Software Engineer- Full Stack

Ford Motor Company; Dearborn (LA); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 193,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Paid parental leave

Tuition assistance

Flexible family care days

Employee resource groups

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

Ford Motor Company is seeking a Senior Full Stack Developer to design, build, and scale enterprise-grade applications across frontend, backend, and data layers. You will work with Java/Spring Boot, React/Redux, and RESTful microservices, while leveraging GCP and Terraform for cloud-native delivery.

The role demands 3–5 years of enterprise experience, strong analytical skills, and collaboration across teams to drive high-quality software with modern DevOps practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• 3-5 years of enterprise-level software development experience with Java, SpringBoot, MongoDB, PostgreSQL.
• Proficiency in designing/implementing large-scale distributed systems and RESTful services; full-stack with React/Redux and Java/Node.js.
• Experience with Jira, CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Tekton) and API security tools (42Crunch).
• 2+ years cloud experience (GCP) and related services.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable full-stack applications across frontend, backend, and data layers.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Build and consume RESTful microservices using Java and Spring Boot.
• Develop modern front-end apps using React/Redux or Angular; HTML/CSS.
• Work with cloud-native architectures on GCP and Terraform for IaC.
• Conduct TDD, BDD, and performance testing; perform UI automation testing.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

MongoDB

PostgreSQL

React/Redux

Node.js

RESTful APIs

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Jira

JFrog

Jenkins

Tekton

Terraform

SonarQube

42Crunch

Fossa

GitHub

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.

Enterprise Technology

plays a critical part in shaping the future of mobility. If you’re looking for the chance to leverage advanced technology to redefine the transportation landscape, enhance the customer experience and improve people’s lives, this is the opportunity for you. Join us and challenge your IT expertise and analytical skills to help create vehicles that are as smart as you are.

In this position...

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Full Stack Developer with a strong technical foundation and a passion for solving complex problems. The ideal candidate brings 3-5 years of experience, demonstrates strong analytical and critical thinking skills, and thrives in a collaborative, solution-oriented environment. You should be a forward-thinking professional who can clearly articulate ideas, contribute to architectural decisions, and drive high-quality software development across the stack.

What you'll do...

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable full stack applications including frontend, backend and database layers.
• Collaborate with cross functional teams to understand business requirements and translate them to technical solutions.
• Build and consume RESTful microservices using Java and Spring Boot
• Develop modern, responsive front-end applications using React (with Redux) or Angular, HTML and CSS.
• Work with cloud-native architectures on GCP.
• Leverage GCP services such as Compute Engine, Cloud Run, Cloud SQL, Cloud storage, PUB-SUB, Application Monitoring (Log Analytics), Memory Store for Redis and Cloud Functions to build scalable and resilient applications.
• Implement and manage infrastructure using Terraform (Infrastructure as Code)
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features
• TDD, BDD, regression and performance testing.
• Implement UI and end-to-end testing using frameworks like Selenium, Cypress or Playwright.
• Optimize application performance, including JVM tuning and profiling
• Ensure code quality through best practices, testing, and reviews
• Contribute to system architecture and technical decision-making
• 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 into incremental production-ready user stories.
• Execute API Load and Performance (L&P) on API/modules developed.
• Use DevOps tools such as Tekton, SonarQube, Checkmarx, Fossa, and GitHub to deploy, improve and manage software.

You’ll have...

• Bachelor's in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• 3-5 years of progressive, enterprise-level experience in software development demonstrating expertise in Java, SpringBoot, Mongo DB, PostgreSQL.
• 3-5 years of experience in designing/implementing large-scale distributed systems and RESTful web services with proficiency in full-stack development using React, Redux, Java, and Node.js.
• 2+ Proficiency with software development and delivery tools and pipelines (Jira, JFrog, Jenkins, Tekton, Terraform, SonarQube, 42Crunch, Fossa, GitHub).
• 2+ experienced in utilizing API security and conformance scanning tools (e.g., 42Crunch) as well as API management platforms (e.g., Apigee) for developing web service proxies and publishing APIs
• 2+ years of experience in cloud platforms (e.g.,GCP) and related services.

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,

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 salary grade 6-8 and ranges from $85,400-$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 with a requirement to be onsite four or more days per week.