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Location: Brazil (BR) - Sao Paulo - Indaiatuba
Function: Technology (CA)
Title: Staff Software Developer (Full Stack & AI Solutions) - Indaiatuba/SP - 123379
As a Staff Software Developer (Full Stack & AI Solutions) at John Deere in Indaiatuba/SP, you will join a high-performing IT Engineering team that collaborates closely with Global IT Product Management organizations to deliver innovative digital solutions. This team plays a key role in product discovery, transforming business and product requirements into scalable technical solutions, while developing tools, automations, integrations, and AI-enabled capabilities that accelerate value delivery and enhance product outcomes.
In this role, you will partner with cross-functional stakeholders to understand business needs, analyze challenges, evaluate technical alternatives, and design secure, scalable, and maintainable solutions. You will leverage modern full-stack development practices and practical AI technologies to streamline processes, improve decision-making, reduce manual effort, and continuously enhance the Product Management experience across the organization.
- Lead technical discovery sessions with Product Managers and stakeholders to clarify problems, workflows, dependencies, constraints, and success measures.
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Design, develop, test, and integrate end-to-end applications, tools, automations, and AI-augmented solutions of medium complexity.
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Convert ambiguous needs into technical options, architecture proposals, delivery increments, and clear trade-offs.
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Provide technical direction to engineers and help resolve design, integration, quality, security, and production issues.
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Coach less experienced engineers through pairing, design reviews, code reviews, and practical feedback.
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Promote reusable patterns, shared components, engineering standards, automated testing, observability, and relevant documentation.
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Collaborate across teams to align solutions with enterprise platforms, security expectations, and product outcomes.
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Evaluate solution effectiveness after release and recommend improvements based on feedback, telemetry, and changing needs
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
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Alternatively, a bachelor's degree in another discipline combined with equivalent software engineering experience, typically 5+ years.
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5+ years of software engineering experience, with strong hands-on development skills in Python or a similar back-end programming language, as well as experience with modern front-end frameworks such as React.
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3+ years of experience developing cloud-based solutions, with a solid understanding of scalable application architecture and design principles.
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Proven experience designing and developing APIs, system integrations, service-oriented architectures, data models, and secure authentication and authorization mechanisms.
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Experience applying software engineering best practices, including automated testing, Test-Driven Development (TDD), DevSecOps, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, application monitoring, and production support.
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Hands-on experience integrating Generative AI and/or Machine Learning capabilities into software applications, products, workflows, or automation solutions.
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Ability to evaluate AI use cases, define success criteria and evaluation approaches, identify data privacy and security considerations, and implement appropriate human oversight mechanisms.
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Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders and produce clear technical documentation.
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Demonstrated ability to work independently across the full software development lifecycle, including discovery, solution design, implementation, deployment, and continuous improvement.
- Experience with retrieval-augmented generation, vector search, agentic workflows, prompt orchestration, or AI evaluation frameworks.
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Experience facilitating technical discovery with Product Management or consulting across multiple product teams.
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Experience modernizing applications, integrating enterprise platforms, or creating reusable enablement capabilities.
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Experience with software test automation, performance tuning, and production reliability.
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Variable compensation
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Health Insurance
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Dental Plan
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Life Insurance
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Private Pension Plan
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Vision Care Benefit
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Vaccination reimbursement
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Corporate University
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TotalPass
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Depending on the location, on-site cafeteria, meal voucher, or food allowance
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Pharmacy assistance
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And more
The selection process begins with your application. For some positions, additional assessments may be required. You will have the opportunity to meet members of the team during the interview stages!
Our recruitment process is flexible in terms of timing, so there is no need to worry. Our Talent Acquisition team is committed to providing you with the best possible candidate experience. We carefully review all applications and provide feedback at every stage of the process. In addition, all guidance and next steps will be shared via email.
John Deere is a global leader in providing advanced products, technology, and services for customers who play an essential role in agriculture, construction, forestry, and other industries. Our mission is to help meet the world’s growing need for food, fuel, shelter, and infrastructure, while promoting sustainability and preserving the planet we call home.
We innovate to drive productivity and protect our planet—and we invite you to be part of this journey. Together, we will create, test, and challenge ourselves so that life can keep moving forward.
