Software Engineer

Ford Pro is looking for Software Engineers that embrace Agile-eXtreme Programming principles to deliver innovative software products for Ford Motor Company and our commercial customers.

The minimum qualifications we seek:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent
• 3+ years of experience with:
• Core Java, Spring boot, React.js
• Modern databases (Relational and non-relational)
• Continuous integration/continuous delivery tools and pipelines, such as: (Jenkins, Terraform, SonarQube, Maven, Gradle, Harness, Apigee X)
• 1+ years of experience developing and deploying to cloud platforms, such as Google Cloud Platform, Pivotal Cloud Foundry, Amazon Web Services, and Microsoft Azure
Experience with Unit testing.

Our preferred qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in Computer Science or related field
• Deep understanding of Object-Oriented Design Principles
• Familiar with eXtreme Programming (XP) practices including Pair/Mob programming and Test-first/Test Driven Development (TDD)
• Experience with developing and deploying to cloud platforms, such as Google Cloud Platform, Pivotal Cloud Foundry, Amazon Web Services, and Microsoft Azure
• Experience with Spring/Spring Boot and RESTFUL Web services development
• Experience with machine learning, mathematical modelling and data analysis is a plus
• Knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases
• Experience with CA Agile Central (Rally), backlogs, iterations, user stories, or similar Agile Tools Highly effective in working with other technical specialists, Product Managers, UI/UX Designers and business partners
• Passion for learning and willingness to work in a pair programming environment
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Ability to multi-task and manage changing priorities
• Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently and take initiative when solving unexpected problems
• Understanding of fundamental data modelling
• Experience in development of microservices

What you’ll be able to do:

• Engineer production-quality code to deploy these solutions in a serverless, microservices architecture
• Enhance testing platforms, improve test automation, foster software craftsmanship
• Surprise and delight customers and partner software engineers
• Monitor and evaluate the performance of our solutions
• Collaborate with multi-skilled teams working on commercial/fleet software solutions
• Engage in Test-first Development, Test Driven Development
• Cloud development using cutting-edge technologies and integrations with Ford enterprise systems