Supply Chain Application Software Engineer @ Ford Motor

What you’ll be able to do:

• Function as a software engineer in the creation and implementation of IT solutions to meet business and infrastructure needs (based on functional/nonfunctional requirements).
• Coordinate with application architects to validate solution designs with a focus on the reliability and stability of the product.
• Work hands-on with the development team to prioritize, plan, and deliver software that meets user requirements.
• Provide solutions to optimize performance, scalability, security protocols, and analytics integration.
• Interact with external and internal technical peers (Product Managers, Product Designers, Software Engineers, Architects, and vendors) to deliver a shared understanding of the solution.
• Work on problems of diverse scope where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors.
• Contribute to developing systems solutions that are optimized for performance, scalability, and security.
• Contribute to maintaining a readied backlog and enable the team to go further with effective usage of Rally/Jira
• Participate in triage and debugging sessions for systems/tools integration issues.
• Assist in gathering metrics to track product and data quality in meeting stakeholders’ requirements.

The minimum requirements we seek:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field or a combination of education and equivalent experience
• 5+ years of Object-Oriented Development experience which includes applying expertise in building microservices architectures on Java platform concepts with the following tools and technologies:
  • Spring Platform (Spring MVC, Spring Boot, Spring JDBC, Spring Cloud)
• 2+ of hands-on expertise in using Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery tools and pipelines such as Rally, GIT hub, Jenkins, Maven, Gradle, etc.
• 1+ years of experience with Cloud Native app development, GCP services (GCP Cloud Run, etc), VMWare TAS Platform/PCF, or Red Hat OpenShift
• 1+ years of experience working with CI/CD systems (e.g. Gitlab / Jenkins) and integrating them with various Security and Testing tools and technologies
• 1+ years of practical, meaningful experience with front-end frameworks such as React, Angular, Vue.js

Our preferred qualifications:

• Advanced degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field or a combination of education and equivalent experience
• Outstanding software engineering and design knowledge; OO Design Principles Practiced in eXtreme Programming (XP) disciplines including Paired programming Test-first/Test Driven Development (TDD)
• Expertise in modern software engineering practices, including Agile development, DevOps, and continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD)
• Strong knowledge of microservices architecture, RESTful APIs, and containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, etc.)
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform
• UI Configuration, Reporting and Analytics, API testing and development
• Excellent problem-solving skills including leading problem-solving teams.
• Self-starter: ability to work both independently and with a team.
• Ability to build and maintain positive relationships across organizational boundaries.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience working in a Product Driven Agile Organization