Software Engineer – Data Platform

Ford Motor Company

Senior Software Engineer designing high-performance data processing pipelines on Google Cloud for Ford's Supply Chain Transformation. Utilizing full-stack development with Java and Angular.

Posted 7/7/2026full-timeChennai • 🇮🇳 IndiaMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AngularApacheBigQueryCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformGradleJavaMavenMicroservicesMySQLPostgresSpringSpring BootSpringBootSQLTerraformTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Development and integration of IT solutions using agile methodology considering architecture patterns, critical performance characteristics, security measures and customer requirements.
Integration planning and integration deliverables (Webservices, API, ETLs, etc.)
Prepare and stage production builds and verify production releases that meet technical and business expectations
Lead data migration/conversion activities
Data Pipeline Development: Design, develop, and optimize scalable batch and stream data processing pipelines (Dataflows) using Apache Beam and Google Cloud Dataflow.
GCP Infrastructure: Architect, configure, and maintain cloud solutions utilizing core GCP services (including Pub/Sub, Big Query, Cloud Storage, and Cloud IAM).
Backend API Development: Design, build, and maintain secure, high-performance RESTful APIs and microservices using Java and the Spring Boot framework.
Frontend Screen Development: Create responsive, user-friendly frontend screens and dashboards using Angular (TypeScript, HTML5, CSS) to visualize data and provide administrative interfaces.
Full-Stack Integration: Seamlessly integrate frontend Angular components with backend Spring Boot REST APIs to ensure secure and efficient end-to-end functionality.
Database Management: Design schemas, write optimized SQL queries, and manage relational database systems (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, Cloud SQL).
Collaboration & DevOps: Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies, perform code reviews, and configure CI/CD pipelines to support automated testing and deployment.
Builds pipelines delivering fresh, accurate, and correctly formatted data to AI agents and models.
Manages vector store ingestion pipelines — the knowledge bases grounding agent decisions in real data
Architects real-time streaming pipelines for agents requiring live information.
Providing technical leadership and mentoring to other developers.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science/Engineering, or related field and a minimum of 5 to 8 years of software development experience.
Experience in large, complex application development including integration within multiple applications.
Experience in Terraform scripting for IaC.
GCP Dataflow: Strong, hands-on experience building production-grade data pipelines using GCP Dataflow and Apache Beam.
GCP Cloud Services: Proficiency in leveraging core GCP services, including Pub/Sub, Big Query, Cloud Storage, and Cloud IAM.
Java & Spring Boot: Solid experience in backend development using Java (Java 17 or higher) and the Spring Boot ecosystem (Spring Boot, Spring Security, Spring Data).
API Design: Proven track record of designing, developing, and documenting clean, secure, and performant RESTful APIs.
Angular: Hands-on experience building user interfaces and integrating frontend screens with backend APIs using Angular (TypeScript).
Relational Databases: Strong expertise in relational databases (SQL), database design, and query optimization.
Tools & DevOps: Experience with Git version control, build tools (Maven/Gradle, npm), and CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, Tekton, or Google Cloud Build).
Vector store ingestion & embedding pipelines
Real-time streaming for agent grounding
Declarative pipeline specification

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Retirement plans

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Hard Skills & Tools

Data Pipeline DevelopmentBackend API DevelopmentRelational Database ManagementSQL Query OptimizationIntegration PlanningAgile MethodologyMicroservices ArchitectureRESTful API DesignProduction Build VerificationData Migration

Soft Skills

Technical LeadershipMentoringCollaboration