Software Engineer - Connected Consumer and Vehicle

Software Engineer – Vehicle Connectivity & Mobility (VC&M)

Dearborn, MI, United States (Hybrid)

Ford’s Electric Vehicles, Digital & Design (EVDD) team is committed to delivering a fully electric transportation future. The team focuses on customer‑centric, data‑driven solutions and builds high‑quality Connected Consumer and Vehicle applications.

As a Software Engineer – Vehicle Connectivity & Mobility you will use a modern tech stack (Java/Spring Boot, Angular/React, cloud‑native architecture, Terraform, Tekton, CI/CD) to design, develop, test and deploy features. You will also drive testing (TDD), automation, and secure, scalable cloud solutions.

• Deliver Core Features: Code, test, and deploy critical features for Connected Consumer and Vehicle applications, ensuring high performance, resilience, and security.
• Leverage Modern Tech: Utilise Java (Spring Boot), Angular, and RESTful APIs while practising Test‑Driven Development (TDD) and Agile principles.
• Champion Craftsmanship: Implement and advocate for software craftsmanship best practices, ensuring all solutions are well‑documented, highly maintainable, and adhere to clean coding standards.
• Drive Automation: Build and implement comprehensive automated test plans and delivery pipelines to eliminate waste and enable rapid, reliable feature releases.
• Secure & Scale: Partner with security and QA teams to architect API load‑testing strategies and drive proactive threat‑modeling initiatives.
• Architect Cloud Solutions: Design, deploy, and operate highly resilient, cloud‑native systems.
• Manage Data: Optimize data models, maintain transactional integrity, and perform performance tuning across relational and No
  
  SQL databases (e.g., Postgre
  
  SQL, Mongo
  
  DB).
• Collaborate Cross‑Functionally: Work closely with product and design teams to translate complex business requirements into robust technical specifications while providing tier‑3 production support.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related technical field.
• Architecture
  
  Experience:
  
  6+ years of experience building and scaling modern web applications within a microservices architecture.
• Core Tech Stack: 6+ years of hands‑on experience utilizing Java, Spring, Spring Boot, Angular, React, and RESTful APIs.
• Database Management: 6+ years of experience working with Mongo
  
  DB, relational databases (Postgre
  
  SQL preferred), and No
  
  SQL solutions.
• Modern CI/CD: 6+ years of experience designing and implementing automated CI/CD pipelines within a Git Hub‑based workflow.
• API Delivery: 6+ years of experience delivering robust APIs (JSON, REST, Swagger, Hoppscotch) and managing progressive deployment strategies (e.g., canary deployments).
• Infrastructure & Delivery: 6+ years of experience with continuous delivery processes, infrastructure‑as‑code, and modern deployment frameworks (preferably Git Hub Actions, Terraform, Tekton).
• Platform Security & Reliability: 6+ years of experience generating application metrics, managing user access/authorization, securing credentials, and building secure deployment pipelines.
• Enterprise Cloud: 6+ years working with cloud platforms like GCP, Azure, or similar.

• Advanced
  
  Education:
  
  Master’s degree in Computer Science (or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience).
• Learning Agility: A strong learner’s mindset with a proven ability to quickly absorb complex technical concepts and rapidly translate them into functional, high‑quality software.
• Engineering Standards: A deep commitment to software craftsmanship and engineering excellence, ensuring the delivery of robust, scalable, and secure code.
• Collaboration & Communication: Strong communication and active listening skills, with a track record of articulating complex technical ideas to diverse stakeholders to drive cross‑functional alignment.
• Dev Sec Ops  & Quality: Proficiency in Dev Sec Ops  methodologies, secure coding standards, and proactive observability using tools like Sonar Qube, Checkmarx, and Dynatrace.
• Agile Delivery: Experience working within Agile product teams, leveraging Jira (or equivalent tools) to manage workflows and deliver…