Senior Software Engineer - AI-Driven SDLC (Hybrid)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Paid parental leave

Back-up child care

Family building benefits

Vehicle discount program

Tuition assistance

Employee resource groups

Paid time off & holidays

Job summary

Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, Michigan is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for a hybrid role with on-site and remote work. You will design and build scalable microservices and AI-enabled workflows, lead engineers, and enforce quality with automated testing and security checks.

Salary range is $115,000 to $192,900 per year (salary grade 8), with comprehensive benefits and career growth opportunities. This role requires collaboration across Product, Architects, DevOps, and QA to deliver

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 5–7 years of software development focusing on Java and Spring Boot.
• 2–3 years with GCP products (Cloud Run, Apigee, Pub/Sub, Cloud Tasks, GKE).
• Cloud technologies and microservices with Java.
• Expertise in Spring Boot / Spring Cloud.
• SQL and NoSQL databases including Cloud SQL, AlloyDB, BigQuery.
• Unit testing with JUnit, TestNG, RestAssured.
• Agile SDLC experience with Jira; cross-functional teamwork.
• Experience with GitHub, Bitbucket; DevOps: Jenkins/Tekton; Terraform.
• Familiarity with AI tooling and developer efficiency tools.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Product Managers, Architects, DevOps, and QA to design and develop a scalable microservices platform.
• Develop clear specifications, acceptance criteria, and architectural guidelines for AI-assisted coding.
• Leverage AI tools and prompts to streamline development workflows.
• Establish quality controls for AI-generated code, including automated testing and security scans.
• Evaluate emerging AI tools and practices for efficiency and reliability.
• Handle operational issues with minimal supervision and review code for quality.
• Design and enrich AI-driven software development processes and workflows.
• Evaluate AI-generated code for accuracy, performance, and clarity.
• Develop scalable backend services and APIs using Python and other tech as needed.
• Lead, mentor, and empower a team of engineers toward AI excellence.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Cloud platforms

Microservices

AI tooling

Agile / SAFe

Jenkins / Tekton

GCP

SQL / NoSQL

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

GitHub

Bitbucket

Jenkins

Terraform

Kubernetes / GKE

APIs / REST

Cloud Run / Apigee

Job description

Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, Michigan is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for a hybrid role with on-site and remote work. You will design and build scalable microservices and AI-enabled workflows, lead engineers, and enforce quality with automated testing and security checks.

Salary range is $115,000 to $192,900 per year (salary grade 8), with comprehensive benefits and career growth opportunities. This role requires collaboration across Product, Architects, DevOps, and QA to deliver