Software Engineer

Who are we?

At Ford Credit, we take immense pride in being a subsidiary of Ford Motor Company, a global leader renowned for its strong sense of family and a firm commitment to making the world a better place. We create a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion as we believe it is fundamental to achieving our business objectives and essential to treating every employee with the utmost dignity and respect. Our dedication to these principles drives us to ensure that everyone deserves and receives an exceptional automotive financing experience. 

Over 65 years, we have helped put people behind the wheels of great Ford and Lincoln vehicles driving the success of our iconic 120-year-old Ford Motor Company. We have provided financing, personalized service, and professional expertise to 5000 dealers and over 4 million customers in over 100 countries.

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. With us, you will gain the freedom and opportunity to realize and define your dreams as we firmly believe that freedom of movement drives human progress.

What do we do?  

As the financial engine for Ford, Ford Credit Tech India is at the heart of customer experience, transforming the way people access and interact with vehicle finance on a global scale. 

Here's your chance to join our dynamic and growing world-class team at Ford Credit Tech India Global Innovation & Capability Centre to build transformative financial software/ applications and solve problems that transcend the ordinary. 

We have a strong team of Engineering Directors, Technical Program Managers, Functional Leads, Product Managers, Principal Engineers, Architects, and Software Engineers across our Digital Experience Engineering, Lending Platform Engineering, Foundational Platforms (Originations, Customer Servicing, Receivables, Billing, Payments, Collections, Securitization etc.), Cloud/DevX/Enterprise Testing & SRE/Automation, Architecture and Research, AI/MLOps & Analytics/Data Engineering practices who are supporting, managing our financial systems/applications & leading various IT Modernization and transformation programs delivery initiatives across the NA/EU/China/Mexico/Canada markets.

If you're eager to innovate and revolutionize financial services by adopting the latest technologies, Ford Credit Technology India is a perfect match for you. Are you ready to advance your career with our ambitious projects?

Position Overview:

Ford Credit Technology Team in India seeking an experienced Senior Engineering Manager who is skilled in software engineering practices. The Senior Engineering Manager will lead a team of Software Engineers, and Technical Program manager based out of FBS Chennai and will be responsible to manage and deliver products such as Ford Billing and Invoicing in Ford Credit. The Senior Engineering Manager will collaborate directly and continuously with Software Engineers, Product Managers, Designers, Architects and Product Owners to build, validate and release software products early and often in a dynamic and collaborative environment. 

Work Hours: between 11.30 AM and 9 PM IST

• Provides hands-on leadership and supervision for a software development team.

• Facilitates technical architecture discussions around application functionality and integration.

• Develops engineering, professional, and career-related skills for software engineers using coaching, mentorship, feedback, and pair programming, to grow their skills and abilities.

• Works closely with the Product Managers to develop products used by Ford Credit loan/lease, Ford Motor vehicle and Ford Mobility subscription services customers.

• Actively identifies risks, and implements mitigation and contingency plans, focused on early mitigation or elimination of risks.

• Verifies that the delivered software product meets desired business outcomes.

• Actively participates in all team Agile ceremonies and employs and/or champions Agile software processes, culture, best practices, and techniques.

• Communicates openly and frequently with the team by being responsive to in-person or in messaging tool prompts.

• Assesses the overall health of the product and prompts key decisions to move it forward.

• Defines analytics to be collected regarding the product and prioritizes their collection. 

• Reviews on-going production software operations and helps troubleshoot production issues. Incorporates post-incident reviews like postmortems to identify opportunities for improvement.

• Bachelor's degree in information technology or computer science, or similar discipline.

• At least ten years of experience in a Software Engineering role.

• Strong knowledge of Java, JavaScript, React, Spring Boot, Google Cloud Platform etc.

• Strong knowledge of SQL, NOSQL and cloud native databases.

• Strong knowledge of Software Craftsmanship practices including TDD, Clean Code, Refactoring, etc.

• Experience working with DevOps/Security tools like GitHub, Cloud Build, Tekton, 42Crunch, FOSSA, SonarQube, Cycode etc.

• Knowledge of working with Agile software methodologies i.e. Scrum, eXtreme Programming, etc.

• Strong leadership and communication skills and the ability to coach and teach others.

• Ability to work collaboratively with others and navigate complex decision making.

• Ability to collaborate well with product managers, designers, and business partners.

• Experience with Copilot or other AI tools for code creation, review and/or even spec driven development.