Associate Software Engineer - Food
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
The Associate Professional, Software Engineering job assists with designing, developing and maintaining software applications and systems. Under close supervision, this job collaborates with cross functional teams to help 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 standard issues. This job also participates in code reviews to maintain high code quality and learn from software engineering team members.
Key Accountabilities
- SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT: Assists with designing and developing high quality software solutions by writing clean, maintainable and efficient codes.
- AUTOMATION: Partners to apply internal software deployment platform, methodologies and tools to automate the deployment process, ensuring smooth and reliable releases.
- COLLABORATION: Coordinates cross functional team of product managers, designers, architects, and other engineers to help gather requirements and deliver resolutions that meet business needs and deliver cybersecurity goals.
- TESTING & DEBUGGING: Writes and maintains standard unit tests and integration tests, and performs debugging to maintain the quality and performance of the software.
- CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT: Makes suggestions for improving the software development and deployment processes, and partners to implement the approved standards to improve efficiency and reliability.
- DOCUMENTATION: Maintains comprehensive documentation for software applications, deployment processes and system configurations.
- TECHNICAL SUPPORT: Provides technical support and troubleshooting for standard issues with deployed applications to ensure minimal downtime and fast resolution #LI-JG3 #LI-Hybrid
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- Degree in progress or recently completed in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
- No minimum years of relevant experience required. Typically reflects 2 years or more of relevant experience
- Basic to intermediate knowledge of Python and Java
- Understanding of Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, or similar)
- Fundamental knowledge of SQL, including basic queries (SELECT, JOIN, WERE, Subqueries)
- Understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC) and how different phases connect
- Familiarity with programming fundamentals and object-oriented concepts.
- Strong analytical mindset and eagerness to learn
- Familiarity with version control systems such as Git, GitHub
- Advance English level
Preferred Qualifications
- Exposure to Angular or React frameworks
- Basic understanding of JavaScript or Typescript, and front-end development concepts
- Awareness of RESTful APIs and web application architecture
Cargill is an equal opportunity employer and committed to providing accommodation to our job applicants with disabilities.
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