Tyson Foods · 4 days ago
Lead Developer Applications - Cobb Vantress Corporate
Siloam Springs, AR
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/StaffTyson Foods is a leading company in the food industry, and they are seeking a Lead Developer, Applications to design and build modern applications and data-driven solutions. This role will focus on improving operational efficiency and decision-making by blending application development, data engineering, and AI/ML enablement.
Food and BeverageFood ProcessingMarketingMeat and Poultry
Responsibilities
Lead the design, development, and enhancement of business‑critical applications, integrations, and services
Translate business requirements into maintainable, scalable application designs aligned with IT standards
Improve application usability, workflow efficiency, and error‑handling to reduce manual rework
Design and build data pipelines and integrations between operational systems, applications, and reporting platforms
Implement data validation, reconciliation logic, and system controls to improve data accuracy and consistency
Reduce duplicate data entry by enabling system‑to‑system data flows and shared data services
Prepare and structure application data to support analytics, machine learning, and AI use cases
Support the development and operationalization of predictive models, anomaly detection, or optimization logic, working alongside data science or analytics partners
Assist in integrating ML or AI outputs into applications (e.g., recommendations, alerts, automated validations)
Participate in early AI/ML lifecycle practices such as data preparation, model integration, deployment support, and monitoring
Provide hands‑on technical leadership and mentorship to application and data developers
Conduct design and code reviews, promoting best practices in performance, security, and maintainability
Partner with BI, infrastructure, and security teams to ensure solutions align with data platforms and governance standards
Support production applications and data integrations, including troubleshooting, root‑cause analysis, and performance tuning
Contribute to documentation, deployment standards, and operational runbooks
Identify opportunities to modernize legacy applications and introduce data‑driven automation
Qualification
Required
Proficiency in one or more application development languages such as C#, Java, Python, or R
Strong experience with SQL and relational data modeling
Experience building system integrations using APIs, batch jobs, or event‑based messaging
Solid understanding of data concepts, including data quality, transformations, and validation
Ability to communicate technical solutions to business and non‑technical stakeholders
Preferred
Experience with data platforms or analytics tooling (Databricks, Snowflake, Synapse/Fabric, etc.)
Exposure to machine learning workflows, including feature preparation, model scoring, or integration into applications
Familiarity with Python‑based data processing and ML libraries (e.g., Pandas, scikit‑learn)
Experience with BI and visualization tools such as Power BI
Cloud development experience (Azure preferred)
Experience supporting operational, manufacturing, or production systems is a plus
Benefits
Paid time off
401(k) plans
Affordable health, life, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits
And more
Company
Tyson Foods
Tyson Foods is a modern, multi-national, protein-focused food company.
Founded in 1935
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (40)
2024 (24)
2023 (23)
2022 (29)
2021 (10)
2020 (7)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.5B2024-02-28Post Ipo Debt· $1.5B
1978-01-13IPO
Leadership Team
Donnie King
President and CEO
Curt Calaway
Chief Financial Officer
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