Hybrid work model and flexible working hours.
• Professional development opportunities and internal career growth support.
• Private medical care, life insurance, and sports card.
• Additional vacation days and holiday allowance.
• Access to an e-learning platform with over 1,000 courses.

About the Company

John Deere is dedicated to ensuring there is enough food, fiber, and infrastructure for our rapidly growing world. We invest heavily in our people and technology to tackle the world's biggest challenges through innovation and engineering excellence.