Software Engineering Manager

Ford Motor Company

Software Engineering Director leading Ford Credit’s API, GraphQL, and event-integration platform. Governing enterprise standards, observability, resilience, and production readiness across engineering teams.

Posted 8/10/2026full-timeRemote • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $141,700 - $268,300 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in API governance, event-driven architecture, and cloud-native application support, with a strong focus on operational excellence and continuous improvement. Proven ability to mentor teams and establish engineering standards while driving strategic initiatives across multiple teams.

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API Design And ManagementCloud-Native Applications (GCP, AWS, Azure)Event-Driven ArchitectureProduction Observability PracticesEngineering Standards And Governance

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Hard Skills

API CreationEvent Schema ManagementDistributed Systems DesignMonitoring And TelemetryIncident ResponseLean PrinciplesDevOps PracticesSRE PrinciplesFailure-Oriented DesignMetrics And Continuous Improvement

Soft Skills

Analytical SkillsProblem-Solving SkillsOral And Written CommunicationTeamworkInterpersonal Skills

Tools & Technologies

RESTGRPCGraphQLMessaging PlatformsAI-Assisted Development Tools

Industry Keywords

Regulated IndustriesPCISOC1|2SOXECOA

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudDistributed SystemsGoogle Cloud PlatformGraphQLGRPC

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Create and drive an organization-wide strategy for API creation, versioning, governance, and lifecycle management
Own and evolve the event registry, including standards for event schemas, ownership, discoverability, and versioning
Partner with teams to design and improve integration patterns, reference architectures, templates, and implementation standards
Chair a weekly Production Readiness and Review Council and enforce go-live, operational, security, and reliability standards
Champion observability and operational excellence across monitoring, telemetry, tracing, alerting, and incident response
Improve system resilience and recovery practices through failure-oriented design and incident learning
Set standards and guardrails for AI-assisted development and rapid prototyping
Deliver experiences for internal engineering teams using Lean principles
Build a learning organization powered by DevOps and SRE principles
Champion continuous improvement through mentoring, feedback, and metrics
Ensure APIs, event contracts, integration templates, and tooling are built with a product mindset
Create shared solutions with enterprise partners
Support portfolio health metrics and measurable quality, reliability, and security goals
Evaluate regulatory concerns from a development perspective and reduce audit efforts
Assist with engineering standards and conventions
Mentor and develop team members

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field or equivalent experience
10+ years of relevant experience designing, building, and operating distributed systems
5+ years supporting cloud-native applications on GCP, AWS, or Azure
5+ years designing, governing, or managing APIs at scale using REST, gRPC, and/or GraphQL
3+ years of hands-on experience with event-driven architecture, messaging/streaming platforms, and event schema management
5+ years building or scaling production observability practices, including monitoring, telemetry, tracing, and alerting
Experience establishing engineering standards, templates, or reference architectures adopted across multiple teams
Experience leading production readiness reviews, architecture review boards, or similar governance forums
Experience building platforms in regulated industries involving PCI, SOC1|2, SOX, or ECOA
Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools and responsible adoption at scale is advantageous
Experience defining or operating an event/schema registry in a large, multi-team organization is advantageous
Experience working with technical specialists, architects, Product Managers, UI/UX Designers, and business partners
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Strong oral and written communication skills and experience facilitating cross-team technical forums
Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills
Strong program management and strategy deployment experience
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States
Visa sponsorship is not available

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
Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
Fertility treatments
Vehicle discount program for employees and family members
Management leases
Tuition assistance
Established and active employee resource groups
Paid time off for individual and team community service
Generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
Paid time off
Option to purchase additional vacation time