Software Engineering Manager @ Ford Motor Company
placeHybrid
attach_money $150,000
businessHybrid
scheduleFull Time
Posted 1 day ago
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***** @ford.com
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About the Role
Ford Motor Company is seeking a Software Engineering Manager for Ford Pro Tech. In this role, you will drive technical direction and talent development while advancing our platform and industry technology landscape.
Responsibilities
- Engineer state-of-the-art software using a TDD approach.
- Define tech stack standards and reference architecture.
- Improve Developer Experience, API Elegance, and Golden Signals.
- Facilitate new technology adoption and innovative solutions.
- Mentor team members and lead agile development teams.
- Utilize cloud services, especially GCP, for strategic improvements.
- Recommend team tools and policies for enhanced collaboration.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
- 7+ years with large-scale distributed systems.
- 5+ years leading agile teams with XP, Kanban, or Scrum.
- 3+ years in cloud deployment (GCP, AWS, Azure) and TDD.
- Strong full-stack architecture experience.
- Proven ability to learn and adapt to new technologies.
Preferred Experience
- Leading large multi-team solutions and extreme programming teams.
- Experience managing individual contributor engineers.
- Open-source contributions and defining SLOs/SLAs.
- Hands-on with Github Actions, Terraform, Docker, and cloud orchestration.
Employee Benefits
Ford Motor Company offers medical, dental, vision, family benefits, vehicle discounts, tuition assistance, paid time off, and numerous other employee resource programs.
Location Details
This job is posted as remote unless the candidate lives within 50 miles of Dearborn, MI, in which case on-site work is required 4 days a week.
Additional Information
Visa sponsorship is available. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
Key skills/competency
- TDD
- Agile
- Cloud (GCP/AWS/Azure)
- Full-stack
- Leadership
- Mentoring
- API
- Distributed Systems
- DevOps
- Software Architecture
How to Get Hired at Ford Motor Company
🎯 Tips for Getting Hired
- Customize your resume: Tailor skills to Ford Pro Tech requirements.
- Highlight leadership: Emphasize agile and team mentoring experience.
- Research Ford: Learn company culture and tech innovations.
- Showcase cloud expertise: Detail experience with GCP, AWS, or Azure.
📝 Interview Preparation Advice
Technical Preparation
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Review TDD methodologies and best practices.
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Study cloud services and architecture patterns.
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Practice full-stack development exercises.
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Refresh agile and distributed system concepts.
Behavioral Questions
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Explain team mentorship experience.
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Discuss agile conflict resolution approach.
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Describe handling project scope challenges.
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Share examples of effective leadership.
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