Senior Software Developer – Lead Developer, Core Banking

Ford Motor Company

Senior Software Developer designing and developing core banking services using cloud-native architecture. Collaborating on integrations across financial platforms at Ford Motor Company.

Posted 4/25/2026full-timeDearborn • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $113,580 - $190,500 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformJ2EEJavaKafkaPostgresSDLCSpringSpring BootSpringBootSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

You will help build the core banking backbone, including ledgers, transactions, product processing, and financial data integrity, using a cloud-native, event-driven architecture on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
This role will also help shape how Ford Credit integrates and extends Fiserv-powered banking capabilities across the broader digital banking landscape.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field. Master's degree preferred.
8+ years of professional software engineering experience.
3+ years in a technical lead or senior developer role delivering large-scale, mission-critical systems.
Proven experience building or modernizing core banking systems or similar financial platforms such as ledgers, payments, lending, or deposits, where auditability and transactional correctness are critical.
Strong hands-on expertise in Java / J2EE and Spring Boot, including Spring Security, Spring Data, and API design.
Strong experience building integration layers and APIs across enterprise systems.
Experience designing and operating cloud-native applications on GCP or AWS.
Experience working with core banking platforms and integration patterns. Experience with Fiserv DNA, Create Digital, Nautilus, or similar banking platforms is strongly preferred.
Strong understanding of asynchronous processing and high-volume transaction systems.
Experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL/SQL, data modeling, and transactional integrity.
Experience building secure systems that handle PII and financial data, including encryption and secure SDLC practices.
Deep experience with Fiserv technologies, including DNA, Create Digital, Nautilus, or adjacent platform components.
Experience with event streaming platforms such as Kafka or GCP Pub/Sub.
Experience with file-based and batch integrations such as SFTP and enterprise file gateways like GECHub.
Experience with identity and security patterns such as OAuth2 and SAML.
Familiarity with observability tools for logging, tracing, and monitoring.
Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
Experience working in regulated financial environments.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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.

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Hard Skills & Tools

JavaJ2EESpring BootSpring SecuritySpring DataAPI designcloud-native applicationsasynchronous processingrelational databasesevent streaming