Software Engineer Manager

The Order Fulfillment product group is the heart of the Ford ecosystem, enabling multiple Top Hats for Retail and Fleet Commercial customer experience journey.

As a Software Engineer Manager, you will lead and develop high-performing engineering teams to deliver secure, scalable, and reliable software solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Apply technology to solve business problems
• Design and deliver industry-leading products and services to maximize value and productivity for customers
• Engage with other stakeholders & teams across Order Fulfillment, eCommerce, FordPro, Scheduling, and GTS
• Lead software engineering team members in delivering Order Management services to dealers and retail customers
• Establish and reinforce software engineering standards, including clean code practices, test driven development, and quality-first delivery
• Promote responsible use of AI across the SDLC
• Evaluate emerging AI tools and workflows to improve developer productivity
• Apply Agile practices to support effective and predictable software delivery
• Clearly communicate technology and product strategy, vision, and priorities to team members
• Partner with the Lead Product Owner to coordinate the quarterly prioritization process
• Apply Lean Product Management principles and techniques to continuously improve solution delivery
• Oversee implementation of new initiatives and provide assessment and reporting on health to governance stakeholders
• Manage dependencies with interfacing systems, including identification and mitigation of risks and issues
• Provide mentoring, coaching, and direction to software engineers to support growth and performance
• Maintain ownership of the roadmap and backlog to ensure alignment with business priorities

Qualifications:

• 7-10 years of technology experience, with at least 3+ years of experience leading and managing software engineering product teams
• Proven experience with front end and backend software technologies
• Extensive experience working on Google Cloud and Digital platforms
• Demonstrated ability to drive development of highly technical services and capabilities
• Experience with Lean and Agile methodologies
• Experience collaborating with product managers, engineers, designers, and product owners
• Demonstrated ability to drive highly available customer ready digital products
• Ability to build new APIs & reuse existing APIs as needed