Ford Motor Company

Full Stack Software Engineer, AI Integration

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

Qualifications

  • BS in Computer Science or related field
  • 5+ years of software engineering experience
  • 2+ years focused on AI integration
  • Professional experience with AI frameworks like LangChain or LlamaIndex
  • Expertise in Python or Java service design
  • Experience in real-time UI systems, specifically with React or Angular
  • Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure like GCP or AWS

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement autonomous decision-making loops
  • Build robust tool-calling capabilities for LLMs
  • Develop and maintain Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers
  • Create high-concurrency back-end services optimized for long-running AI tasks
  • Construct responsive UIs that facilitate complex AI interactions
  • Implement advanced retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines
  • Establish automated AI evaluation and observability mechanisms

Benefits

  • Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
  • Flexible family care days and paid parental leave
  • Family building benefits including adoption and fertility assistance
  • Employee vehicle discount program
  • Tuition assistance for further education
  • Participation in established employee resource groups
  • Paid time off for community service activities
  • Generous schedule of paid holidays
Full Job Description
Job Description

We are moving beyond "Chatbots." We are building AI-native applications where LLMs aren't just features-they are the core engine. As a AI Full Stack Engineer, you will architect systems where autonomous agents navigate complex business logic, utilize the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to interact with live data, and provide users with seamless, real-time streaming experiences.

You aren't just a software engineer; you are an AI Orchestrator bridging the gap between non-deterministic model logic and high-performance software engineering.

Responsibilities

1. Agentic Orchestration & Logic
Design Autonomous Loops: Transition from linear "chain" workflows to self-correcting agentic loops using frameworks like LangChain, LlamaIndex, or CrewAI.
Tool-Use Architecture: Design and implement robust "tool-calling" capabilities, ensuring LLMs can reliably interact with external APIs and microservices.
MCP Integration: Build and maintain Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers to bridge the gap between LLMs and our proprietary data silos securely and in real-time.

2. Full Stack AI Delivery
High-Concurrency Back-end: Develop asynchronous Python (FastAPI) or Java services optimized for long-running AI tasks and token streaming.
Streaming Front-end: Build responsive, stateful UIs in React or Angular that handle complex AI interactions (streaming text, generative UI components, and multi-modal feedback).
Advanced RAG Pipelines: Go beyond basic vector search. Implement re-ranking, query transformation, and embedding optimization to maximize retrieval precision.

3. AI Engineering Excellence
Context Optimization: Master the "Context Window" by implementing prompt compression and "lost-in-the-middle" mitigation strategies.
Evaluation & Observability: Establish AI Evals to quantify hallucination rates, latency, and cost. Lead the shift from "vibes-based" testing to rigorous, automated AI benchmarking.
DevOps/MLOps: Manage CI/CD pipelines that include vector database migrations and automated prompt versioning.

Qualifications

  • BS in Computer Science or Engineering related field
  • 5+ years of total software engineering experience
  • 2+ years focused on AI integration
  • Technical Requirements:
    • AI Frameworks: 2+ years of professional experience with LangChain, LlamaIndex, or Google ADK.
    • AI Development Tools: GitHub Copilot (IDE & CLI), Claude Code, Cursor, or similar agentic coding assistants.
    • System Design: Ability to architect end-to-end AI-native systems-covering data flow, latency budgets, failure modes, scaling strategies, and LLM integration patterns.
    • Back-end Mastery: 3+ years designing and building Python (FastAPI/Flask) or Java (Spring Boot) services, with expertise in async patterns, distributed systems, and API design.
    • Front-end Precision: 2+ years designing real-time, streaming UI systems in React or Angular, with a focus on state management, WebSocket/SSE patterns, and component architecture.
    • Data Architecture: Expert knowledge of SQL (PostgreSQL/pgvector) and Vector Databases (Chroma, Qdrant, or Pinecone).
    • Cloud Infrastructure: Hands-on experience with GCP (Vertex AI) or AWS (Bedrock).
    • Modern DevOps: Experience with Git, Docker, Kubernetes,Terraform, and CI/CD (GitHub Actions/Jenkins).
  • What Sets You Apart:
    • The Agentic Mindset: You have a proven track record of moving models from "answering questions" to "completing multi-step tasks."
      Prompt Engineering as Code: You treat prompts as production code-versioned, tested, and optimized for deterministic outcomes.
    • MCP Expertise: You understand the future of data grounding and have experimented with or implemented Model Context Protocol servers.
    • Growth Agility: You stay ahead of the curve, moving fluently from RAG-based architectures to Long-Context model strategies as the landscape shifts.

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.

For a detailed look at our benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSR

This position ranges from 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.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Relocation assistance IS provided for this position.

Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

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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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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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Ford Motor Company is not just a great place to work; it’s a place to build a lasting career. Our employees enjoy competitive benefits, comprehensive health care, and retirement plans that rank among the best in the industry. We support career advancement through extensive training programs and hands-on experience in the latest automotive technologies.

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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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