Ford Motor Company

Staff Software Engineer

Ford Motor Company$132K — $250K *
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's in computer science or equivalent experience.
  • 7+ years in software engineering.
  • 5+ years in back-end API development with Java or Kotlin.
  • 5+ years with relational databases, especially PostgreSQL.
  • 5+ years in cloud-native infrastructure, preferably GCP.

Responsibilities

  • Lead architecture and development of API services and data pipelines.
  • Participate in or lead product requirements and test case development.
  • Design solutions impacting multiple cross-functional teams.
  • Scope projects effectively and provide capacity needs and timelines.
  • Lead project development involving multiple engineers.
  • Conduct root cause analysis for incident management and problem-solving.

Benefits

  • Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
  • Flexible family care days and paid parental leave.
  • Tuition assistance and family building benefits.
  • Employee discounts on vehicle purchases and leases.
  • Paid time off for community service and a generous holiday schedule.
Full Job Description
Job Description

In this position...

At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. We also believe in providing you with the freedom to define and realize your dreams. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career potential as you help us define tomorrow's transportation.

The Ford Pro Intelligence (FPI) Telematics team is looking for a strong Staff Software Engineer to build web applications and services that result in useful, reliable, secure products for our customers. This team creates back-end services and APIs that are used to help customers understand, manage, and control their fleets of vehicles via web, mobile and API applications.

Responsibilities

What you'll do...

The Staff Software engineer will be responsible for the architecture and leading development of core API services, data pipelines, and frontends.
• Product And Requirements Management: Participate in and/or lead the development of requirements, features, user stories, use cases, and test cases.
• Architecture and Design: Architect and design solutions for large projects that cut across multiple teams in FPI and partner teams in Ford Engineering.
• Project Scoping and Planning: Effectively scope and provide timelines and capacity needs for large projects.
• Develop/Test/Deploy: Lead development of projects involving multiple senior and mid-level engineers.
• Raise the Bar: Raise the engineering bar within the organization by proposing internal tooling, frameworks and processes to better improve efficiency and service quality.
• Incident, Problem, Change/Service Requests: Participate and/or lead incident, problem, change and service request-related activities. Includes root cause analysis (RCA). Includes proactive problem management/defect prevention activities.

Our stack includes:
  • Kotlin/Springboot APIs and ETL processors.
  • React frontend
  • PostgresDB & Redis
  • GCP (CloudRun, Pub/Sub, BigQuery, BigTable)


Qualifications

You'll have...
  • Bachelor's in computer science, computer engineering or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
  • English proficiency (written and verbal).
  • 7+ years of software engineering experience
  • 5+ years of professional experience in back-end API development, with deep proficiency in modern languages such as Java or Kotlin.
  • 5+ years of experience designing, optimizing, and managing relational databases and complex SQL queries, specifically with PostgreSQL.
  • 5+ years of hands-on expertise with cloud-native infrastructure, specifically Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or comparable providers like AWS or Azure.


Even better, you may have...
  • Experience with frontend development, particularly frameworks like React/AngularJS
  • Highly effective in working with other technical experts, Product Managers, Dev Ops, Big Data, UI/UX Designers and business stakeholders.
  • Experience with RESTful interfaces and OAS standards.
  • Experience with Springboot services.
  • Experience with pub/sub architecture and in general other cloud capabilities.


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 leadership level 6 and ranges from $132,800-$250,800.

This position is a leadership level 6 and ranges from $150,200-$283,500 (California residents).
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/LL6

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

This position is hybrid. Candidates who are in commuting distance to a Ford hub location will 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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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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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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