Software Engineering Lead

Ford Motor Company • Lansing, MI • 3h ago

We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world -- together. At Ford, we're all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves?

Enterprise Technology plays a critical part in shaping the future of mobility. If you're looking for the chance to leverage advanced technology to redefine the transportation landscape, enhance the customer experience and improve people's lives, this is the opportunity for you. Join us and challenge your IT expertise and analytical skills to help create vehicles that are as smart as you are.

The Software Engineering Lead is responsible for delivery of meaningful applications working with product and engineering teams, as well as stakeholders and business owners. As a manager, you will be leading engineers who support a digital environment focused on delivering value for Ford and its customers.

What you'll do...

Solve complex problems by designing, developing, and delivering software solutions using various tools, languages, frameworks, methodologies and technologies

Work on continuously improving platform performance and implement new technologies to maximize development efficiency

Manage and grow software engineers by providing regular mentorship, career coaching, and performance feedback

Engage with customers to deeply understand their use-cases, pain points, and requirements

Evaluate and provide feedback on requirements, product designs, and architectures with a software engineering focus and a perspective on feasibility

Own the responsibility of quality and security within the engineering delivery pipeline, while improving transparency, metric collection, and time to resolution

Socialize and lead the adoption of software craftsmanship engineering principles and practices to improve the organization

Establish relationships and knowledge sharing for partners, stakeholders, and teammates to eliminate siloed, duplicate, or conflicting solutions

Support an environment that enables continuous improvement and contribute to establishing a learning organization

You'll have...

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related field

8+ years of hands-on software engineering experience

6+ years of experience on programming and design patterns; proficient knowledge in Java, testable feature development, and delivering meaningful code reviews

4+ years of experience leading agile teams and delivering software products to market under strict timelines and enterprise-wide impact

4+ years of experience with software operations (Source Management, Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment, DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, Observability, Support and maintenance)

2+ years of experience with technical planning and solution architecture

Even better, you may have...

Previous experience scaling applications and infrastructure

Previous experience in design and development leveraging agile and lean methodologies, as well as maturing a strong waste-free and predictable delivery practice

Experience in managing cross-functional technical design and delivery dependencies across complex systems

Strong verbal and written communications skills

Cooperation with product and business owners in developing user journeys, roadmaps, and delivery plans

You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder...or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage

Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more

Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more

Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases

Tuition assistance

Established and active employee resource groups

Paid time off for individual and team community service

A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year's Day

Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

For a detailed look at our benefits, click here:

https://fordcareers.co/GSR-HTHD

This position is a range of salary grade 7-8.

SOUTHEAST MI RESIDENTS: This role is posted as remote unless you reside within 50 miles of Dearborn, MI-in which case we request on-site presence up to 4 days a week.

Visa sponsorship is available for this position.

Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.

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Requisition ID : 49115

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