Remote Senior Software Engineer - Java Microservices Lead

Ford; Dearborn (MI); Remote; USD 147,000 - 184,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/prescription coverage

Parental leave and family care support

Vehicle discount program

Tuition assistance

Paid time off & holidays

Job summary

Ford Motor Company is seeking a Senior Software Engineer in a fully remote role within the United States. You will implement platform and API solutions, lead architecture discussions, and mentor the team to deliver robust Spring Boot/Java microservices across cloud platforms.

The role emphasizes TDD/BDD, CI/CD pipelines, and API modernization. Candidates should have a strong background in Java, REST APIs, NoSQL/SQL databases, JWT/OAuth 2.0, and cloud infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology or related field.
• 13+ years of experience in the job offered or related occupation.
• 10+ years in Java-based design and development.
• 7+ years with Java Spring Boot and REST APIs.
• 5+ years with NoSQL/SQL databases and data modeling.
• 3+ years with JWT/OAuth 2.0 and cloud infra.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture and whiteboard sessions to design robust systems.
• Develop Spring Boot/Java APIs and microservices in cloud environments.
• Mentor engineers in software craftsmanship and best practices.
• Drive API load/performance strategies and CI/CD processes.
• Refactor APIs for simplicity, readability, and efficiency.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

REST APIs

Microservices

CI/CD

DevOps

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/CS/IT

Tools

Jenkins

SonarQube

Checkmarx

GitHub

Azure

Google Cloud

Job description

Ford Motor Company is seeking a Senior Software Engineer in a fully remote role within the United States. You will implement platform and API solutions, lead architecture discussions, and mentor the team to deliver robust Spring Boot/Java microservices across cloud platforms.

The role emphasizes TDD/BDD, CI/CD pipelines, and API modernization. Candidates should have a strong background in Java, REST APIs, NoSQL/SQL databases, JWT/OAuth 2.0, and cloud infrastructure.