Backend Developer

Ford; Tampa (FL); Remote; USD 78,000 - 106,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

Benefits

Flexibility

Job summary

Ford, anchored in Tampa, FL, seeks a mid-level engineer to design scalable architectures using Azure and modern toolchains. You will clean legacy Node.js modules, automate pipelines, and optimize Webpack for faster releases, while supporting relocation to Tampa or remote work options.

Ideal candidates bring 3+ years of experience, project management proficiency, and collaboration to ease mid-level reviews. This role emphasizes growth, mentorship, and flexible work arrangements.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in project management.
• Willingness to learn PHP quickly.
• At least 3 years of relevant experience.
• Collaborative mindset for mid-level review.
• Familiarity with Angular and GitHub Actions.
• Willingness to relocate to Tampa, FL or work remotely.

Responsibilities

• Re-architect the technology flow so Microsoft Azure handles ten times Tampa's current load.
• Refactor legacy Node.js modules to be cleaner and maintainable.
• Configure and manage infrastructure as code across staging and production environments.
• Automate build, test, and deployment pipelines for faster release cycles.
• Tune Webpack queries to prevent Tampa-area database timeouts.

Skills

Project management

Team collaboration

Willingness to relocate

Tools

PHP

Node.js

Angular

Webpack

GitHub Actions

Azure

Job description

Step into a mid-level engineering role where gRPC and Webpack drive everything we build at Ford. Come own your work at Ford: $78,000 - $106,000, a supportive team, and 4 years of PHP put to good use.

Key Responsibilities

• Re-architect the technology flow so Microsoft Azure handles ten times Tampa's current load
• Reach into legacy Node.js modules and leave them cleaner than you found them
• Configure and manage infrastructure as code across staging and production
• Automate build, test, and deployment pipelines for faster release cycles
• Tune Webpack queries until the FL database stops timing out under load

What You'll Bring

• Real proficiency with Project Management, plus willingness to learn PHP fast
• 3 years that taught you which corners can be cut
• A collaborator who makes the mid-level review feel less like an exam
• Enough Angular to be dangerous, enough GitHub Actions to be trusted
• Willingness to relocate to Tampa, FL, or to make remote work
• The composure to deliver bad news early and clearly

Anchored in Tampa, FL, Ford designs the kind of ambitious systems that technology teams quietly depend on every single day. At Ford the org chart is flat enough that good ideas don't need a passport to travel.

We seal the offer with $78,000 - $106,000, mentorship, benefits, and flexibility, the four reasons FL talent picks Ford first.