Jr Back End Developer

Global Trade Services (GTS) is a key Order to Delivery component supporting the import and export activities of vehicles globally, with capabilities including dealer ordering, shipping/logistics, pricing, invoicing and accounting.  With export vehicle programs anticipated to continue to grow, it is a dynamic, complex environment.  The six tightly integrated applications that make up the GTS suite are comprised of a variety of technologies with key deliverables related to vehicle programs and global strategic initiatives.

This is a Software Developer position responsible for the identification, development, maintenance and delivery of solutions for the GTS Hub application. GTS Hub provides capabilities to handle a reliable and single process for Export Orders to Production Sources such as China or South Africa, with a final destination at a different region.

• Design and develop solutions using innovative thought process; develop application code and execute test scripts to validate that code meets business requirements. Perform and participate in technical inspections and load/volume testing as required.
• Creation of Unit Test Case documents and perform Unit Testing.
• Create / update application documentation according to development.
• Support on-going production software operations and troubleshoots production issues.
• Maintain the technologies’ lifecycle according to company policies and execute renewals / upgrades as corresponds.
• Work collaboratively with enterprise and technology teams (i.e. Ford Architects) to manage/update/execute technical roadmap.
• Collaborate with the rest of the team and application owner to deliver the solution or enhancements per the prioritized backlog, differentiating between must have and could have requirements.
• Operate with Agile / SCRUM methodology; Actively participate in team stand-ups, iteration and release planning and other agile ceremonies.
• Manage work products and backlog in Agile tool (Jira), delivering appropriate sizing, definition, development and documentation of business capabilities in short time-boxes. 
• Deliver frequent releases of incremental functionality into the application. 

- Bachelor’s Degree in computer science, computer engineering or a combination of education and equivalent experience
- English proficiency (written and verbal)
- 2-3+ years experience in Software development 
- Experience in development of object-oriented business applications: Java, SpringBoot, Gradle, PubSub or Kafka
- 1+ year experience with developing for and deploying to cloud platforms (e.g. GCP, PCF, Azure).
- Experience in designing, developing, and consuming APIs.
- Experience with PostgreSQL database
- Strong SQL skills
- Implement and optimize cloud services and tools (e.g. Terraform, BigQuery, GCP).
- Experience with control version tools i.e. GitHub desirable
- Strong communication and organizational skills
- CI/CD tools and pipelines e.g. Tekton, Cloud Build, etc.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Agile experience
- Unit Test Cases Automation (Junit) 

Nice to Have Skills:
- Python Development
- Experience in Front-End development
- Test Driven Development (TDD), Clean Code practices
- Scanning tools to secure code: SonarQube, Cycode, FOSSA