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Des Moines, Iowa, United States, United States of America
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At Corteva Agriscience, you will help us grow what’s next. No matter your role, you will be part of a team that is building the future of agriculture – leading breakthroughs in the innovation and application of science and technology that will better the lives of people all over the world and fuel the progress of humankind.
***Please note: there is no visa sponsorship provided for this role.
We're looking for an AI Engineer / Back-End Developer to join our Scientific Computing team within the Breeding Technologies group. You'll work at the intersection of data engineering, computer science, and seed product development—building and deploying the services, workflows, and tooling that help decision-makers move fast and make well-informed decisions.
You're a pragmatic engineer who takes ownership end-to-end—from design and implementation through deployment, monitoring, and ongoing operations. You thrive in a collaborative environment, can work autonomously, and value sharing expertise and learning from others. You're comfortable bridging software engineering and computational science—optimizing algorithms, designing scalable APIs, and delivering reliable systems that enable stakeholders to iterate and innovate with confidence.
This role is central to our AI-enablement strategy: you'll help build and deploy platforms that let teams seamlessly integrate new algorithms, digital twins, and AI-powered tools into breeding pipelines and workflows—ensuring they are versioned, reproducible, monitored, and ready for real-world use.
Design and maintain back-end services and APIs that expose data and algorithms to internal users and downstream systems, with a focus on production readiness for deployment
Collaborate closely with scientists, data engineers, and other stakeholders to translate domain problems into robust software solutions—and carry them through deployment into breeding workflows
Build and optimize large-scale batch compute jobs for numerically intensive scientific workloads
Help advance engineering practices as the team scales its AI capabilities
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience), with 10+ years of relevant experience
Strong Python skills
Strong communication skills — able to work effectively with both engineers and non-technical stakeholders
Experience working with Linux and Docker
Working knowledge of AWS (deploying and operating cloud services, storage, and compute)
Experience with large-scale batch computing
Experience with scientific libraries and numerically heavy code
At least some experience with compiled languages such as C++ or Rust
Experience writing and integrating web APIs
What Makes You Stand Out:
Experience with full-stack development highly preferred
Experience with Terraform
Familiarity with LLM integration, RAG pipelines, or building AI-assisted tools
Background in scientific computing, genetics, agriculture or related domains
Benefits – How We’ll Support You:
Numerous development opportunities offered to build your skills
Be part of a company with a higher purpose and contribute to making the world a better place
Health benefits for you and your family on your first day of employment
Four weeks of paid time off and two weeks of well-being pay per year, plus paid holidays
Excellent parental leave which includes a minimum of 16 weeks for mother and father
Future planning with our competitive retirement savings plan and tuition reimbursement program
Learn more about our total rewards package here - Corteva Benefits
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Are you a good match? Apply today! We seek applicants from all backgrounds to ensure we get the best, most creative talent on our team.
Corteva Agriscience is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to embracing our differences to enrich lives, advance innovation, and boost company performance. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, military or veteran status, pregnancy related conditions (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), disability or any other protected status in accordance with federal, state, or local laws.