Senior Engineering Manager, Frontend & API Platforms

Lincoln Motor Company; Pierre (SD); On-site; USD 142,000 - 268,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Paid parental leave

Tuition assistance

Vehicle discount program

Job summary

Ford Motor Company seeks a Senior Software Engineering Manager within Ford Pro Intelligence to lead a team delivering scalable software for commercial customers. You will guide technical direction, oversee delivery, and drive collaboration across product, design, and engineering to define requirements and priorities.

You will mentor engineering managers, recruit talent, review architectures, and push for continuous improvement in the delivery pipeline, security posture, and overall product

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 12+ years of experience in software development with proficiency in one or more programming languages (e.g., Java, Python, C++, Go).
• 5+ years of experience in a senior leadership role managing people, leading teams, managing managers, and delivering software products to market.
• 5+ years of experience leading teams that build customer-facing, browser-based applications, with a strong understanding of UI/UX principles and modern JavaScript frameworks (e.g., React, Angular, Vue).
• 5+ years of experience with cloud-based technologies (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP).
• 3+ years of experience leading teams that design, build, and scale internal and external APIs, with a strong understanding of service-oriented and microservices architectures.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering managers who support software engineering teams delivering end-to-end software products from conception to production for millions of drivers worldwide.
• Coach and grow software engineering managers and their engineers with regular feedback and development opportunities.
• Oversee planning, execution, and delivery of software projects, ensuring timely, on-budget, high-quality results.
• Guide cross-functional scope including frontend UI/UX and backend API teams.
• Collaborate with product, design, and engineering to define project requirements and priorities.
• Identify and mitigate project risks and dependencies.
• Participate in recruiting and hiring.
• Review and provide feedback on product designs and architectures with a software focus.
• Improve delivery pipelines to reduce cycle time and increase quality and security.

Skills

Java

Python

C++

Go

Team leadership

UI/UX understanding

AWS

Azure

GCP

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Software Eng

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

React

Angular

Vue

Job description

Ford Motor Company seeks a Senior Software Engineering Manager within Ford Pro Intelligence to lead a team delivering scalable software for commercial customers. You will guide technical direction, oversee delivery, and drive collaboration across product, design, and engineering to define requirements and priorities.

You will mentor engineering managers, recruit talent, review architectures, and push for continuous improvement in the delivery pipeline, security posture, and overall product