Senior Software Engineer

Ford Motor Company; Dearborn (MI); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 193,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Parental leave

Back-up child care

Tuition assistance

Employee discounts

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

Ford Motor Company is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, build and evolve platform and API solutions powering connected vehicle experiences. You will own services from architecture through deployment, collaborating with product and engineering teams to deliver scalable, secure, customer-focused software.

Expect a hybrid work model, involvement in cloud-native technologies on Google Cloud Platform, and the opportunity to influence technical direction while maintaining Pragmatic, can-do

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 5+ years in cloud-based roles with architecture, deployment and support responsibilities.
• Experience designing, deploying and supporting cloud-based solutions.
• Experience with API methods for systems integrations and data exchange.
• Knowledge of security considerations in cloud-based software solutions.
• Experience with Google Cloud Platform and related tools (Cloud Run, GKE, Pub/Sub, etc.).
• Familiarity with canary deployments and API technologies (JSON, REST, Swagger, Postman).

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and evolve platform and API solutions powering connected vehicle experiences.
• Collaborate with product teams to deliver scalable, secure services.
• Occasionally serve as architect, hands-on developer, or tech lead as needed.
• Develop Java SpringBoot APIs on Google Cloud Platform and microservices.
• Apply TDD, CI/CD and Kanban in the software lifecycle.
• Refactor APIs for simplicity and efficiency; ensure security and reliability.
• Work with DevOps tools to deploy, monitor, and manage software.
• Stay current with tech direction and uphold customer-centric approach.

Skills

Cloud platforms

Data-driven

Agile / Jira

Full stack

GCP

Spring Boot

API / microservices

TDD

CI/CD

Kanban

DevOps tools

Security in cloud

Customer-focused

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SonarQube

Jenkins

GitHub

Terraform

APIGEE

GCP

Cloud Run

GKE

Cloud Pub/Sub

Cloud Spanner

Job description

With more than 26 million connected vehicles across the globe, Ford is transforming the future of connected mobility. The Device Connectivity Platform team is at the center of this transformation, building the platforms and APIs that enable secure, scalable, and reliable connectivity throughout Ford's mobility ecosystem.

We are seeking a passionate, technology-focused Senior Software Engineer who thrives in a collaborative environment and enjoys solving complex challenges at scale. In this role, you will design, build, and evolve platform and API solutions that power connected vehicle experiences for millions of customers.

Success requires both deep technical expertise and leadership. Depending on the need, you may serve as an architect, hands‑on software developer, technical lead, consultant, or product evangelist. You will partner across engineering and product teams to deliver innovative, scalable solutions while driving engineering excellence.

This position offers end-to-end ownership of the services you build, from architecture and implementation through deployment and operations, ensuring the platforms that support Ford's connected vehicle experiences are secure, resilient, and customer-focused.

What You'll Do...

• Have strong technical acumen in cloud computing platforms and technology.
• Be data driven, but also have the ability to drive to conclusions with imperfect/incomplete data.
• Have knowledge of the Agile methodology and associated management tools (i.e. Jira).
• Serve as a Full Stack Software Engineer that enables the design, development, and support of Platforms, APIs, and services.
• Participate in white board sessions to gather customer requirements.
• Develop SpringBoot/Java API/microservices on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) utilizing GCP services such as Cloud Run, Cloud Spanner, Cloud Pub/Sub, and more.
• Perform software engineering using Test Driven Development (TDD), continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD).
• Work in an extreme software development environment using Kanban software methodology.
• Work with team members to establish best practices to maximize efficiency and minimize risk.
• Interact and work closely with product managers to devise solutions and break them down into incremental production-ready user stories.
• Identify opportunities for adopting new technologies to solve existing needs and predicting future challenges. Refactor API/microservices for simplification and efficiency.
• Execute API Load and Performance (L&P) on API/modules developed.
• Develop software that is Clean Code compliant and utilize tools such as SonarQube.
• Perform individual development and collaborate with cross functional teams on end-to-end integration, testing and issue triage efforts.
• Use DevOps tools such as Jenkins, SonarQube, Fossa, and GitHub to deploy, improve and manage software.
• Stay current on the latest technology and contribute to the technical direction of the company while keeping a customer-centric approach.

You’ll have...

• Bachelor's degree
• Minimum 5+ years of progressive responsibilities in cloud-based technically aligned functions
• Experience in designing, deploying, and supporting cloud-based solutions
• Experience with underlying application programming interface (API) methods for systems integrations/data exchange
• Knowledge of security considerations and how to implement them in cloud-based software solutions
• Experience supporting critical applications in an “always on” environment
• Experience working with Google Cloud Platform (or comparable), and related cloud native tools like Cloud Run, GKE, PubSub, Cloud Functions/Schedulers, APIGEE, GCP Logging, Terraform scripts, etc. and deployment pipelines like Cloud Build and Tekton
• Efficient with canary deployments, and API related technologies such as JSON, REST, Swagger and Postman

Even better, you may have...

• Master’s degree preferred

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
• Tuition assistance
• Established and active employee resource groups
• Paid time off for individual and team community service
• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

This position is a range of salary grades 7-8 and ranges from $99,600-$192,900.

Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.

This position is hybrid. Candidates who are in commuting distance to a Ford hub location may be required to be onsite four or more days per week.