Senior Software Engineer - Cloud Networks

Ford

12h • Remote

About The Position

This role is for a developer who thrives on building scalable software platforms using an API-First methodology. You'll use your deep programming knowledge in Go and React to design robust, reusable API contracts and build the intuitive interfaces that consume them. You'll work closely with our Cloud Network Engineering team to build the "control plane" software that powers Ford's global business, treating every network service as a programmable product.
Champion an API-First approach: Define, document, and mock API contracts (using tools like OpenAPI/Swagger) before writing code to ensure consistency and excellent developer experience.
Architect and develop high-performance backend microservices using Go (Golang), ensuring APIs are versioned, secure, and scalable.
Design and build responsive web applications using ReactJS that consume your APIs to provide a seamless self-service experience.
Drive technical standards for API governance, database design, and system architecture, ensuring our platform is easy for other engineering teams to integrate with.
Translate complex network requirements into clean software specifications. You will collaborate with network engineers to abstract infrastructure complexity behind well-designed interfaces.
Participate in an on-call rotation to provide support for production environment outages and critical issues. On-call support is typically low-volume and focused on major incidents.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in software engineering or a related developer role.
• At least 2 years of experience delivering software solutions on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or other Public Cloud Provider.
• Strong proficiency in Go (Golang) for backend development and ReactJS for frontend development.
• Expertise in API-First development, including deep knowledge of REST standards, API lifecycle management, and specification tools (OpenAPI/Swagger).
• Strong understanding of software design patterns, data structures, and algorithms.
• A solid grasp of the software development lifecycle, including CI/CD integration, automated testing (contract testing), and code reviews.
• Experience with development and support tools like Jira and ServiceNow.
• A curious, self-starting mindset with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, autonomous environment.
• The collaborative skills to work effectively within a team and navigate complex technical decisions.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with gRPC and Protocol Buffers.
• Familiarity with API Gateways (e.g., Apigee, Kong) or Service Mesh concepts.
• Familiarity with basic networking concepts (HTTP, DNS, TCP/IP) from a software perspective.

Responsibilities

• Champion an API-First approach: Define, document, and mock API contracts (using tools like OpenAPI/Swagger) before writing code to ensure consistency and excellent developer experience.
• Architect and develop high-performance backend microservices using Go (Golang), ensuring APIs are versioned, secure, and scalable.
• Design and build responsive web applications using ReactJS that consume your APIs to provide a seamless self-service experience.
• Drive technical standards for API governance, database design, and system architecture, ensuring our platform is easy for other engineering teams to integrate with.
• Translate complex network requirements into clean software specifications. You will collaborate with network engineers to abstract infrastructure complexity behind well-designed interfaces.
• Participate in an on-call rotation to provide support for production environment outages and critical issues. On-call support is typically low-volume and focused on major incidents.

Benefits

• 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 community service
• A generous schedule of 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: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees