Software Engineering Manager

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.

The Integrated Services Software Team is looking for Software Engineering Manager, who will partner with a variety of stakeholders to building next generation technical platform for Integrated Services. As an integral part of our team, you will have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects that challenge your skills and push you to grow as a Software Engineering Manager. Our team members are dedicated to helping each other succeed, and you will have access to mentorship and support from experienced professionals who are committed to helping you achieve your career goals.

RESPONSIBILITIES

What you'll do...

You will be leading the engineering team in Integrated services building fleet management services to our commercial and fleet customers. These digital products and services serve as a foundational building block to Ford's continued leadership and innovation in fleet/commercial vehicle market segments. Fleets are our future, representing a significant portion of vehicle sales and continual expected growth.

• Ensures software engineering excellence (e.g. best practices and quality) is achieved within the product line.
• Collaborates with other Technical Leads to reduce complexity across the portfolio, enhance interoperability between services, and make key design decisions across the portfolio.
• Provide thought leadership for the development, structure, technology, and tools used within Ford Integrated Services IT group.
• Innovate and operate with an iterative, agile and user-centric perspective.
• Demonstrate software engineering excellence through actively coding, pairing, and performing code and architecture reviews with the software engineers within the product line.

QUALIFICATIONS

You'll have...

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field
• Experience 10+ years with progressive responsibilities in Software Engineering, Architecture and Agile Framework.
• Strong demonstrated competencies on cloud and digital platforms. Practical implementation experience with one or more of the major cloud solutions such as AWS, Azure, or GCP (pref erred)
• NodeJS, JEE, and Python based processing pipelines.
• Experience in developing RESTful APIs, database management (SQL and NoSQL), and server-side programming.
• Demonstrated understanding and ability to drive highly available consumer ready Internet properties and technical platforms.
• Data privacy, cyber security, and consumer regulatory technology compliance
• Must be able to operationalize and assist teams with abstract technology concepts.
• Strong communication, collaborative, and influencing skills.
• Proven ability to work closely with senior leadership.
• Demonstrated ability to drive development of highly technical technology services and capabilities.
• Experience collaborating with engineers, designers, and product owners.
• Ability to work collaboratively and navigate complex decision making in a rapidly changing environment.

Even better, you may have...

• Technical expert who has experience building platforms and underlying services for re-use.
• Understands business priorities and technical feasibility to prioritize the platform backlog, identify dependencies, and manage risks.
• Ability to jump in and assist product lines and product teams to resolve technical blockers.
• Initiates or translates the product road map into manageable product features in the backlog through quarterly scoping sessions.
• Work hands-on with the product teams to prioritize, plan, and deliver the platform foundations capabilities.
• Data privacy, cyber security, and consumer regulatory technology
  compliance

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/LL6HTHD
This position is a leadership level 6.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
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