Senior Application Engineer-Precision Agriculture

Department: Information Technology

Date: Sep 13, 2022

FMC Corporation is a global agricultural sciences company dedicated to helping growers produce food, feed, fiber and fuel for an expanding world population while adapting to a changing environment. FMC's innovative crop protection solutions – including biologicals, crop nutrition, digital and precision agriculture – enable growers, crop advisers and turf and pest management professionals to address their toughest challenges economically while protecting the environment. With approximately 6,400 employees at more than 100 sites worldwide, FMC is committed to discovering new herbicide, insecticide and fungicide active ingredients, product formulations and pioneering technologies that are consistently better for the planet.

FMC is a globally diverse organization that offers its employees exciting opportunities to work on challenging projects that are important to the achievement of our strategic objectives. With a corporate culture of innovation, integrity, responsibility and customer intimacy, we foster “The Right Chemistry” in everything we do. We are looking for people to join us in creating, developing, and improving our products, our processes, and our markets. If you are ready to make a difference every day, FMC is ready to talk to you. Visit FMC to learn more and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

At FMC, precision agriculture offerings are designed to give farmers and customers novel insights on how to protect their crops against a range of pest pressures. FMC’s solutions will allow growers to make faster, better and more informed decisions than ever before. As the only global agricultural sciences company focused exclusively on crop protection, FMC is uniquely positioned to deliver best-in-class agronomic advice.

The precision agriculture team at FMC is building a portfolio of new applications and services. You will be part of a team that is adopting the mindset, agility and processes of a technology company while drawing on our 100+ years of experience in agriculture.

This role will be located at our corporate headquarters in Philadelphia, PA

We welcome you, your ideas and your enthusiasm.

Responsibilities:

Develop responsive mobile and web applications working closely with other engineers and the product team.
Staying abreast of developments in web applications, mobile applications and programming languages.
Design and development of backend APIs and use of cloud-based technology.
Ensure cross-platform optimization for mobile phones.
Work closely with the Product Manager during the development, feedback and testing.
Work with the Data Engineering team to ensure secure, scalable and responsive mobile applications.
Manage the mobile application publication process to the respective App stores.
Committed to developing a world class app dev (dev/ops) environment
Maintain the production applications, utilizing a standard dev/qa/production pipeline
Lead and participate in application development discussions, recommend design choices and execute projects balancing strategic and tactical goals
Collaborate and foster cross-functional relationships with data scientists, data engineer and business stakeholders to understand data needs and build reliable applications
Analyze, design and program software enhancements for new data streams with a goal of developing technical solutions and systems to help mitigate privacy vulnerabilities and prevent potential future privacy risks.
Mentor a team of application engineers and help accelerate data driven culture

Responsible for maintenance and creation of external mobile and web applications, utilizing a Microsoft Azure set of services. Must be able to analyze business requirements to coordinate the development and maintenance of applications. Must be able to coordinate internal and external resources to diagnose and resolve problems within FMC’s precision agriculture applications. Must be able to operate comfortably in both technical and business process situations and collaborate with CTO on project prioritization. Must demonstrate ability to resolve issues quickly and creatively. Must exhibit a strong desire to increase technical knowledge and experience. Must be able to quickly learn and support new technologies.

Required Education:

BS Degree, preferably in a technical discipline or the relevant functional discipline (Computer Science, Engineering or Mathematics) and/or equivalent years of business experience.

Good understanding of data privacy, GDPR and best practices around data encryption
Prior experience of mobile and/or web application development and distribution

Qualifications:

5+ years of experience with a Bachelor’s degree in quantitative field, MS preferred
3+ years of experience as a full stack experience working with mobile applications, API, and databases.
Must have working knowledge of React Native and related technologies.
Demonstrated ability to translate client needs into technical requirements, consider alternatives, and recommend appropriate solutions.
Rapid prototyping experience in the following languages/frameworks: CSS, React Native, Python, Angular, Django, JavaScript, and SQL.
Experience working in Agile development.
2+ years of experience working with at least one of the following cloud providers: AWS, Azure or Google cloud
Hands on experience executing tests and promoting code via robust CI/CD processes (Jenkins, GitHub actions)
Experience in writing automated test cases using tools such as PyTest or Jest
Demonstrated ability to work on all phases of SDLC, application systems analysis and programming activities.
Excellent communication skills, both in writing and in person.

Competencies:

Accountable

Adaptive

Inclusive

Innovative

Strategic

Functional or Technical Knowledge or Skills

Full vaccination against COVID-19 is a condition of employment. Full vaccination means that two weeks have passed since the second dose of a two-dose vaccine (i.e., Pfizer or Moderna) or two weeks after a single dose of a one-dose vaccine (i.e., Johnson & Johnson/Janssen). All applicants will be required to show proof of their vaccination status upon receipt of an offer of employment. Exemptions will be granted only to those applicants who are unable to take the vaccine due to medical reasons or a sincerely held religious belief. FMC will work with those who apply for and are granted exemptions in an effort to identify reasonable accommodations which will permit those individuals to fulfill the responsibilities of their positions.

At FMC, diversity and inclusion are in our DNA. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer with a commitment to creating an inclusive workplace where all employees can thrive – regardless of race, gender, sex, pregnancy, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry, citizenship status, color, age, religion or religious creed, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. FMC also supports employee participation in company employee resource groups that celebrate the diverse backgrounds of our workforce by providing communities for employees to connect with each other and raise awareness throughout FMC. FMC complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact our Talent Acquisition department.

Senior Application Engineer-Precision Agriculture

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