Software Engineer, AI Enablement
Ford•Palo Alto, CA
•$97,140 - $192,900•Onsite
About The Position
We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design and build AI-powered agents that enable intelligent discovery, recommendation, and management of enterprise ontology assets. The ideal candidate combines strong software engineering skills with practical experience applying AI techniques to solve complex information discovery, recommendation, and search. This individual will evaluate alternative technical approaches, make architecture recommendations, and deliver scalable production solutions.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, or a related field.
- 7+ years of professional experience in Data Science or Software Engineering building scalable production systems.
- 5+ years of experience working with Python/Java/Javascript/Angular programming languages.
- Experience in building autonomous agents using agent orchestration frameworks such as LangGraph/LangChain/Google ADK or Similar Technologies.
- Experience implementing tool integration patterns (MCP), agent communication protocols, and AI application observability.
- Experience with vector search or hybrid retrieval architectures.
- Experience working with GCP services (Vertex AI, Cloud Run, and BigQuery) or similar cloud platforms for deploying scalable AI solutions.
- Strong problem-solving and system design skills.
- Ability to evaluate competing technical approaches and articulate tradeoffs.
- Experience working with large, complex datasets and information management systems.
- Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with semantic technologies, search, recommendation systems, or knowledge graphs.
- Experience working with graph databases, Graph-RAG applications.
Responsibilities
- Design and build AI-powered applications, agents, and intelligent workflows that improve discovery, recommendation, and management of enterprise ontology and metadata assets.
- Evaluate and recommend technical approaches for semantic search, knowledge management, retrieval, and recommendation challenges.
- Design and implement scalable backend services, APIs, and AI-enabled capabilities.
- Build retrieval, ranking, and recommendation systems that support intelligent user experiences.
- Collaborate with product managers, ontology experts, and domain stakeholders to translate business needs into technical solutions.
- Conduct technical evaluations and proof-of-concepts for emerging AI technologies.
- Drive architecture decisions, engineering best practices, and operational excellence.
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 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.
- Visa Sponsorship IS provided for this specific role
- Relocation assistance is NOT provided for this specific role
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
