Senior Software Engineering Manager, FrontEnd and API

Ford Motor Company; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 142,000 - 268,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Paid time off

Vehicle discount program

Tuition assistance

Holidays

Job summary

Ford Motor Company is seeking a Senior Software Engineering Manager in the Ford Pro Intelligence division to lead a team delivering scalable software for commercial customers. You will guide technical direction, ensure quality delivery, and foster an innovative, collaborative culture across frontend, backend, and API teams.

You will partner with product and design to define requirements, mentor engineering managers, participate in hiring, and drive improvements to the delivery pipeline, security

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 12 years of software development experience with proficiency in one or more programming languages.
• 5 years in a senior leadership role managing people and delivering software products.
• 5 years leading teams building customer-facing, browser-based applications with UI/UX focus.
• 5 years of cloud technology experience (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• 3 years leading teams that design, build, and scale internal and external APIs.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering managers who support software teams delivering end-to-end products.
• Manage and grow engineers with regular performance feedback and development opportunities.
• Oversee planning, execution, and delivery of software projects on time and within budget.
• Lead cross-functional scope with front-end, UI/UX, API teams and back-end services.
• Define requirements and priorities with product and design partners.
• Identify risks, dependencies, and resolve issues proactively.
• Monitor progress and report updates to stakeholders.
• Participate in recruiting and hiring of teams.
• Review architectures and designs with a software engineering focus.
• Improve delivery pipeline, reduce cycle time, and strengthen security posture.
• Develop and socialize new engineering principles and practices.
• Provide thought leadership across organizations to eliminate silos.

Skills

Leadership of teams

Java

Python

C

Go

UI/UX understanding

React/Angular/Vue

Cloud architectures

Agile/Lean methodologies

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/SE

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

We made history and now we work to transform the future — for our customers, our communities and our families. You’ll see your work on the road every day, helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.

Ford’s Electric Vehicles, Digital and Design (EVDD) team is charged with delivering the company’s vision of a fully electric transportation future. EVDD is customer-obsessed, entrepreneurial, and data-driven and is dedicated to delivering industry-leading customer experience for electric vehicle buyers and owners. You’ll join an agile team of doers pioneering our EV future by working collaboratively, staying focused on only what matters, and delivering excellence day in and day out. Join us to make positive change by helping build a better world where every person is free to move and pursue their dreams.

In this role...

As a Senior Software Engineering Manager within Ford Pro Intelligence, you will lead a team of talented software engineers in developing and scaling innovative solutions for our commercial customers. Ford Pro Intelligence is focused on creating a suite of connected services that optimize vehicle performance, manage charging infrastructure, and improve overall fleet operations. In this role, you will be responsible for guiding the technical direction of your team, ensuring high-quality software delivery, fostering a collaborative and innovative environment, and contributing to the overall success of Ford Pro’s mission.

What you’ll do...

• Lead engineering managers who support software engineering teams that deliver end-to-end software products from conception to production for millions of drivers around the world.
• Manage and grow software engineering managers and their engineers by providing regular performance feedback, career coaching, and development opportunities.
• Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of software projects, ensuring they are completed on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards.
• Lead a cross-functional engineering scope — front end teams driving UI/UX, and internal and external API teams delivering the backend services that power our products
• Lead with customer focus alongside partners in product, design, and engineering partners to define project requirements and priorities.
• Manage project risks, dependencies, proactively identify and resolve issues.
• Monitor project progress and provide regular updates to stakeholders.
• Actively participate in recruiting and hiring your teams
• Actively participate in reviewing, evaluating, and providing feedback on product designs and architectures with a software engineering focus.
• Actively seek to improve the engineering delivery pipeline, reducing cycle time and increasing quality and security posture.
• Apply advanced concepts, theories, and principles to create multi-disciplinary innovations and solutions for the most complex or risky business situations.
• Develop and socialize new engineering principles and practices to improve the organization.
• Provide thought leadership and perspective across multiple organizations to eliminate knowledge silos.
• Drive continuous improvement and build a learning organization.
• Evaluate and recommend new and emerging products and technologies.
• Act as a liaison between the team and other departments
• Act as a liaison between the team and other departments within Ford Pro.

You’ll have...

• 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.

Even better, you may have...

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience with developing and deploying software for connected vehicles or IoT devices.
• Experience with data analytics and machine learning.
• Experience with DevOps practices and tools.
• Familiarity with the automotive industry and commercial vehicle operations.
• Strong understanding of software development methodologies, such as Agile and Lean.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Strong verbal and written communications skills with the ability to influence the enterprise, experience presenting to an executive leadership team.

You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we’ve outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

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 leadership level 5 and ranges from $141,700-$268,300.

For California candidates this position is a leadership level 5 and ranges from $148,800-$281,700.

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.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/LL5

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.

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