Mid-Level Backend Engineer – gRPC, Azure & Remote Options

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

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.