Sr Director, Backend Engineering Home Lead, DFS

Reporting to the Bayer Digital Farming (DFS) Head of Engineering, the Sr. Director, Backend Engineering Home Lead is responsible for delivering Engineering operational excellence in support of the DFS business strategy through strategic leadership for the Backend Engineering community, establishing backend standards, developing talent, and strengthening organizational capabilities. You will partner across leadership teams to align technology investments and delivery priorities while enabling the successful delivery of scalable, secure, and reliable backend services across the FieldView ecosystem., + Shape the strategic direction of backend technologies and platforms, including APIs, microservices, cloud-native architectures, and data integration capabilities.

• Align engineering talent and capabilities with business priorities to maximize organizational impact and value delivery.

• Lead nearshore and contractor sourcing strategies to optimize engineering capacity, delivery outcomes, and cost effectiveness.

• Serve as a member of the Engineering Leadership Team, influencing strategy, operating models, investments, and execution.

• Drive adoption of AI, automation, and modern engineering practices to improve productivity, accelerate delivery, and enhance organizational effectiveness.

• Lead cross-functional initiatives and partnerships that advance delivery excellence, engineering metrics, planning effectiveness, and business outcomes.

• 15+ years of software engineering leadership experience in large-scale technology organizations.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent experience.

• Experience leading managers, senior technical leaders, and globally distributed engineering teams.

• Success building and scaling engineering organizations and technical communities.

• Strong leadership, coaching, and talent development capabilities.

• Strategic thinker with the ability to align business, technology, and organizational needs.

• Ability to influence and align cross-functional stakeholders.

• Experience leading organizational transformation and technology modernization initiatives.

• Deep expertise in backend engineering, including APIs, microservices, cloud-native architectures, and distributed systems.

• Strong knowledge of Agile, DevOps, and modern software delivery practices.

• Strong financial and operational acumen, including budgeting, workforce planning, and vendor management.

• Excellent written and verbal communication, presentation, and listening skills with the ability to present complex technical information in a clear and concise manner

Employees can expect to be paid a salary of approximately $177k-266k. 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., Bayer 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. Be Bayer.

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