Lead Engineer

• Lead Engineer (9+ years) responsible for the architecture, technical design, and delivery of a microservices ecosystem and a greenfield open‑stack platform for large‑scale modernization.
• Accountable for the variable marketing incentive domain, driving modernization using MACH and 12‑factor principles to improve scalability, modularity, and time‑to‑market.
• Owner for API design and the backend Spring Boot microservices suite on Google Cloud Platform, including integrations with Apigee and other cloud services.
• Serve as a cross‑functional partner with Product Managers, Architects, DevOps, QA, and other stakeholders to define technical roadmaps and delivery plans.
Technical leader and mentor: set engineering practices (TDD/BDD, CI/CD, shift‑left testing), guide POCs, and ensure operational readiness and reliability.

• Lead the design, implementation, and ongoing evolution of one or more microservice modules; produce technical designs and implementation plans.
• Assess the existing application footprint, identify gaps/risks, and recommend migration or modernization strategies for the target architecture.
• Drive platform modernization initiatives and deliver measurable improvements in scalability, performance, and capacity.
• Design and build reusable frameworks, libraries, and patterns that accelerate delivery and improve maintainability.
• Develop and validate proofs‑of‑concept for emerging technologies; guide selected POCs into production‑grade solutions.
• Establish and enforce API, coding, and architecture standards; conduct code and architecture reviews.
• Ensure platform reliability and resiliency by designing for high availability, fault tolerance, observability, and automated recoverability.
• Own incident response and operational readiness activities, resolving production issues with minimal oversight and supporting on‑call processes.
• Produce and maintain technical documentation, runbooks, and developer guides to support operations and onboarding.
• Contribute to Ford’s Product Driven Organization (PDO) goals by identifying opportunities to reduce cross‑team dependencies and increase team autonomy.

EXPERIENCES / COMPETENCIES

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work effectively in a remote/virtual work setting with other global team members
• Proven facilitation skills - able to effectively drive discussion among diverse perspectives and reach a decision or recommendation
Effectively work with cross-functional teams across the organization – inside and outside of the technology and software organization

Functional/Technical Skills

Travel

• As needed and flexible
  

Other Preferred

EXPERIENCES / COMPETENCIES

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work effectively in a remote/virtual work setting with other global team members
• Proven facilitation skills - able to effectively drive discussion among diverse perspectives and reach a decision or recommendation
• Effectively work with cross-functional teams across the organization – inside and outside of the technology and software organization