# Software Development Engineer

**Company**: Ford Motor Company
**Location**: Allen Park
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: mid
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $83,000 to $160,000
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Automotive
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44294

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## Description

We are seeking a highly skilled engineer to design, build, and operate large-scale, cloud-native systems that power Ford’s connected vehicle capabilities. In this role, you will design and support mission-critical cloud platform components, own services that directly impact customer experiences, and help shape the technical direction of platforms operating at extreme scale. You will balance strong data-driven decision-making with the ability to move forward effectively when information is incomplete.

## Responsibilities

### Engineering & System Design

- Design, develop, maintain, and support multiple mission-critical cloud platform components that enable Ford’s connected vehicle ecosystem.

- Own end-to-end delivery of software services powering critical customer experiences, as well as the platform infrastructure that supports them.

- Design, develop, and operate high-performance, cloud-based and microservices-driven platforms at scale.

- Build resilient backend services using technologies such as Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, PostgreSQL, gRPC, REST, and Kubernetes.

- Develop and deploy services on AWS and/or GCP, leveraging managed services.

### Cloud, DevOps & Delivery Excellence

- Implement and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines with a strong focus on security, reliability, and efficiency.

- Apply TDD and DevOps best practices using tools such as Jenkins, ArgoCD, SonarQube, Fossa, and GitHub.

- Champion automation and operational consistency across environments.

### Quality, Performance & Reliability

- Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code that meets high quality standards.

- Perform API load, stress, and performance testing to ensure scalability and reliability.

- Own service health by proactively identifying performance bottlenecks and system risks.

### Operational Excellence

- Implement comprehensive monitoring, alerting, and performance management strategies.

- Ensure systems consistently meet SLA and reliability targets, minimizing customer impact.

- Collaborate with team members to establish and evolve best practices that reduce operational risk.

### Innovation & Continuous Improvement

- Proactively identify opportunities to adopt emerging technologies and improve system efficiency.

- Lead or contribute to system refactoring initiatives to improve performance, scalability, and maintainability.

- Anticipate future challenges through data-informed decision-making and pragmatic engineering judgment.

### Agile Collaboration

- Work within Agile development environments, partnering closely with product managers and cross-functional teams.

- Translate business and product requirements into incremental, production-ready solutions.

### Technical Leadership & Communication

- Participate in and lead design discussions, contributing to architectural decisions and technical standards.

- Influence technical direction while fostering collaboration across teams.

- Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

- Drive to sound conclusions even when data is incomplete or ambiguous.

### Customer-Centric Mindset

- Stay ahead of emerging industry trends and technologies.

- Align technical solutions with customer needs and business outcomes, ensuring long-term value creation.

## Skills

### Required
- Java
- Spring Boot
- Kafka
- PostgreSQL
- gRPC
- REST
- Kubernetes
- AWS
- GCP
- CI/CD
- TDD
- DevOps
- Jenkins
- ArgoCD
- SonarQube
- Fossa
- GitHub

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