Software Engineer

We made history and now we work to transform the future – for our customers, our communities and our families. You'll see your work on the road every day, helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.

Enterprise Technology plays 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.

• We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future.
• We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world -- together.
• At Ford, we’re all a part of something bigger than ourselves.
• Are you ready to change the way the world moves?
• This position is for a Software Engineer role in the Retail and Lease Securitization product team at Ford Motor Credit Company.

The role as a Software Engineer will be responsible for the development and ongoing maintenance of products. The Engineer will also play an integral role in the team that handles Next Generation Securitization solutions.

• Work closely with Global Securitization Partners to understand their product vision and break it down into a practical backlog of user stories for the engineering development team.
• Handle Development, Enhancements and Production Support in the autonomous Product Driven Organization (PDO) team.
• Analyze and resolve issues in Securitization applications.
• Analyze and design application enhancements/corrections per requirements.
• Develop and execute unit test plans and scripts to validate that assigned modules meet technical specifications.
• Balance 'doing it right' with 'speed to delivery' by identifying and mitigating risk, generating options, educating business and other decision-makers, and taking on justified technical debt.
• Handle rotational On-Call Support.
• Lead assignments with minimal direction and 　escalate issues as necessary to management.
• Be flexible to respond to changing priorities.
• Develop a deep understanding of the product, understand the problems to be solved and deliver value to the customer.
• Pioneer and champion the adoption of AI-based tools to continuously identify new ways to apply AI to accelerate workflows, automate legacy code analysis.
• Work with Product Manager to understand product vision.

• BS in Computer Science or related field.
• 13+ years of experience with COBOL, JCL, CA7, DB2/SQL, IBM File Manager and Debugger tools.
• 1+ years of experience with Ford Credit Securitization systems.
• Application of AI-based tools to automate workflows.
• Business Systems Analysis | Process Documentation | Workflow Optimization.

• Experience with agile methodology and PDO, experience with JIRA or similar tool preferred.
• Strong experience on advanced SQL and relational database.
• Strong drive for results and ability to multi-task and work Independently.
• Self-starter with proven innovation skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.

  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 change maker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above?
  
  No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage.
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more.
• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, 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…