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The Role
The Senior Application Developer leads the development team, manages software application maintenance, deployment, and ensures stakeholder engagement and data governance.
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Job Purpose and Impact
The Senior Professional leads the Application Development team responsible for maintaining, integrating, and implementing software applications across the organization. This role ensures the smooth and timely deployment of new software and updates through advanced configuration, testing, and support. It also plays a strategic role in stakeholder engagement, data governance, and cross-functional collaboration.
Key Accountabilities
Technical Leadership
Team & Stakeholder Management
Operational Excellence
Governance & Compliance
Reporting & Communication
Qualifications
The Senior Professional leads the Application Development team responsible for maintaining, integrating, and implementing software applications across the organization. This role ensures the smooth and timely deployment of new software and updates through advanced configuration, testing, and support. It also plays a strategic role in stakeholder engagement, data governance, and cross-functional collaboration.
Key Accountabilities
Technical Leadership
- Design and implement complex application configurations aligned with business needs.
- Lead advanced programming, testing, and deployment of application updates and fixes.
- Provide expert-level application support and incident resolution.
Team & Stakeholder Management
- Guide and mentor developers and analysts, fostering a high-performance culture.
- Period close coordination: Manage end-to-end data integration flows connecting source systems to enterprise reporting platforms, ensuring timely and seamless data movement and high data quality. Work with period close coordinators to understand the period close / YEC mandates.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Data Engineering, CFIN, CDP, Minerva, SLT, and platform teams.
- Act as a liaison between technical teams and business stakeholders, translating requirements into actionable plans.
Operational Excellence
- Oversee end-to-end data integration flows from source systems to enterprise reporting platforms.
- Ensure real-time data availability and continuity for financial operations.
- Monitor and optimize APIs, data pipelines, and integration workflows for scalability and performance.
Governance & Compliance
- Enforce data governance standards and maintain comprehensive documentation.
- Ensure compliance with security and regulatory requirements.
- Identify risks and implement mitigation strategies proactively.
Reporting & Communication
- Provide regular updates and executive summaries to leadership.
- Maintain open communication channels with users and stakeholders.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, Data Science, or related field.
- 10+ years of experience in application development, product/data modeling, or related roles.
- Strong expertise in data governance, stakeholder engagement, and cross-functional collaboration.
- Excellent communication and leadership skills.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, Data Science, or related field
- 10+ years of experience in application development, product/data modeling, or related roles
- Strong expertise in data governance, stakeholder engagement, and cross-functional collaboration
- Excellent communication and leadership skills
What the Team is Saying
Gaby
Data Engineering Lead
Landon
North America Service Assurance Manager
Navita
Software Engineering Senior Supervisor
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William Orgertrice
Data Engineer
Kayode D.
Principal Data Engineer
Patricia
Supply Chain Learning & Development and Digital Support Lead
Heather W.
Software Engineer
Kristen K.
Factory of the Future Digital Product Manager
Shrey B.
Senior Software Engineer
Madhuri P.
Senior Data Scientist
William Orgertrice
Data Engineer — Data Function, Platforms and Product Engineering
Navita S.
Software Engineering Senior Supervisor
Heather W.
Software Engineer
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Cargill Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Retirement Support — Two-layer retirement program combines a 401(k) match (100% on the first 3%, 50% on the next 2%) with an employer-funded Employee Retirement Account of roughly 2.5–7% based on age and service. Match is delivered quarterly in company stock and the ERA adds long-term value through additional employer contributions.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO starts at 15 days and scales to 30 days with tenure, governed by a clear June 1–May 31 cycle. This structured ladder provides predictable time away as service grows.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid family leave offers up to 6 weeks to bond with a new child and 4 weeks to care for a family member or qualifying military needs. Additional supports such as Bright Horizons childcare solutions and Milk Stork reinforce family care.
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The Company
What We Do
We are a family company providing food, ingredients, agricultural solutions and industrial products to nourish the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way. We connect farmers with markets so they can prosper. We connect customers with ingredients so they can make meals people love. And we connect families with daily essentials— from eggs to edible oils, salt to skincare, feed to flooring. By providing customers with products that are vital for living, we help businesses grow, communities prosper and consumers live well in their daily lives.
Why Work With Us
The decision to join Cargill can open the door to a world of possibility. As part of our Digital, Technology & Data team, you’ll get to be part of a large and diverse group full of unique perspectives united by a common, higher purpose while building a rewarding career full of opportunity, growth and the satisfaction of knowing your work matters.
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Hybrid Workspace
Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
Typical time on-site:
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