Technical Anchor - Integration and Platform Engineering

Ford Motor; Chennai; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 5,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Ford Motor in Chennai seeks a hands-on Technical Anchor to design and develop scalable platform services, integrate AI-powered automation, and collaborate with stakeholders to translate business needs into robust tech solutions.

The role focuses on event-driven microservices, API integrations, RAG-based architectures, and cloud deployments on Google Cloud Platform, with a strong emphasis on CI/CD, testing, security, and observability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, MCA, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of software development experience in enterprise applications.
• Strong proficiency in Java, Spring Boot, and Node.js.
• Experience designing and implementing microservice architectures.
• Minimum 3+ years of experience developing SOAP and/or REST APIs.
• Hands-on experience building cloud-native solutions on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Experience with event-driven architecture and asynchronous integration patterns.
• Strong understanding of DevSecOps principles and CI/CD practices.
• Experience implementing automated testing strategies including unit, integration, regression, and performance testing.
• Hands-on experience with Test-Driven Development (TDD), JUnit, and Selenium.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop event-driven, scalable, reliable, and resilient platform solutions.
• Build and maintain microservices and API-based integrations across enterprise applications.
• Collaborate with product and technology stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Partner directly with business teams to rapidly prototype, validate, and deliver innovative solutions.
• Develop and integrate AI-powered agents and automation capabilities into operational workflows.
• Implement Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and agent-based architectures using enterprise AI platforms.
• Contribute to cloud-based solutions leveraging Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Champion DevSecOps practices, including CI/CD, automated testing, security scanning, monitoring, and observability.
• Develop dashboards, alerts, and platform health monitoring to ensure application reliability and availability.
• Drive continuous improvement through automation, experimentation, and adoption of emerging technologies.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Node.js

Microservices

APIs (SOAP/REST)

Event-driven architecture

CI/CD

DevSecOps

Testing strategies

TDD

JUnit

Selenium

Education

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

Tools

Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

JUnit

Selenium

Job description

Technical Anchor

The Integration and Platform Engineering team serves as the communication backbone across Ford Credit systems. We are looking for an innovative and hands-on engineer who combines strong software engineering fundamentals with a passion for AI-enabled solutions. In this role, you will design and develop scalable, fault-tolerant, and highly resilient services while working directly with stakeholders to solve business problems through technology. You will also help drive adoption of AI-powered automation and intelligent workflows using modern cloud and platform technologies.

What You Will Do

• Design and develop event-driven, scalable, reliable, and resilient platform solutions.
• Build and maintain microservices and API-based integrations across enterprise applications.
• Collaborate with product and technology stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Partner directly with business teams to rapidly prototype, validate, and deliver innovative solutions.
• Develop and integrate AI-powered agents and automation capabilities into operational workflows.
• Implement Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and agent-based architectures using enterprise AI platforms.
• Contribute to cloud-based solutions leveraging Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Champion DevSecOps practices, including CI/CD, automated testing, security scanning, monitoring, and observability.
• Develop dashboards, alerts, and platform health monitoring to ensure application reliability and availability.
• Drive continuous improvement through automation, experimentation, and adoption of emerging technologies.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, MCA, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of software development experience in enterprise applications.
• Strong proficiency in Java, Spring Boot, and Node.js.
• Experience designing and implementing microservice architectures.
• Minimum 3+ years of experience developing SOAP and/or REST APIs.
• Hands-on experience building cloud-native solutions on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Experience with event-driven architecture and asynchronous integration patterns.
• Strong understanding of DevSecOps principles and CI/CD practices.
• Experience implementing automated testing strategies including unit, integration, regression, and performance testing.
• Hands-on experience with Test-Driven Development (TDD), JUnit, and Selenium.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience developing AI agents or workflow automation solutions.
• Experience implementing RAG-based solutions using enterprise AI platforms.
• Familiarity with Claude ecosystem tools and AI orchestration frameworks.
• Experience with observability and monitoring tools.
• Knowledge of code quality and security tools such as SonarQube, Checkmarx, 42Crunch, or equivalent.
• Experience working directly with business stakeholders to identify problems and rapidly prototype solutions.

#LI- MF2 Experience Level Mid Level