Senior Software Development Engineer, Android

at Ford Motor Company in Springfield, Illinois, United States

Job Description

FordPass is a world-class customer-facing mobile application used by millions of customers around the world. We are looking for a customer-centric senior software engineer who embraces lean and agile practices. The Senior Software Engineer, Android will interact directly and continuously with product owners, software engineers and designers, and will release a shippable product early and often.

At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career and help us define tomorrow’s transportation.

What you’ll be able to do:

+ Develop Android app software from conception to production for millions of drivers and vehicles around the world.

+ Actively participate in reviewing, evaluating, and providing feedback on product designs and architectures with a software engineering focus.

+ Evaluate and recommend new and emerging products and technologies.

+ Write and contribute to high-quality documentation for software engineers.

+ Work effectively with product managers, product designers and other technical experts.

The Minimum Requirements we seek:

+ Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, relevant area of study, or equivalent work experience

+ 5+ years Hands-on software engineering experience developing native Android apps

+ Deep experience with mobile frontend application architecture, including modular application design, state management and navigation strategies

+ A strong software testing ethos and preference for working in an agile environment.

+ Experience and desire to deliver an exceptional end product to customers around the world.

+ Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to adapt your communication style to the audience and influence peers cross-functionally.

+ Demonstrated ability to work in robust and fast paced environment targeting a major transformation.

+ Experience building and shipping production grade software or services.

+ Have a deep desire to work closely, solve problems with groups, find win/win solutions and celebrate successes with other smart engineers.

Our Preferred Requirements:

+ Previous experience building enterprise scale mobile applications for a large user base

+ Previous experience in design, development and support of global software products

+ Strong Experience in Java, Kotlin or Go as well as both Object Oriented and Functional programming.

What you’ll receive in return:

You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we’ve outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

- 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.

For a detailed look at our benefits, click here:

https://fordcareers.co/GSR-HTHD

This position is a range of salary grades GSR 8

Visa sponsorship is available for this position.

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.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.

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Requisition ID : 32703