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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Work within Agile development environments, partnering closely with product managers and cross-functional teams.
Translate business and product requirements into incremental, production-ready solutions.
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.
Stay ahead of emerging industry trends and technologies.
Align technical solutions with customer needs and business outcomes, ensuring long-term value creation.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Computer Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
3+ years of progressive experience in cloud-based software development.
3+ years of experience designing, deploying, and supporting cloud-based solutions in production environments.
3+ years of experience understanding of API design and integration patterns to enable seamless system and data exchange.
3+ years of experience supporting mission-critical, always-on applications with high reliability, availability, and performance requirements.
3+ years of hands-on expertise with GCP or AWS and cloud-native services including Cloud Run, Pub/Sub / MSK, Apigee / Tyk, Observability technologies and container orchestration platforms such as GKE, EKS, or Kubernetes.
Preferred
5+ years of progressive experience in cloud-based software development.**Solid knowledge of cloud security principles with the ability to design and implement secure software solutions.
Experience with infrastructure as code and deployment automation using Terraform, as well as CI/CD tools such as Cloud Build, ArgoCD, and Tekton.**Proficiency with canary deployments and API-related technologies including JSON, REST, Swagger/OpenAPI, and Postman.
Experience operating and supporting critical applications in 24x7, “always-on” production environments.

Benefits

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.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools

JavaSpring BootKafkaPostgreSQLgRPCRESTKubernetesAWSGCPTerraform

Soft Skills

collaborationcommunicationleadershipproblem-solvingdecision-makingadaptabilitycritical thinkingautomationproactivitycustomer focus