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We’re doing it with energy, curiosity and sheer dedication, always learning from unique perspectives of those around us, expanding our thinking, growing our capabilities and redefining ‘impossible’. There are so many reasons to join us. If you’re hungry to build a varied and meaningful career in a community of brilliant and diverse minds to make a real difference, there’s only one choice.\nSenior Engineering Manager\nThe Senior Engineering Manager at Digital Farming Solutions (DFS) is a senior leadership role responsible for driving engineering outcomes across multiple teams or a complex delivery area. This role exists to ensure results are delivered, even in the presence of ambiguity, competing priorities, and imperfect inputs.\nYou will lead engineering outcomes across multiple teams or complex delivery areas, turning strategy and evolving priorities into consistent, high-quality results for digital agriculture platforms. Operating effectively in ambiguity, you will bring structure, clarity, and momentum where it does not naturally exist - aligning teams, managing dependencies, and driving progress across data-intensive systems such as precision agriculture and geospatial capabilities, even when inputs are incomplete. You will partner closely with Product, Design, Science, and technical leaders as a peer, shaping direction jointly rather than simply executing against it, while balancing delivery commitments with long-term system health. Through strong execution discipline, thoughtful prioritization, and influence beyond your direct reporting lines, you will ensure teams deliver meaningful outcomes for farmers while continuing to grow in capability, accountability, and autonomy.\nYOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES\nThe primary responsibilities of this role are:\nDriving Results & Execution:\nOwn delivery outcomes across multiple engineering teams or a major capability area\n\nTranslate strategy, priorities, and roadmaps into clear, executable plans\n\nEnsure commitments are met through proactive risk management and course correction\n\nDrive progress and outcomes even when requirements or inputs are incomplete\n\nTake full ownership for results rather than delegating accountability\n\nEngineering Excellence & Technical Leadership:\nEnsure solutions align with DFS technical direction and engineering standards\n\nBalance near-term delivery needs with long-term system health and sustainability\n\nDrive continuous improvement in quality, reliability, and operational excellence\n\nPartner with senior technical leaders on architectural decisions and technical investments\n\nAct as a strong technical steward, even when not the primary architect\n\nPeople & Leadership Development:\nLead, coach, and develop Engineering Managers and senior engineers\n\nSet clear expectations and hold leaders and teams accountable with empathy\n\nBuild strong teams through talent flow, coaching, and succession planning\n\nAddress performance issues directly and constructively\n\nCreate an environment where leaders can operate independently and effectively\n\nCross-Functional Leadership & Collaboration:\nPartner closely with Product, Design, Architecture, and other technical leaders\n\nResolve cross-team dependencies and organizational friction\n\nInfluence outcomes beyond direct reporting lines\n\nTreat peer leadership teams as a first team, not an escalation path\n\nAct as a connector and multiplier across the broader organization\n\nWhat Success Looks Like:\nDelivery commitments are met more consistently, with fewer surprises\n\nTeams are aligned on priorities, expectations, and tradeoffs\n\nSenior engineers under your leadership grow in effectiveness and autonomy\n\nTechnical quality improves without sacrificing delivery speed\n\nStakeholders trust commitments and leadership judgment\n\nIssues are surfaced early and addressed decisively\n\nWHO YOU ARE\nBayer seeks an incumbent who possesses the following:\nRequired:\n8+ years of professional experience in software engineering, with at least 3+ years in a formal people management capacity.\n\nManagement Scope: Proven experience managing multiple engineering teams or managing other Engineering Managers/Team Leads.\n\nTechnical Foundation: A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience).\n\nCloud Proficiency: Hands-on experience operating and deploying production workloads specifically on AWS (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda).\n\nAgile Mastery: Strong experience leading teams within a standard Agile/Scrum framework, including sprint planning, retrospectives, and backlog grooming.\n\nDevOps Fundamentals: Demonstrated ability to manage and improve CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment workflows.\n\nPreferred:\nCloud Expertise: Advanced knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, CloudFormation, or AWS CDK.\n\nArchitectural Strategy: Experience overseeing the migration from monolithic architectures to microservices or serverless environments.\n\nPerformance Metrics: Ability to use DORA metrics (Deployment Frequency, Lead Time for Changes, MTTR, Change Failure Rate) to drive operational improvements.\n\nTalent Development: A track record of successfully mentoring Senior Engineers into Staff/Principal roles and developing high-potential junior managers.\n\nObservability: Familiarity with modern monitoring and observability stacks such as Datadog, New Relic, or AWS CloudWatch.\n\nBusiness Acumen: Experience partnering closely with Product and Design leaders to influence the long-term product roadmap and resource allocation.\n\nEmployees can expect to be paid a salary of approximately $127k-191k. Additional compensation may include a bonus or incentive program (if relevant). Additional benefits include health care, vision, dental, retirement, PTO, sick leave, etc.. This salary (or salary range) is merely an estimate and may vary based on an applicant’s location, market data/ranges, an applicant’s skills and prior relevant experience, certain degrees and certifications, and other relevant factors.\nThis posting will be available for application until at least 11/1/26.\n\n YOUR APPLICATION\n\nBayer offers a wide variety of competitive compensation and benefits programs. If you meet the requirements of this unique opportunity, and want to impact our mission Health for all, Hunger for none, we encourage you to apply now. Be part of something bigger. Be you. 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