Senior Software Engineer - Technical Anchor / AI ML

At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. 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. 

Enterprise Technologyplays 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, enhance the customer experience and improve people’s lives, this is the opportunity for you. Join us and challenge your IT expertise and analytical skills to help create vehicles that are as smart as you are. 

What you'll be able to do:

Senior Software Engineer - Technical Anchor / AI ML - positions offered by Ford Motor Company (Dearborn, Michigan). Note, this is a hybrid position whereby the employee will work both from home and from the Dearborn office. Hence, the employee must live within a reasonable commuting distance from Dearborn, MI.  Design, develop, test and maintain software applications and products to meet customer needs. Participate in the entire software development lifecycle including designing software architecture, writing code, testing for quality and deploying the software to meet customer requirements. Develop all software components including user interface and server side. Design, build, and maintain data solutions including data infrastructure, pipelines, etc. for collecting, storing, processing and analyzing large volumes of data efficiently and accurately. Develop intelligent programs, cognitive applications for data analysis and automation, leveraging various AI techniques such as generative AI and natural language processing. Lead development efforts as technical anchor for Quality AI, ensuring high-quality code and optimal performance. Champion Agile methodologies and build and deploy robust CI/CD pipelines using Tekton and Terraform. Provide technical guidance, mentor junior developers, and foster a collaborative environment. Work closely with designers and product owners to ensure alignment between technical requirements and business objectives. 

You'll have…

Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer and Information Science, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or related field and 5 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or related occupation. 5 years of experience with each of the following skills is required: 1. Leading the development of QED / Quality.AI applications using Spring Boot or Python Fast/Flask   and Angular, ensuring high quality code and optimal performance. 2. Designing and deploying robust CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins or Tekton for continuous delivery and orchestration, integration Maven and Gradle for builds and Artifactory for artifact management, alongside Terraform, Puppet, or shell scripting for comprehensive infrastructure automation, thereby streamlining testing and deployment processes. 3. Employing a suite of software delivery tools, including Jenkins, Docker, GitHub, Pub/Sub, SonarQube, and IntelliJ, to orchestrate the end-to-end application development lifecycle. 4. Providing guidance in architecting solutions for application enhancements, ensuring scalability, performance, and alignment with organizational goals. 5. Working with architects by developing data model diagrams and discussing referential integrities; working with data architects to develop schemas on SQL server, GCP Big query, Postgres, MySQL, and Oracle SQL. 3 years of experience with each of the following skills is required: 1. Utilizing GCP, OAuth, Active Directory, and agile methodologies to drive efficient software delivery. 2. Consuming and integrating with pre-trained Large Language Models (LLMs) via APIs for tasks including text summarization, sentiment analysis, or question answering. 3. Utilizing Cloud Run for efficient deployment of applications, leveraging hands-on experience with GCP, PCF and Jenkins and adhering to best practices. 4. Working with designers using the designer technical tools including Figma, Miro, Adobe XD, or Invision to discuss data and technical feasibility.

We are offering a salary of$138,486.00 - $185,964.96/yr.

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 the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including: 

 • Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage 
• Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care 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. 

For a detailed look at our benefits, click here: 

https://fordcareers.co/GSR-HTHD

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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