Senior Software Engineer

Ford Motor Company • Dearborn, MI • 3h ago

In this position...

We are seeking a highly skilled engineer to design, build, and operate large-scale, cloud-native systems that power Ford's connected vehicle capabilities. In this role, you will design and support mission-critical cloud platform components, own services that directly impact customer experiences, and help shape the technical direction of platforms operating at extreme scale. You will balance strong data-driven decision-making with the ability to move forward effectively when information is incomplete.

What you'll do...

Stay ahead of emerging industry trends and technologies.

Align technical solutions with customer needs and business outcomes, ensuring long-term value creation.

Take end-to-end responsibility for software services that drive customer experiences and the platforms supporting them.

Design and deploy reactive microservices using Java, Spring Boot, Hibernate JPA, and Kubernetes.

Build and maintain high-performance REST and gRPC APIs, documented via Swagger and tested via Postman

Refactor existing APIs and microservices for simplification, efficiency, and scalability.

Manage CI/CD pipelines using GitHub, Argo, SonarQube, and Fossa.

Implement Canary deployment strategies to ensure seamless updates in production critical environments.

Execute API Load and Performance (L&P) testing to validate system resiliency.

Monitor platform health using Datadog, Prometheus, and Grafana.

Participate in AI-driven anomaly detection and automated incident diagnostics.

Support critical applications in an "always-on" production environment.

Participate in whiteboard sessions and architectural discussions to gather requirements and design solutions.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams on end-to-end integration, testing, and issue triage efforts.

Identify opportunities to adopt new technologies that solve current needs and anticipate future challenges.

Stay current on industry trends and contribute to the technical direction of the team while maintaining a customer-centric focus.

Establish best practices with team members to maximize efficiency and minimize risk

Open to both Dearborn and Palo Alto locations

You'll have...

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Computer Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)

3+ years of progressive experience in cloud-based software development.

3+ years of experience designing, deploying, and supporting cloud-based solutions in production environments.

3+ years of experience understanding of API design and integration patterns to enable seamless system and data exchange.

3+ years of experience supporting mission-critical, always-on applications with high reliability, availability, and performance requirements.

3+ years of hands-on expertise with GCP or AWS and cloud-native services including Cloud Run, Pub/Sub / MSK, Apigee / Tyk, Observability technologies and container orchestration platforms such as GKE, EKS, or Kubernetes.

Even better, you may have...

Experience with Java Reactive Programming

Hands-on experience with Apache Kafka (streaming/messaging) and PostgreSQL.

Production experience with Kubernetes and microservices architecture.

Experience designing, deploying, and supporting cloud-based solutions at scale.

Knowledge of API methods for system integrations and data exchange (JSON, REST, Swagger, Postman).

Understanding security considerations in cloud-based software (OAuth2, OIDC, SAML).

Experience with AI-driven observability or anomaly detection tools. -

Proven experience supporting "always-on," high-availability production environments.

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.

This position is a salary grade 8.

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