Ford Motor Company
Software Engineering Manager - Dealer Platforms
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan, United States, 48120
Software Engineering Manager - Dealer Platforms
Job Description
We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world -- together. At Ford, we’re all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves?
Enterprise Technology plays a critical part in shaping the future of mobility. If you’re looking for the chance to leverage advanced technology to redefine the transportation landscape, enhance the customer experience and improve people’s lives, this is the opportunity for you. Join us and challenge your IT expertise and analytical skills to help create vehicles that are as smart as you are.
As part of the M&S Dealer Platforms team, the Software Platform Engineer Manager is expected to lead software craftsmanship for multiple product teams related to the M&S Dealer Platform product journeys and apply platform engineering principles to significantly enhance Ford’s current dealer capabilities, ensuring that application platforms can grow while meeting increasing demands.
Responsibilities
Lead a portfolio of diverse technology projects and a team of developers with deep experience in distributed microservices and full-stack systems to create solutions that help meet regulatory needs for the company
Establish a platform improvement roadmap that describes key areas of priorities based on the assessments of current capabilities.
Identify critical dependencies and recommend related enterprise foundational technology capabilities and improvements to senior IT and business partner management, focusing on software engineering/programming/solution designs.
Share your passion for staying on top of tech trends, experimenting with and learning new technologies, participating in internal & external technology communities, mentoring other members of the engineering community, and, from time to time, being asked to code or evaluate code
Utilize Microservices, Cloud-Native, Event-driven architectures, and languages like React, Java, HTML/CSS, TypeScript, SQL, Python, Open Source RDBMS and NoSQL databases, Public Cloud (Google Cloud), and Serverless, Kubernetes
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field
8+ overall years of experience building and maintaining complex enterprise web applications in microservice product architecture
At least 5+ years of experience in leading software engineering delivery
At least 3+ years’ experience with cloud computing (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)
At least 3+ years of people management and agile delivery experience
Possess in-depth expertise in core technologies, including Java, Spring, Spring Boot, RESTful APIs, messaging frameworks, container-based development (Docker), Elasticsearch, relational databases (PostgreSQL preferred), NoSQL solutions (Azure Cosmos DB or Cassandra), and event-driven architecture solutions like Kafka.
Experience in successfully migrating legacy applications to modern cloud-based architectures utilizing Google Cloud Platform (GCP) cloud technologies.
Knowledge of Continuous Delivery process and tools, testing frameworks, and practices (preferably GitHub, Ready API, Terraform, Tekton, etc.).
Understand the testing pyramid, develop a suite of unit tests and API tests, and adopt a "test-as-you-code" strategy.
Benefits
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 serviceA 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.
Other Details This position is a range of salary grades LL6.
Visa sponsorship is not available 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.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.
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.
For more information on salary and benefits, visit https://fordcareers.co/LL6SP2.
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Enterprise Technology plays a critical part in shaping the future of mobility. If you’re looking for the chance to leverage advanced technology to redefine the transportation landscape, enhance the customer experience and improve people’s lives, this is the opportunity for you. Join us and challenge your IT expertise and analytical skills to help create vehicles that are as smart as you are.
As part of the M&S Dealer Platforms team, the Software Platform Engineer Manager is expected to lead software craftsmanship for multiple product teams related to the M&S Dealer Platform product journeys and apply platform engineering principles to significantly enhance Ford’s current dealer capabilities, ensuring that application platforms can grow while meeting increasing demands.
Responsibilities
Lead a portfolio of diverse technology projects and a team of developers with deep experience in distributed microservices and full-stack systems to create solutions that help meet regulatory needs for the company
Establish a platform improvement roadmap that describes key areas of priorities based on the assessments of current capabilities.
Identify critical dependencies and recommend related enterprise foundational technology capabilities and improvements to senior IT and business partner management, focusing on software engineering/programming/solution designs.
Share your passion for staying on top of tech trends, experimenting with and learning new technologies, participating in internal & external technology communities, mentoring other members of the engineering community, and, from time to time, being asked to code or evaluate code
Utilize Microservices, Cloud-Native, Event-driven architectures, and languages like React, Java, HTML/CSS, TypeScript, SQL, Python, Open Source RDBMS and NoSQL databases, Public Cloud (Google Cloud), and Serverless, Kubernetes
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field
8+ overall years of experience building and maintaining complex enterprise web applications in microservice product architecture
At least 5+ years of experience in leading software engineering delivery
At least 3+ years’ experience with cloud computing (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)
At least 3+ years of people management and agile delivery experience
Possess in-depth expertise in core technologies, including Java, Spring, Spring Boot, RESTful APIs, messaging frameworks, container-based development (Docker), Elasticsearch, relational databases (PostgreSQL preferred), NoSQL solutions (Azure Cosmos DB or Cassandra), and event-driven architecture solutions like Kafka.
Experience in successfully migrating legacy applications to modern cloud-based architectures utilizing Google Cloud Platform (GCP) cloud technologies.
Knowledge of Continuous Delivery process and tools, testing frameworks, and practices (preferably GitHub, Ready API, Terraform, Tekton, etc.).
Understand the testing pyramid, develop a suite of unit tests and API tests, and adopt a "test-as-you-code" strategy.
Benefits
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 serviceA 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.
Other Details This position is a range of salary grades LL6.
Visa sponsorship is not available 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.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.
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.
For more information on salary and benefits, visit https://fordcareers.co/LL6SP2.
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