Principal Software Engineer

Requisition ID 32669 -Posted - CO Loveland Admin Office - Loveland Nutrien is a leading provider of crop inputs and services, and our business results make a positive impact on the world. Our purpose, Feeding the Future, is the reason we come to work each day. We’re guided by our culture of care and our core values: We put safety first. We act with integrity. We are stronger together. We deliver with excellence. Nutrien Ag Solutions is the retail division of Nutrien, providing full-acre solutions through our network of trusted crop consultants at more than 2,000 locations in North America, South America, and Australia. For more than 150 years, we have been helping growers achieve the highest yields with the most sustainable solutions possible, offering a wide selection of products, including our proprietary brands: Loveland Products, Inc.; Proven®Seed and Dyna-Gro®Seed; as well as financial, custom application and precision ag services. Through the collective expertise of our nearly 26,000 employees, we operate a world‑class network of production, distribution, and ag retail facilities. We efficiently serve growers' needs and strive to provide a more profitable, sustainable, and secure future for all stakeholders. Help us raise the expectation of what an agriculture company can be and grow your career with Nutrien and Nutrien Ag Solutions. What You'll Do: Nutrien Ag Solutions, Inc. has opened a position for Principal Software Engineer in Loveland, Colorado. Design, build, and maintain a highly scalable cloud‑native digital services platform consisting of a multitude of data products and services. Show initiative and skill at identifying bottlenecks through profiling, metrics and solutioning for low‑latency processing and services. Operate with minimal oversight. Mentor less experienced developers through teaching and demonstrations. Be seen as an expert and technical leader within the technical components of the domains/products/pipelines/integrations. Make architecture decisions at a team level. Serve as technical lead for building solutions in the digital agriculture space. May telecommute from anywhere in U.S. What You'll Bring: Employer will accept a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or related field, and 5 years of experience in the job offered or in a software engineering‑related occupation. Experience must include: 5 years of software development experience with strong emphasis on writing code and delivering features; 5 years of experience building and maintaining highly scalable, performant and fault tolerant data processing pipelines and services on AWS; 3 years of experience in the capacity of technical leadership, building services that are consumed by internal and external stakeholders (Engineering, Analytics, Digital Products, Data Science groups, etc.); 3 years of experience in Agronomic Domain or Ag Tech; Collecting and using metrics to fine‑tune latencies in APIs and services as well as speeding up data processing pipelines; Code refactoring, design patterns, design‑driven development, and application security and excellent instincts for software architecture; Strong skills in Extreme Programming / other Agile frameworks. Background check required. The salary for this role, in Loveland, CO is $176,654.00 per year. While we provide this range as general guidance, several factors are taken into consideration when making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, candidate skill set, experience and training, licensure and certifications, work location, and other business and organizational needs. Actual salary and benefits may differ based on location. We provide an attractive benefits package that includes comprehensive medical, dental, vision coverage, and life insurance and well as disability coverage for positions working more than 30 hours per week. In addition, we have a retirement program that encourages our employees to save for the longer term, with generous matching employer contributions. Our benefit package also demonstrates our culture of care with paid vacation, sick days and holidays as well as paid personal and maternity/parental leaves and an Employee and Family Assistance Program. Details of the benefits package will be shared in the application process. In addition to base pay, this role is also eligible to participate in our annual incentive plan and long‑term incentive plan, consistent with the terms of our program(s) where discretionary pay out of awards is reflecting components such as performance of the company and the employee. Details will be discussed through the application process. This information is provided in compliance with applicable state equal pay and pay equity legislation and is the company's good faith and reasonable estimate of the compensation range and benefits offered for this position. The compensation offered to the successful applicant may vary based on factors including experience, skills, education, location, and other job‑related reasons. Nutrien also makes internal equity a consideration in all pay decisions. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories. This job will remain posted until filled. In accordance with Nutrien policies, you will be required to undergo a background check, and may be required to undergo a substance test. Applicants must meet minimum age requirements, as permitted by law. #J-18808-Ljbffr