Ford Motor Company

AI/ML Engineer

Ford Motor Company$99K — $192K *
Transportation
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years' experience in Software Engineering
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, or equivalent experience
  • 1+ year experience with cloud platforms (e.g. GCP, Azure)
  • Experience with cloud services tools (e.g. Terraform, BigQuery)
  • Proficiency in programming languages (Java, Python, SQL) and Test-Driven Development (TDD)
  • Ability to build REST-style microservices and UI frameworks (Spring Boot, Angular, React)

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with product teams to deliver analytic solutions
  • Define, design, develop, and deploy applications/services
  • Conduct design and code reviews, mentoring junior developers
  • Create proof-of-concepts for business ideas
  • Utilize Agile methodologies for efficient software engineering
  • Integrate digital experiences with existing Ford systems
  • Partner with cross-functional teams to build valuable solutions

Benefits

  • Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage
  • Flexible family care days and paid parental leave
  • Family building support including adoption reimbursement and fertility treatments
  • Employee vehicle discount and management leases
  • Tuition assistance for further education
  • Active employee resource groups
  • Generous holiday schedule and paid time off for community service
Full Job Description
Job Description

Employees in this job function are responsible for designing, developing, testing and maintaining software applications and products to meet customer needs both on-prem and cloud native. They are involved in the entire software development lifecycle including designing software architecture, writing code, testing for quality and deploying the software to meet customer requirements. Full-stack software engineering roles, who can develop all components of software including user interface and server side also fall within this job function.

Responsibilities

As an AI/ML Engineer, you will join the Product Team, collaborating closely with Product Managers, Product Designers, Data Scientists and fellow engineers to deliver impactful analytic solutions. In this role, you will take ownership of the full technical lifecycle, handling both the end-to-end development and the ongoing support and maintenance of these solutions.

You'll work across the full-stack technologies to enable the highest priority work to be delivered. Within this highly collaborative environment, you will:
  • Provide thought leadership across the greater Ford community
  • Define, design, develop, and deploy applications/services
  • Perform design review, code review and mentor junior team members
  • Create proof-of-concepts to test business ideas with working software
  • Use Agile principles and software craftmanship practices to sustainably and efficiently engineer software
  • Collaborate with product managers, product designers, product owners, data scientists, and other software engineers to define product direction
  • Integrate with other Ford systems and business processes to create new digital experiences
  • Partner with software engineers and data scientists from other teams to build solutions with proven value


Qualifications

  • 5+ years' experience in Software Engineering.
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering or a combination of education and equivalent experience.
  • 1+ year experience with developing for and deploying to cloud platforms (e.g. GCP, PCF, Azure)
  • Implement and optimize cloud services and tools (e.g. Terraform, BigQuery, GCP)
  • Build and maintain the foundational systems that power scalable, reliable, high-performance environments while also developing the intelligence layer that transforms data into actionable insights through machine learning. Develop internal frameworks, APIs, and developer tools using:


  • Core Software Engineering:
  • Languages & Methodologies: Java, Python, SQL (or similar major programming languages), and Test-Driven Development (TDD).
  • Application Development: REST-style microservices (Spring Boot, Cloud Run) and JavaScript-based UI frameworks (Angular, React, or Vue).


  • Cloud & Infrastructure:
  • GCP Architecture: Google Cloud Platform services including Cloud Run, Google Cloud Storage (GCS), Kubernetes Engine (GKE), Cloud SQL, Cloud IAM, and BigQuery.
  • Infrastructure & Operations: Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Terraform.


  • DevOps, Reliability & Security:
  • CI/CD & Containers: Jenkins, Tekton, GitHub Actions, Git/GitHub, Docker, Podman, Cloud Build and Deploy, and Artifact Registry.
  • Monitoring: Splunk, Dynatrace, Grafana, Apigee, and Cloud Logging.
  • DevSecOps: SonarQube, Fossa, Cycode, and Checkmarx.


  • Data Engineering & Machine Learning (MLOps):
  • Data Processing & Databases: Big Data, PySpark, MS SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and MySQL.
  • ML Training: Google Vertex AI (Studio, Training, Model Registry), XGBoost, and CatBoost.
  • Pipelines & Workflows: Oozie workflows, Apache Airflow, and Astronomer.
  • Production Integration: Vertex AI Endpoints, Batch Inference, and Astronomer.


Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering or a combination of education and equivalent experience.

You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder...or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:
• 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.

This position is a salary grade 7-8 and ranges from $99,600-$192,900.

Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSR

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

This position is hybrid. Candidates who are in commuting distance to a Ford hub location may be required to be onsite four or more days per week.

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About Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company manufactures or distributes automobiles in addition to offering financial services. The company sells to dealerships for retail sales, and for sale to fleet customers, including commercial fleet customers, daily rental car companies, and governments. Ford’s vehicle portfolio includes automobiles, buses, tractors, and trucks. Retail financing includes retail installment sale contracts for new and used vehicles, and direct financing leases for new vehicles to retail customers, government entities, daily rental car companies, and fleet customers. Finance receivables in the non-consumer portfolio include products offered to automotive dealers. Ford’s environmental initiatives include compressed natural gas, flexible fuel vehicles, electric drive vehicles, Hydrogen, PC power management, and so on. Ford Motor Company was founded by Henry Ford in 1903 and is headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan.

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Join the dynamic team at Ford Motor Company, a global leader in automotive innovation and manufacturing. At Ford, we are committed to driving human progress by providing outstanding vehicles and mobility solutions. This is an exciting time to become part of our inclusive team, where job opportunities abound and growth is not just a possibility, but a promise.

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At Ford Motor Company, you will collaborate with some of the brightest minds in the industry. Our professionals are at the forefront of automotive technology, leading projects that redefine transportation and sustainability. With a culture rooted in continuous improvement and respect for all, Ford offers a workplace where leadership, diversity training, and innovation are part of everyday life.

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Engage in work that makes a difference. Ford Motor Company is pioneering developments in electrification, autonomous vehicles, and smart mobility solutions. Our team of over 190,000 employees worldwide is dedicated to crafting experiences that improve the way the world moves.

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Working at Ford means more than just having a job; it means being part of a global family. Our culture promotes teamwork, integrity, and respect—values that underpin everything we do. We believe in nurturing a diverse and inclusive environment where every employee can thrive.

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Learn more about Ford Motor Company
Size
183,000 employees
Market Cap
$44.8 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$1.2 billion
Founded
1903
5 Year Trend
-2.1%
Revenue
$127.1 billion
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