Scheduling & Sequencing Engineer

Ford Motor • Dearborn, MI

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Ford is hiring a Global Scheduling & Sequencing Software Engineering Consultant for its Order-To-Delivery (OTD) initiative, a global, cross-functional effort to converge and improve business processes, methods, IT tools, and information standards. The role seeks an experienced full-stack software engineer to design, build, and deploy scalable, secure enterprise applications using Angular and/or React, Spring Boot, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). The position involves cloud-native development, container orchestration, CI/CD automation, modern database technologies, and collaboration across Agile product teams. The role is hybrid and requires onsite work four or more days per week.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of software development experience.
• Strong proficiency in Java 17 or later and understanding of modern design patterns and anti-patterns.
• Hands-on Spring Boot experience, including security features, RESTful API development, and microservices architecture.
• Strong front-end development experience with Angular and/or React, including component-based architecture, state management, and responsive UI design.
• Hands-on experience with GCP services, including Compute, Storage, IAM, Pub/Sub, and Cloud SQL.
• Experience deploying, scaling, and managing containerized workloads on GKE.
• Familiarity with cloud-native design principles, service mesh, and container orchestration best practices.
• Experience building and managing CI/CD pipelines using Tekton.
• Proficiency with Git and CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions, and Gradle or Maven build systems.
• Familiarity with DevSecOps practices and code quality/security scanning tools such as SonarQube or FOSSA.
• Strong working knowledge of PostgreSQL and/or SQL Server, including schema design, query optimization, and performance tuning.
• Experience integrating relational databases with Spring Boot applications for CRUD operations and transactional workflows.
• Practical experience with Test-Driven Development (TDD) and Behavior-Driven Development (BDD).
• Adherence to software craftsmanship principles, including clean code, refactoring, and code reviews.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum development environments.

Nice To Haves

• Exposure to NoSQL databases.
• Experience with API gateway solutions such as Apigee and enterprise security frameworks.
• Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or Stackdriver.
• Experience with Terraform for Infrastructure as Code and GKE deployments.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain full-stack components across user interfaces, business logic, data layers, and integration tiers.
• Build, deploy, and manage scalable applications on GCP and Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), supporting availability, resilience, and cost efficiency.
• Develop and maintain automated build, test, and deployment pipelines using Tekton and related tools.
• Work with product managers to understand functional requirements and use cases, and build prototypes to validate solution designs.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and collaborate with Product Owners and cross-functional teams.
• Design and implement secure RESTful APIs and integrate them with internal and external systems.
• Write automated unit, integration, and functional tests; ensure acceptance criteria and security and quality standards are met.
• Use feature flags and progressive rollout strategies for safe releases and rapid rollbacks.
• Provide production support, troubleshoot issues, and ensure performance meets defined SLAs/CSF targets.
• Track emerging technologies, propose architecture and tooling improvements, and mentor junior engineers.
• Communicate technical concepts clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders, in writing and verbally.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, and subsidized backup childcare.
• 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.
• Paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day.
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

What This Job Offers

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