Cloud Platform Software Engineer — Global Connected Vehicle Platform

Ford; United States; Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 233,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vehicle discount

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Parental leave

Holiday pay

Job summary

Ford Motor Company is hiring for a senior software engineer within the EVDD team. You will design, build, deploy, and operate cloud-native microservices at scale on Kubernetes in multi-cloud environments (AWS and GCP).

The role emphasizes end-to-end ownership, strong Java/Spring Boot expertise, and collaboration with product and cross-functional teams in a hybrid work model in the United States.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience designing, developing, and operating cloud-based platforms.
• Strong Java and Spring Boot expertise.
• Experience with AWS or GCP and Kubernetes.
• Kafka or Pub/Sub for event-driven data.
• CI/CD and testing proficiency including TDD.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end delivery of cloud services from design to production operations.
• Build and operate scalable microservices on Kubernetes and cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP).
• Power Ford Connected Vehicle Cloud Platform enabling millions of vehicles.
• Collaborate with product managers and cross-functional teams in an agile environment.
• Implement monitoring, alerting, and performance testing to meet SLAs.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Kubernetes

AWS

GCP

Kafka

CI/CD

TDD

APIs

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

ArgoCD

Tekton

Jenkins

GitHub

Terraform

Job description

About the Role

We made history and now we work to transform the future – for our customers, our communities and our families. You'll see your work on the road every day, helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.

Ford’s Electric Vehicles, Digital and Design (EVDD) team is charged with delivering the company’s vision of a fully electric transportation future. EVDD is customer-obsessed, entrepreneurial, and data-driven and is dedicated to delivering industry-leading customer experience for electric vehicle buyers and owners. You’ll join an agile team of doers pioneering our EV future by working collaboratively, staying focused on only what matters, and delivering excellence day in and day out. Join us to make positive changes by helping build a better world where every person is free to move and pursue their dreams.

Responsibilities

• You’ll have true end to end ownership—designing, building, deploying, and operating scalable microservices on modern cloud infrastructure like Kubernetes and AWS/GCP. If you want your work to run on a global scale, have real world impact, and are up to the challenge of enterprise-level complexity, this is a chance to build technology that literally moves the world.
• Unrivaled Scale & Real-World Impact (The “Cool Factor”): Many companies talk about “scale”, but few can match the physical and digital footprint of Ford. In this role, your code will power the Ford Connected Vehicle Cloud Platform, which connects over 26 million vehicles worldwide (and counting).
• Modern Tech Stack & True End-to-End Ownership: This isn't a maintenance job for a legacy monolith. You will be building and operating cutting-edge, cloud-native architectures using a modern stack: Java, Spring Boot, Kubernetes, Kafka, and multi-cloud environments (AWS & GCP).
• Startup Culture with Enterprise-Grade Stability & Benefits: As part of the Electric Vehicles, Digital and Design (EVDD) team, you get the best of both worlds: the fast-paced, entrepreneurial, and customer-obsessed culture of a tech startup, backed by the robust financial stability and world-class benefits of a global giant.

Qualifications

• Architect & Code: Design, develop, maintain, and support multiple mission-critical cloud platform components and APIs that power Ford’s connected vehicle ecosystem.
• Own End-to-End Delivery: Take ownership of software services from initial design to deployment and production operations on modern cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP & Kubernetes).
• Scale & Optimize: Build high-performance, resilient, and event-driven microservices capable of handling massive, real-time data streams.
• Drive Engineering Excellence: Champion clean code, Test-Driven Development (TDD), robust API design, and comprehensive load/performance testing to ensure ultra-high reliability.
• Collaborate & Innovate: Partner closely with product managers, technical leaders, and cross-functional teams in an agile environment to translate complex requirements into production-ready solutions.
• Monitor & Maintain: Implement proactive monitoring, alerting, and performance-management strategies to ensure system health and adhere to strict SLAs.

Your background

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience).
• Experience: 5+ years of professional software engineering experience designing, developing, and operating high-performance, cloud-based platforms and microservices.
• Core Tech Stack: 5+ years in roles requiring proven expertise in Java and Spring Boot.
• Cloud & Containers: 5+ years in roles hands‑on experience with cloud-native architectures (AWS or GCP) and container orchestration (Kubernetes).
• Data & Messaging: 5+ years' experience building event-driven systems using Kafka (or cloud equivalents like Pub/Sub) and working with relational/non-relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL).
• DevOps & CI/CD: 5+ years demonstrating technical proficiency with modern DevOps tools and CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub, ArgoCD, SonarQube) to ensure secure and efficient delivery.
• Testing & Quality: 5+ years' experience in roles demonstrating a strong commitment to writing clean, maintainable code with experience in TDD and API performance/load testing.

Even better, you may have

• Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• Experience with advanced GCP/AWS cloud-native tools (e.g., Cloud Run, Spanner, Cloud Functions, Cloud Scheduler, GKE/EKS, Terraform).
• Deep understanding of API gateway technologies (e.g., Apigee, Tyk) and protocols (gRPC, WebSockets, REST, JSON).
• Experience with GitOps and advanced deployment strategies (e.g., Canary deployments, Tekton, ArgoCD).
• Experience supporting critical, “always-on” applications in high-throughput, low-latency production environments.
• Ability to make data-informed architectural decisions, even when dealing with imperfect or incomplete data.

Benefits and Perks

• 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.

Salary and Benefits

This position is a salary grade 6-8 and ranges from $85,400-$232,700. Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.

Visa and Work Authorization

Visa sponsorship is not 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 hiring.

Equal Opportunity

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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.

Work Arrangement

This position is a hybrid. Candidates who are within commuting distance to a Ford hub location may be required to be onsite four or more days per week.

Location

Work from Home, Irvine, CA, 92618, US (Remote)