E-Commerce Software Engineer

Ford Motor Company • Dearborn, MI

10d • $99,600 - $166,600 • Hybrid

About The Position

Ford Motor Company is seeking a Software Engineer - Anchor to lead development of its eCommerce microservices platform using Java, open-source frameworks, and cloud-native technologies. The role designs, develops, and implements scalable front-end and back-end microservices to support business requirements and digital customer experiences. The engineer supports the software development lifecycle, works with Ford IT, system integrators, business teams, and product owners, and helps ensure the platform is highly available, scalable, secure, and fault tolerant.

The position is hybrid and requires onsite work four or more days per week. It is salary grade 7, with a stated salary range of $99,600–$166,600. Visa sponsorship is unavailable, and candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Ford describes benefits including medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage; paid parental leave and family-building benefits; employee and family vehicle discounts; tuition assistance; employee resource groups; paid community-service time; vacation and sick/personal time; and paid holidays.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• At least 5 years of IT experience.
• At least 5 years developing scalable, secure RESTful services using Java and Spring Framework for e-commerce applications and digital customer experiences.
• At least 3 years implementing CI/CD pipelines, security and compliance tools, and automated testing practices (TDD/BDD), using Jenkins, Tekton, SonarQube, or equivalent tools.
• At least 2 years of experience with cloud technologies such as GCP or AWS.
• Hands-on experience with near-real-time integrations using Kafka, Pub/Sub, or similar technologies, and databases such as PostgreSQL or MongoDB.
• At least 1 year developing Python-based data pipelines and using AI development tools to automate workflows, support agentic AI capabilities, and improve engineering productivity.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States; employment eligibility will be verified at hire.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• At least 1 year developing, deploying, and monitoring cloud-native applications using Google Cloud Platform services and technologies.
• At least 2 years of domain and technical expertise in large-scale e-commerce implementations, including scalable applications, system integrations, and digital customer experiences.
• At least 1 year developing and maintaining React-based web applications with a focus on performance, scalability, and user experience.
• Relevant certifications in Google Cloud Platform, Java, or Artificial Intelligence.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support throughout the software development lifecycle as part of a software engineering team.
• Analyze, design, develop, and implement high-quality, testable code that meets business requirements and industry best practices and standards.
• Engineer reusable, complex distributed systems and work with Ford IT teams to ensure the platform is highly available, scalable, and fault tolerant.
• Review technical designs and provide Ford-specific support to system integrators.
• Deliver engineering design and system information-flow documentation for functional work streams.
• Work with product owners to identify project business value and associated metrics.
• Challenge product owners' assumptions and prioritization of business value.
• Collaborate with system integrators, Ford IT, and business teams to meet enterprise objectives.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
• Paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, and subsidized back-up child care.
• Family-building benefits, including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement and fertility treatments.
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members, and management leases.
• Tuition assistance.
• Employee resource groups.
• Paid time off for individual and team community service.
• Vacation time, sick/personal time, and paid holidays, including the period between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior