Software Engineering Manager, Apollo

More than seven billion people depend on farms for healthy and affordable food.

By 2050, the global population will surpass nine billion and farmers will need new ways to deliver on this surging demand.

They’ll be seeking options that both sustain the environment and help them to be economically viable, and are increasingly turning to the world’s leading Farm Management Software (FMS), Granular.

As an organization, we are committed to delivering the most innovative and industry leading digital products that our customers will love.

We’re looking for an Engineering Manager and technical lead for our Web Framework team building the foundation for how the core building blocks of our software work together to produce a high-quality, extensible application.

This is a unique opportunity to join a mission-focused, fast-paced, thoughtful, and lively team at the core of all client applications at Granular.

At Granular, you’ll have the opportunity to work with a top-tier leadership team with proven entrepreneurial expertise to reshape the $3 trillion agriculture industry.

We’re growing quickly, and expanding our team.

We’re looking for proactive, intellectual, and versatile individuals to join our team to improve the lives of our farmers.

Throughout the pandemic, we’ve provided an employee-focused response to COVID-19 where safety is key.

As of July 2021, we reopened our Johnston, IA and Champaign, IL office hubs and now offer a hybrid approach of intentional in office time to work and collaborate, balanced with the flexibility to work from home.

Our San Francisco office will reopen this fall.

What You’ll Get To Do:

• As an Engineering Manager, you will use your expertise with modern web technologies to own, architect, build, and deliver the core frameworks and building blocks of Granular’s frontend web applications
• Lead technical strategy, planning, and implementation with insightful, forward-looking approaches that go beyond the immediate to solve large, open-ended problems
• Partner with Product to set priorities, objectives, and clarify direction
• Mentor and inspire a diverse team of engineers with a high degree of empathy and emotional intelligence
• Manage and develop the team through hiring, retaining, mentoring, and continually building the team’s capabilities
• Develop and nurture relationships with Product, QA, Delivery, Design, & GTM to develop best-in-class experience for our users
• Improve all aspects of the product
  – both technical and processes
  – and deliver outstanding results for our customers
• Work multi-functionally and lead dependencies across Granular to support front-end development teams and their products

Who You Are:

• 5+ years of experience developing modern web applications, with 3+ years of experience with modern JS frameworks
• 1+ year of experience in a technical lead or engineering management role building performant, reliable, production applications
• Is passionate about web technologies and delivering both a world-class customer and developer experience
• Demonstrates servant leadership and passion for leading and mentoring the team
• Has experience working with and ideally leading projects within a distributed team
• Has excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a proven ability to build strong, productive relationships.
• Can effectively present to large groups and has experience building a vibrant developer community
• Has worked in an agile environment and is comfortable using project management tools like JIRA, Asana, Rally, etc.
• Has a BA/BS degree or equivalent experience

Perks and Benefits:

• Upward mobility.

  We are growing and need talent who can take on increasingly challenging and rewarding roles

• Flexible Vacation Policy + Sick Time
• 10 paid company holidays per year
• 401k Matching Program
• Employer sponsored Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability and Life Insurance
• Healthcare and Dependent Care FSA
• Family Parental Leave
• Learning Programs and Employee Development
• Open floor plan and dog-friendly offices

Who We Are:

Granular is Farm Management Software (FMS) that is helping thousands of farmers to build stronger farms today and steward their lands for generations to come.

Granular uniquely combines an industry-leading support team with the most recommended suite of easy-to-use powerful software to help farmers and their teams run all aspects of their farm business.

From financials to agronomy to operations, farmers are now able to make data-driven decisions with greater confidence in an increasingly challenging environment.

Granular was founded in 2014 with the mission of helping farmers run more profitable and efficient business instead of maximizing bushels.

Built as a collaboration between several of the most advanced family farms and top technology investors including Google Ventures, Granular is widely credited for launching the first modern, built in the cloud and mobile-centric FMS in 2014.

In 2017, Corteva Agriscience acquired Granular to bring together the best technologists, scientists, and entrepreneurs from across the world with its global presence and deep resources to serve the needs of farmers through the transformative effects of digital technologies.

Today, our over 400 passionate employees are on a mission helping our customers solve their problems today and for food demands in the future by shaping agriculture through continuous innovations in farm productivity, profitability, and environmental sustainability.

Granular is San Francisco-based, with offices worldwide.

Granular is an independent, wholly-owned subsidiary of Corteva Agriscience (NYSE:CTVA), a spin off of DowDuPont™.

Learn more about our company and people at ( Twitter, @GranularAg, and Instagram, @Granular_Ag, or facebook.com/GranularAgriculture/ (

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company.

We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

Please contact us to request accommodation.