Tech Anchor - Supply Chain

Ford Motor Company; Dearborn (MI); Hybrid; USD 68,000 - 193,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision and Rx

Tuition assistance

Vehicle discount program

Paid time off

Job summary

Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, MI is seeking a proactive Supply Chain Tech Anchor with 8+ years of experience to design, develop, and deploy full-stack products hosting advanced analytics and Generative AI/LLM solutions.

You will act as the technical backbone, write clean code, build robust data pipelines on GCP, and guide teammates with TDD, Agile practices, and mentorship while collaborating with GDIA and Ford leadership to deliver MVPs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or related technical discipline.
• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience delivering customer-facing full-stack products.
• Strong backend in Java/Spring Boot and Python with frontend in Angular.
• Experience building distributed data pipelines and working with GCP services.
• Experience integrating LLMs and AI features into web applications.

Responsibilities

• Lead & Architect: create high-level designs and validate architectural standards for supply chain analytics ecosystem.
• AI & ML Integration: integrate ML algorithms and build production-ready apps powered by Generative AI/LLMs.
• Engineering Excellence: write clean, maintainable code and promote best practices.
• Data Pipelines: architect and build fault-tolerant data pipelines ingesting massive datasets.
• Policy alignment: ensure data/software products comply with enterprise policies.
• Mentorship: pair program, mentor engineers on clean code, and guide Agile practices.
• Agile Practices: advocate TDD, CI, and iterative delivery with Jira for backlog management.
• Product Delivery: collaborate with Product Owners and partners to deliver MVPs.
• Change Agent: help teams adopt modern ways of working and contribute to knowledge base.

Skills

Java

Python

Angular

SQL

GCP

LLMs

TDD

Agile

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science

Tools

Spring Boot

Jira

GitHub Actions

Google Cloud Platform

BigQuery

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 proactive Supply Chain Tech Anchor (8+ years of experience) to lead the design, development, and deployment of full-stack products hosting advanced Supply Chain Analytics and Generative AI/LLM solutions (including Anthropic Claude). In this hybrid role based in Dearborn, MI, you will serve as the technical backbone of the team—writing clean code, designing robust data pipelines on GCP, and integrating machine learning models.

As a technical leader and Agile mentor, you will champion Test-Driven Development (TDD) and pair programming while collaborating closely with GDIA partners and Ford leadership to deliver high-impact MVPs.

Key Tech Stack: Java (Spring Boot), Python, Angular, SQL, GCP, and LLMs/Generative AI.
(Note: This is a hybrid position requiring onsite collaboration at least once a week in Dearborn, MI).

What You'll Do...

• Lead & Architect: Create high-level designs, system-level sequence diagrams, and validate/apply architectural standards across the supply chain analytics ecosystem.
• AI & ML Integration: Integrate Machine Learning algorithms and build robust, production-ready applications powered by Generative AI and LLMs (such as OpenCode) to optimize supply chain decision-making.
• Engineering Excellence: Practice and champion software engineering excellence by writing clean, well-crafted, and highly maintainable code.
• Data Pipelines: Architect and build distributed, fault-tolerant data pipelines from scratch to ingest, process, and serve massive datasets.
• Ensure supported data and software products align with enterprise policies.
• Hands-on Mentorship: Pair program with team members, mentor engineers on clean code practices, and guide the team on Extreme Programming (XP) and Agile ways of working.
• Agile Practices: Advocate for and implement Test-Driven Development (TDD), continuous integration, and iterative delivery principles.
• Product Delivery: Work closely with Product Owners and GDIA partners to define, prioritize, and deliver Minimum Viable Products (MVPs) using Jira.
• Change Agent: Help Product Development Office (PDO) teams adopt new, modern ways of working and actively contribute to Ford's institutional knowledge base.

You'll have...

• Education: Bachelor's degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Experience: 10+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a proven track record of delivering customer-facing full-stack products.
• Backend Development: Strong experience in Java (including Spring Boot) and Python.
• Frontend Development: 3+ years of experience with Angular, React (or similar modern client-side MVC frameworks).
• Data Engineering: 3+ years of experience with SQL and building out highly distributed, fault-tolerant data pipelines.
• Cloud Services: 2+ years of hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• AI & LLM Capabilities:
• Practical experience integrating Large Language Models (LLMs) like OpenCode or GPT into web applications.
• Solid understanding of prompt engineering, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) architectures, and vector databases, MCP Protocol, and Agentic systems.
• Basic understanding of core Machine Learning concepts and potential supply chain use cases.
• Agile & Tools: Strong experience working in an Agile/PDO environment using Jira for backlog management.
• Soft Skills: Outstanding written and oral communication skills, with the ability to confidently present technical concepts to Ford leadership and collaborate across diverse teams

Even better, you may have...

• Advanced GCP Stack: Deep familiarity with GCP services including BigQuery, Cloud Composer, Dataflow, CloudSQL, GCS, Cloud Functions, and Pub/Sub.
• Big Data & Streaming: Experience with open-source big data technologies such as Apache Spark, Hadoop, and Kafka.
• DevOps & CI/CD: Proficiency in Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery tools and pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, Gradle, GitHub Actions).
• Advanced AI: Experience fine-tuning LLMs, building agentic AI workflows, or deploying ML models into production environments.
• Testing Rigor: Strong background in Automated Testing frameworks (Unit, Integration, and End-to-End testing).

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 a salary grade 5 – salary grade 8 and ranges from $68,300-$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 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.