Intern: UIUC Data Engineer (Spring 2024)
Description
Intern: Data Engineer
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: Data 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 ag.
The Science Research Data Engineering team is focused on creating competitive advantage for our customers through building out novel data infrastructure, metrics, insights and data services that enable the design, development, and implementation of data science insights that benefit growers. We are looking for someone to work with the relevant subject matter experts in Digital Farming to develop and implement a method / process to consume and align and anonymize geospatial assets such as planting, crop treatments, harvesting, weather, soil, climate, etc… data in a way that does not diminish the fidelity of the data while disconnecting the linkage back to a physical location that would be identifiable to a particular grower. In this role, your work will help us unlock the value of data and will enable data scientists to develop the next generation of digital ag solutions. This role is based at the UIUC Innovation Center at Champaign, IL.
WHO YOU ARE
Your success will be driven by your demonstration of our LIFE values. More specifically related to this position, Bayer seeks someone who possesses the following:
Required qualifications
- Dual enrolled at UIUC in computer science and crop science degreed program (upper-level BS or MS)
- Working knowledge of at least one programming language (preferably Java, Scala, Python or Javascript)
- Experience utilizing and aligning geospatial data assets
- Experience with relational databases and SQL
- Prior internship as a Data Engineer at a Digital Agriculture company
Preferred qualifications
- A solid foundation in data/computer science, with strong competencies in developing data pipelines
- GIS experience working with vector and raster-based data assets
- Experience with GIS tools
- Experience utilizing agronomic data assets, such as weather and soil data
- Strong curiosity, ownership, problem-solving skills and ability to adapt and learn quickly
WHAT WE OFFER
- Salary estimated range between $20-$30/hour, depending on degree level and the hiring location.
- 1:1 mentoring from a talented and motivated teammate
- Opportunity to work on meaningful projects that have a direct impact on the company
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.