Senior Data Engineer at John Deere
Johnston, IA
$109,284–$163,920from the description
Aug 6, 2026
Johnston, IA
Sep 22, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
This role at John Deere's Customer & Commercial Intelligence group involves designing, building, and maintaining data pipelines, data products, and analytics infrastructure on cloud platforms. The position supports internal business partners across Marketing, Finance, and Customer Success, and may also contribute to AI-enabled solutions. It is primarily onsite in Johnston, IA or Moline, IL, with remote possible at manager's discretion, and is intended to fill two openings across two different teams.
Mid level · 3+ years · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA · Full-time
Advertised as Senior, but the requirements read as Mid.
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 10 people in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (database architects). range 6–15
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $122,670 (middle half $100,492–$146,308). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Aug 8, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
The posting requires 3+ years of experience in data engineering or related fields — this aligns with a Mid-level engineer despite the 'Senior' title, as the experience threshold is relatively low for a Senior designation.
The primary location is Johnston, IA, with Moline, IL as an alternative; remote is listed as possible only at the manager's discretion, so the role is classified as onsite.
Python and Java are listed as interchangeable examples in the same requirement clause; Python is named first and is the more common choice in this stack context.
The 'What Makes You Stand Out' section (preferred/nice-to-have) includes: experience with John Deere-specific machine/customer data platforms (See & Spray, Harvest Automation, etc.), cross-domain business experience, AI-based solution experience, API experience, and the Databricks Certified Data Engineer credential.
SOC classification is Medium confidence: the role centers on building data pipelines and data models (15-1243 Database Architects), but the emphasis on software engineering practices, CI/CD, and AI capabilities also makes 15-1252 Software Developers a plausible fit.
VISA sponsorship is explicitly not available for this position.
This requisition fills two openings; candidates may be placed on either the Activation & Utilization team or the CCI Enablement team.
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