Ford

Senior Software Engineer

United States full-time Senior $115,000 - $192,900
full-time Senior level Technology & IT Salary listed Curated
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About the role

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, enhancethe customerexperienceand improve people’s lives, this istheopportunity for you. Join us and challenge your IT expertise and analytical skills to help create vehicles that are as smart as you are.

At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. Unique challenges require the problem-solving skills of a diverse range of individuals. We also believe in providing you with the freedom to define and realize your dreams. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career potential as you help us define tomorrow’s transportation.

As a key member of our Information Technology group, you’ll play 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, enhancethe customerexperienceand improve people’s lives, this istheopportunity for you. Join us and challenge your IT expertise and analytical skills to help create vehicles that are as smart as you are.

In this position...
As a Full Stack Software Engineer, you will collaborate with a broad array of talented software engineers to build amazing software that will transform the Ford Reservation Servicesinto the standardfor providing an excellent digital experience for Service appointments for vehicles. Innovate, problem-solve, and build new features and exciting capabilities to support launches of customer-centric features.
What you’ll do:

Develop Ford Reservation Services iteratively in fast pacing always relevant environment

Create features based on regular user interviews and fast feedback

Work in an environment where you can learn and share knowledge openly

Define, foster, and advance your team’s culture, norms, and practices

Maintain a healthy work-life balance while revolutionizing automotive

You'll Have…

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field OR a combination of education and equivalent experience

5+ years of understanding,practicing, and advocating for clean code principles such as test-driven development (TDD),self-documenting code, continuous refactoring, and Extreme Programming (XP)

7+ years of experience and proficiency in front-end languages such as JavaScript/Typescript, and a familiarity with other languages such as Java

Even Better, You'll Have…

Experience with web and mobile accessibility standards (WCAG compliance), tools, and testing (e.g. screen-readers, axe, user interviews)

Experience with Behavior Driven Development

Mechanical and engineering empathy

A desire to collaborate closely with UI/UX designers

Self Starter and have keen interest of problem solving

Have skillset of leading a team and bringing along the junior engineers.

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.

This position is a salary grade 8 and ranges from $115,000-$192,900.

Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.

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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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