Senior Software Engineer - AI-Driven Microservices (Hybrid)

Ford Motor Company; Dearborn (MI); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 193,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental coverage

Paid parental leave

Family building benefits

Vehicle discount program

Tuition assistance

Employee resource groups

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, MI, seeks a Senior Software Engineer to design and build scalable microservices and AI-assisted development tooling. The role blends office and remote work, with a requirement to live within commuting distance of Dearborn, MI.

You will collaborate with Product, Architecture, and DevOps teams to deliver backend services and APIs, using Java/Spring Boot and cloud-native technologies. The role emphasizes AI-driven code quality, mentorship, and ongoing modernization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 5-7 years of software development experience with Java/Spring Boot.
• 2-3 years with Google Cloud Platform products (Cloud Run, Apigee, Pub/Sub, GKE).
• Strong cloud and microservices experience.
• Expertise in Spring Cloud and Spring Boot.
• Experience with SQL/NoSQL databases including Cloud SQL, AlloyDB, BigQuery.
• Unit testing with JUnit/TestNG/RestAssured.
• Experience with Agile SDLC and Jira.
• Familiarity with GitHub/Bitbucket and DevOps tools (Jenkins/Tekton).
• Terraform and IaC experience.
• Experience with AI tooling like Github Copilot and OpenAI models.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and develop a scalable microservices platform.
• Define clear specifications, acceptance criteria, and architectural guidelines for AI-driven code generation.
• Leverage AI tools and best practices to streamline development workflows.
• Establish quality controls for AI-generated code, including automated testing and security scanning.
• Evaluate emerging AI tools and practices and integrate them into workflows.
• Handle operational issues with minimal oversight and ensure code quality and accuracy.
• Lead and mentor engineers to foster AI excellence and continuous improvement.
• Develop backend services and APIs to support AI functionality using Python.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Microservices

GCP

Cloud Run

Kubernetes

SQL/NoSQL

JUnit/TestNG

Agile/Scrum

DevOps

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Jenkins

Tekton

Terraform

GitHub

Bitbucket

Apigee

Google Kubernetes Engine

Job description

Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, MI, seeks a Senior Software Engineer to design and build scalable microservices and AI-assisted development tooling. The role blends office and remote work, with a requirement to live within commuting distance of Dearborn, MI.

You will collaborate with Product, Architecture, and DevOps teams to deliver backend services and APIs, using Java/Spring Boot and cloud-native technologies. The role emphasizes AI-driven code quality, mentorship, and ongoing modernization.