Software Engineering Manager - Ford Pro Tech

Overview

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?

At Ford Pro, a global business within Ford committed to commercial customer productivity, we are seeking a Software Engineering Manager to be a driving force in defining and advancing our platform and industry technology landscape. This technical leader will be instrumental in shaping the technical direction and talent of the company, driving process improvements, and mentoring team members as technology evolves. The role is focused on leading technical strategy and contributing to the broader technological advancements of Ford Pro, ensuring a substantial impact on both platform development and the advancement of technology across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Guide the engineering of state-of-the-art software and platforms using a Test-Driven Development (TDD) approach, ensuring high scalability, maintainability, and performance.
• Lead the definition of tech stack standards and reference architecture for the Pro Platform, promoting best practices in software design and implementation.
• Drive improvements in Developer Experience, API Elegance, and Golden Signals, while enhancing metrics and measurement practices across the platform.
• Facilitate the adoption of new technologies, bringing innovative solutions to Ford Pro and elevating our industry positioning.
• Evangelize technology and software engineering practices internally, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous learning within the Pro Tech team.
• Guide and mentor team members through technical challenges within Ford Pro Tech.
• Proactively balance scope, outcomes, and technical debt through an evolutionary architecture approach.
• Influence and guide the strategic utilization of cloud services, such as Google Cloud Platform (GCP), to establish Ford Pro as a leader in cloud architecture consumption.
• Provide recommendations on team tools and policies, including pairing tools, remote collaboration software, and integrated development environments.

Qualifications

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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!

Benefits

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 :

For a detailed look at our benefits, please note : fordcareers.co / LL6HTHD

SOUTHEAST MI RESIDENTS : Please note, this job is posted as remote unless the selected candidate lives within 50 miles of Dearborn, MI. In this case we request the candidate to be on-site 4 days a week.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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Requisition ID : 50211

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