Digital Farming Intern: Software Engineer (Summer 2025) 

At Bayer we’re visionaries, driven to solve the world’s toughest challenges and striving for a world where 'Health for all Hunger for none’ is no longer a dream, but a real possibility. We’re doing it with energy, curiosity and sheer dedication, always learning from unique perspectives of those around us, expanding our thinking, growing our capabilities and redefining ‘impossible’. There are so many reasons to join us. If you’re hungry to build a varied and meaningful career in a community of brilliant and diverse minds to make a real difference, there’s only one choice. 

Intern: Software Engineer 

YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

As Bayer Crop Science's Digital Farming arm, we deliver sustainable digital solutions using the latest agronomic science, data science, engineering, and real-world farming experience. With groundbreaking technologies like Climate FieldView and our ForGround regenerative agriculture platform, our team is a part of some of the most important advancements in agriculture.  

Digital Farming is looking for talented and motivated Computer Science or Engineering students with solid Computer Science and Programming fundamentals for several of our engineering teams.  As a Software Engineering intern, you will be responsible for designing, building, testing and deploying new products and services in a fast-paced, iterative development environment. 

Front-end/Web Applications - JavaScript and CSS development for our web applications. We leverage several leading-edge JS frameworks (including React, D3, and more). You will work primarily on the Web Interfaces for these applications, which are used by farmers to manage and insure their farms and crops.  

Back-end/Platform Services - Large-scale distributed services for applications and data management. We use a mix of Java, Ruby on Rails, Python and Clojure code. You will work primarily on the back-end services that power our web and mobile applications. These cloud-based services are built on AWS infrastructure and are designed for 7x24 operation, with manageability, availability, reliability and scalability in mind.  

Mobile - Phone and Tablet application development for both the iOS and Android platforms. The applications complement our Web Applications by providing unique mobile device specific capabilities and core functionality to improve farming and insurance operations.  

WHO YOU ARE 

Required qualifications  

Enrolled in a degreed program in a technical or STEM related field during the duration of the internship program  

Knowledge of a programming language like Python, Java and/or Scala 

Experience in manipulating, processing and extracting value from large, disconnected datasets 

Preferred qualifications  

Intellectual drive to learn anything  

Great debugging and reasoning skills  

Stellar academic record or equivalent work experience  

Familiarity with AWS, GCP and/or Azure cloud systems.  

Familiarity with command-line tools on a Unix shell. 

Familiarity with batch processing of data using Spark/Hadoop/MapReduce 

WHAT WE OFFER 

Salary estimated range between $30-$50/hour, depending on degree level and the hiring location.  

Meals are provided in addition to our fully stocked kitchen with snacks and beverages 

1:1 mentoring from a talented and motivated teammate 

Opportunity to work on meaningful projects that have a direct impact on the company 

Exciting company sponsored events, activities, and learning opportunities 

Opportunities to interact with key executives and leadership 

YOUR APPLICATION 

At Bayer, we strive to build inclusive experiences for candidates and employees alike in which a diverse set of perspectives and voices are represented. If this role sounds exciting to you but your experience doesn’t perfectly align with the job description, we still encourage you to apply.  

We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer. This means we actively pursue ways to celebrate our differences and don’t discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, sex (including pregnancy), protected veteran status, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or any unlawful criterion existing under applicable federal, state, or local laws.   

If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, contact us at DFS_accomodations@bayer.com.    

Learn more about our team and mission: https://www.bayer.com/en/us/careers