Game Developer

Ford; Salina (KS); On-site; USD 68,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

Growth plan

Job summary

Ford in Salina, KS seeks a mid-level software engineer to turn complex ideas into practical services. You will decode an undocumented GraphQL service, prototype with MySQL, and scale Spring Boot applications for a KS-wide rollout.

You’ll work with a growth-minded team, enjoy mentorship, and contribute to a roadmap that prioritizes performance and reliability. This role offers a clear path to ownership and impact within Ford's technology organization.

Qualifications

• 5+ years delivering software with real impact
• Experience turning napkin ideas into prototypes
• Ability to scale services across a region

Responsibilities

• Decode the undocumented GraphQL service nobody at Ford remembers writing
• Translate a napkin idea from Ford founders into a MySQL fast-moving prototype
• Scale Ford's Spring Boot services from Salina pilot to KS-wide rollout
• Ship Change Management features that move Ford's technology roadmap forward
• Hunt down latency spikes nobody at Ford can explain

Skills

Outcome ownership

Ambiguity navigation

Detail-oriented

Mentor collaboration

Tools

GraphQL

MySQL

Spring Boot

Job description

We measure our technology engineers by what they make easy for everyone else, and that's the Game Developer bar in Salina. The whole arrangement rewards initiative — $68,000 - $99,000 to start, technology ownership throughout, and Ford backing every step.

Key Responsibilities

• Decode the undocumented GraphQL service nobody at Ford remembers writing
• Translate a napkin idea from Ford founders into a MySQL fast-moving prototype
• Scale Ford's Spring Boot services from Salina pilot to KS-wide rollout
• Ship the agile Change Management features that move Ford's technology roadmap forward
• Hunt down the latency spikes nobody at Ford can explain

What You'll Bring

• Judgment seasoned by at least 5 years of real consequences
• Detail-oriented approach with a commitment to accuracy
• Comfort navigating ambiguity when the brief arrives half-written
• The integrity to flag your own mistakes first
• 5+ years owning outcomes, not just completing tasks

The team at Ford is small, growth-minded, and entirely convinced that Salina is the best place to reinvent technology. Inclusion isn't a slogan here; it shapes how we hire, promote, and run every meeting.

We hand you $68,000 - $99,000, a growth plan, a mentor, and benefits, then let you flex your week to fit Salina the way you like.

Newly refreshed, this mid-level position in Salina welcomes applicants now.