John Deere, founded in 1837, is a manufacturer of equipment and technology serving agriculture, construction, forestry, and turf care industries. The company employs more than 75,000 people worldwide and operates over 60 facilities across 16 American states. Its products range from the original steel plow designed for Midwest soil to modern tractors and advanced machinery.
The company's technology work spans precision agriculture, automation, cloud-based platforms, mechanical engineering, and data science. These domains support efforts to address global food and infrastructure demands as the world's population heads toward 10 billion by 2050.
With a heritage stretching back nearly two centuries, John Deere has evolved from a single blacksmith shop into a global enterprise. Its engineering and software teams develop systems that integrate connectivity, machine learning, and autonomous capabilities into heavy equipment used across multiple industries.
