Engineering Manager, Dealer Platform & Product Delivery

Talentify; Dearborn (MI); On-site; USD 133,000 - 251,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision coverage

Flexible parental leave & family care

Vehicle discount program

Tuition assistance

Paid time off & holidays

Relocation assistance

Employee resource groups

Job summary

Ford Motor Company is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a cross-functional team of developers and analysts building and supporting technology products powering Ford's dealer platforms.

You will own the full product lifecycle from roadmap to production support, with hands-on fluency across GCP, Java Springboot microservices, PostgreSQL/Oracle, React, and Angular to credibly guide technical trade-offs and ensure reliable delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 7+ years of experience in product management and/or engineering leadership, including direct management of engineering/analyst teams of 10+.
• Hands-on technical background with GCP, PostgreSQL or Oracle, Java Springboot microservices, React, and Angular.
• Proven experience owning full product lifecycle delivery, including production support and incident management.
• Experience working directly with business stakeholders to define priorities and manage expectations.
• Strong people leadership skills coaching, performance management, hiring, and team development.
• Solid understanding of API design, microservices architecture, and system integration patterns.
• Experience in Agile/Scrum environments as a team or delivery lead.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage, and mentor a team of 10+ developers and analysts, organizing the team into effective areas as needed.
• Set clear performance expectations, conduct regular 1:1s, and drive career growth and development for direct reports.
• Build a strong team culture focused on ownership, quality, and continuous improvement.
• Manage hiring, onboarding, and resource planning for the team.
• Own end-to-end delivery: sprint planning, prioritization, resourcing, and removing blockers.
• Own production support for dealer platform products incident management, root-cause analysis, and driving resolution of production issues.
• Establish and monitor SLAs/operational metrics for platform reliability and support responsiveness.
• Manage delivery risk track timelines, dependencies, and technical debt; escalare and communicate proactively.
• Drive Agile/Scrum ceremonies and continuously improve delivery and support processes.
• Own the product roadmap and strategy for dealer platform products, balancing business priorities, technical feasibility, and platform health.
• Engage hands-on in technical discussions architecture, API design, Microservices, data modeling on GCP, Java Springboot Microservices, PostgreSQL/Oracle, React, Angular to guide sound engineering decisions.
• Translate business/dealer requirements into clear epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Ensure scalability, reliability, and quality through active involvement in technical design and code/architecture reviews.
• Serve as the primary point of contact between the development team and business stakeholders (marketing, sales, dealer operations, IT).
• Gather, prioritize, and align on requirements with stakeholders; manage expectations on scope, timing, and trade-offs.
• Provide regular updates to leadership and stakeholders on roadmap progress, delivery status, production health, and risks.
• Partner with UX/design and cross-functional teams to ensure cohesive, friendly product experiences.

Skills

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

Agile/Scrum

Technical decision making

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/related

Equivalent experience

Tools

GCP

PostgreSQL/Oracle

Java Springboot

React

Angular

Job description

Ford Motor Company is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a cross-functional team of developers and analysts building and supporting technology products powering Ford's dealer platforms.

You will own the full product lifecycle from roadmap to production support, with hands-on fluency across GCP, Java Springboot microservices, PostgreSQL/Oracle, React, and Angular to credibly guide technical trade-offs and ensure reliable delivery.