Performance Engineer

Ford; Chattanooga (TN); On-site; USD 49,000 - 74,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Four-day flex week

Ongoing coaching to deepen Git skills

Job summary

Ford in Chattanooga is hiring a junior Performance Engineer to tackle hard problems that shape our mentoring initiatives. The role offers a salary range of $49,000–$74,000, a four‑day flex week, and ongoing coaching to deepen your Git skills.

You will own features end-to-end, from development to on-call rotations, while growing with a scrappy, customer‑minded team in Tennessee. Expect to contribute across the stack, implement tracking for migrations, and help stabilize code through freezes

Qualifications

• Junior-level fluency with Next.js and GitLab CI on the roadmap.
• Working knowledge of Kotlin and transferable Next.js chops.
• Detail-oriented mindset with a focus on accuracy and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Carry a service-minded Adaptability feature through code freeze without breaking Ford stability.
• Catch the high-growth PHP regression in staging before it reaches Chattanooga customers.
• Read Adaptability stack traces and trace bugs to roots.
• Build the C# feature to win back TN accounts Ford lost.
• Own a technology service end to end, from Mentoring schema to on-call rotation.
• Apply RabbitMQ and C# to solve mentorship-focused engineering challenges.

Skills

Next.js

Kotlin

Git

Detail oriented

Tools

GitLab CI

RabbitMQ

Job description

Hard problems in Mentoring don't intimidate you; they're the reason you open your laptop, which makes you our kind of Performance Engineer. This maker-minded junior role offers $49,000 - $74,000, the freedom to own your roadmap, and a team that helps you grow.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry a service-minded Adaptability feature through code freeze without breaking Ford stability
• Catch the high-growth PHP regression in staging before it ever reaches Chattanooga customers
• Read the Adaptability stack traces others skim past, and trace bugs to their root
• Build the fiercely-supportive C# feature that wins back the TN accounts Ford lost
• Own a technology service end to end, from Mentoring schema to on-call rotation
• Apply RabbitMQ and C# to solve mentorship-focused engineering challenges

What You'll Bring

• Junior fluency in Next.js, with GitLab CI on your roadmap
• Calm under the design-led chaos a junior role tends to generate
• Working knowledge of Kotlin alongside transferable Next.js chops
• Detail-oriented approach with a commitment to accuracy
• Solid GitLab CI grounding, plus Git you can pick up on the fly
• The discipline to finish the boring 20% that makes the rest matter

What sets Ford apart is a scrappy team in Chattanooga that treats every customer like a partner. Trust, transparency, and steady momentum are the three things we protect above all else.

At Ford, you'll find $49,000 - $74,000, a four-day flex week option, and ongoing coaching to deepen your Git skills.

Come find out why people stay at Ford once they get here; the Performance Engineer door is open.