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What you'll do... 

• Architect & Code: Design, develop, maintain, and support multiple mission-critical cloud platform components and APIs that power Ford's connected vehicle ecosystem. 

• Own End-to-End Delivery: Take ownership of software services from initial design to deployment and production operations on modern cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP & Kubernetes). 

• Scale & Optimize: Build high-performance, resilient, and event-driven microservices capable of handling massive, real-time data streams. 

• Drive Engineering Excellence: Champion clean code, Test-Driven Development (TDD), robust API design, and comprehensive load/performance testing to ensure ultra-high reliability. 

• Collaborate & Innovate: Partner closely with product managers, technical leaders, and cross-functional teams in an agile environment to translate complex requirements into production-ready solutions. 

• Monitor & Maintain: Implement proactive monitoring, alerting, and performance-management strategies to ensure system health and adhere to strict SLAs. 

You'll have... 

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience). 

• Experience: 5+ years of professional software engineering experience designing, developing, and operating high-performance, cloud-based platforms and microservices. 

• Core Tech Stack: 5+ years in roles requiring proven expertise in Java and Spring Boot. 

• Cloud & Containers: 5+ years in roles hands-on experience with cloud-native architectures (AWS or GCP) and container orchestration (Kubernetes). 

• Data & Messaging: 5+ years' experience building event-driven systems using Kafka (or cloud equivalents like Pub/Sub) and working with relational/non-relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL). 

• DevOps & CI/CD: 5+ years demonstrating technical proficiency with modern DevOps tools and CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub, ArgoCD, SonarQube) to ensure secure and efficient delivery. 

• Testing & Quality: 5+ years' experience in roles demonstrating a strong commitment to writing clean, maintainable code with experience in TDD and API performance/load testing. 

Even better, you may have... 

• Master's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field. 

• Experience with advanced GCP/AWS cloud-native tools (e.g., Cloud Run, Spanner, Cloud Functions, Cloud Scheduler, GKE/EKS, Terraform). 

• Deep understanding of API gateway technologies (e.g., Apigee, Tyk) and protocols (gRPC, WebSockets, REST, JSON). 

• Experience with GitOps and advanced deployment strategies (e.g., Canary deployments, Tekton, ArgoCD). 

• Experience supporting critical, "always-on" applications in high-throughput, low-latency production environments. 

• Ability to make data-informed architectural decisions, even when dealing with imperfect or incomplete data. 

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 6-8 and ranges from $85,400-$232,700. 
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/GSR 

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 hiring. 

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 a hybrid. Candidates who are within commuting distance to a Ford hub location may be required to be onsite four or more days per week. #LI-Hybrid