Cloud Developer (GCP)

In this position

Are you a software developer who loves building robust, automated solutions in the cloud? Ford's Enterprise Platform Engineering & Operations team is seeking a talented Cloud Developer to help us build the future of our cloud environments. We're on a journey to evolve our public cloud infrastructure, where network connectivity is the foundation for everything we do.

This role is for a developer who thrives at the intersection of software development, cloud automation, and networking. You'll use your deep programming and engineering knowledge to create reusable, declarative tools and design patterns that make cloud services easy for other teams to consume. You'll work closely with our Cloud Network Engineering team to build scalable, secure, and resilient solutions that power Ford's business.

What you'll do

Design and build modular IaC (Infrastructure as Code) solutions with a focus on consumable, repeatable architectures within the GCP network space.

Develop custom tools and automation solutions to streamline operations and empower product and engineering teams to self-serve.

Drive technical standards and best practices for our evolving cloud environments by partnering with your peers in engineering and operations.

Automate everything. You'll use modern tools like Terraform, Google Cloud Build, Tekton, and Github Actions to eliminate manual tasks ("click-ops") and ensure consistency.

Collaborate across teams. You'll work closely with engineers, product managers, and internal stakeholders to articulate technical solutions and shape the future of our cloud offerings.

Participate in an on-call rotation to provide support for production environment outages and critical issues. On-call support is typically low-volume and focused on major incidents.

Youll have

Bachelors degree or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.

7+ years of experience in software engineering or a related developer role.

2+ years of experience delivering solutions on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) .

Proficiency in a modern programming language like Python, Go, or Node.js , with the ability to write clean, maintainable code.

Advanced expertise with Terraform , including creating custom modules.

Strong understanding of container-based solutions (e.g., Kubernetes, serverless) and version control using Git .

A solid grasp of GCP network constructs and traditional networking theory.

Experience with development and support tools like Jira and ServiceNow .

A curious, self-starting mindset with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, autonomous environment.

The collaborative skills to work effectively within a team and navigate complex technical decisions.

Even better, you may have

Experience in full-stack development.

Familiarity with health monitoring, error budgeting, and defining SLIs / SLOs

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 builderor 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 Years Day

Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

This position is a salary grade 8.

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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.

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