As a Principal Software Engineer within the Global Industrial System Analytics organization, you will be a hands-on technical leader delivering working software.
You will be responsible for design, development, and optimization of complex solutions for the Industrial System.
You will solve complex, large-scale software engineering problems and build highly available, performant, and cost-effective solutions that power Ford's transformation of the Industrial System into a data-first, Analytics and AI-enabled organization.
While not a people management role, you will actively contribute to hiring, onboarding, and mentoring top-tier engineering talent and act as a technical bar-raiser across the organization.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
8+ years of experience in software engineering or data platform development, including deep hands-on experience building and operating large-scale systems.
Expertise in one or more programming languages, Python and Java preferred, on large scale platforms.
Knowledge of DevSecOps Tools: GitHub Actions, GCP Cloud Build or Tekton, Terraform, SonarQube, etc.
Experience with Cloud Architecture (preferably GCP): Modular Microservices, REST APIs and Serverless platforms like Cloud Run and Cloud Functions.
5+ years of experience mentoring engineers and leading cross-team technical initiatives.
Benefits
Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare 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.
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Hard skills
software engineeringdata platform developmentPythonJavaDevSecOpsCloud ArchitectureModular MicroservicesREST APIsServerless platformsCloud Run