Lead Software Engineer; Solution Design

Position: Lead Software Engineer (Solution Design)
Location: Town of Poland

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** Lead Software Engineer (Solution Design)** | | | | || | | | | || | | | | |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.

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be a part of Bayer's Customer Engagement Team. You will work on improving our 'System and Data Integration Capabilities'
** Key Tasks & Responsibilities:
*** Own end-to-end solution design with a strong API focus, from initial concept through architecture decisions to implementation guidance, ensuring solutions are scalable, maintainable, secure, and aligned with enterprise standards.
* Collaborate closely with enterprise architects and drive solution proposals forward by presenting to architecture boards, securing stakeholder buy-in, and shepherding designs from approval through delivery.
* Drive stakeholder alignment across product, platform, security, and business functions; act as the bridge between the team and the wider organization on strategic technical developments.
* Champion the creation and usage of API templates, SDKs, reusable services, and the Internal Developer Platform (Backstage) to support the Pharma Commercial.
* Lead the adoption of Composable Architecture principles across Pharma Commercial and guide engineers to apply them effectively.
* Define and enforce team-based standards for design patterns, programming tools, and techniques; select appropriate methods and ensure their effective application.
* Review systems designs of our product squads to ensure appropriate technology selection, efficient use of resources, and effective integration across multiple systems and technologies.
* Validate solution approaches through appropriate prototyping methods, choosing the most suitable technique for each context.
* Own delivery outcomes in a high-performing team, balancing quality and time-to-market by crafting pragmatic compromise solutions when constraints demand trade-offs.
* Leverage AI coding assistants effectively and promote their productive adoption within the team.
* Design and govern reusable components (APIs, SDKs, templates) that are discoverable, self-describing, and ready for consumption by AI coding assistants and autonomous agents - with clear contracts, machine-readable metadata, and up-to-date documentation.
* Mentor and work closely with less experienced colleagues, fostering growth and capability building within the team.
** Qualifications & Competencies
*** Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
* 7+ years of experience as a software engineer.
* Established and maintained development standards (branching strategies, PR workflows, platform tooling) adopted across multiple teams.
* Presented solution designs and technical proposals to architecture boards, governance forums, or business stakeholders, and incorporated their feedback into final designs.
* Owned API or platform standards across multiple teams, with evidence of cross-team uptake (e.g. shared templates, SDKs, or design patterns in production use).
* Co-authored or reviewed architecture decision records (ADRs) in collaboration with enterprise architects, aligning solution designs with enterprise-wide standards and technology roadmaps.
* Navigated cross-team dependencies to deliver integrated solutions end-to-end, documented through design artifacts, decision logs, or delivery retrospectives.
* Excellent experience with component design as part of Composable Architecture principles like MACH, especially with an…