We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves, and build a better world -- together. At Ford, we’re all a part of something bigger than ourselves. What will you make today?

Enterprise Technology plays a critical part in shaping the future of mobility. If you’re looking for the chance to leverage advanced technology to redefine the transportation landscape, enhance the customer experience and improve people’s lives, this is the opportunity for you. Join us and challenge your IT expertise and analytical skills to help create vehicles that are as smart as you are.

The Industrial Systems IT team, responsible for managing a suite of applications at the Vehicle Evaluation and Verification (VEV) Labs, is seeking a full‑stack software engineer.

PD‑VEV is responsible for testing and certifying components and vehicles. This hybrid, co‑located position is primarily based at the Safety Innovation Lab and Crash Barrier. The role is critical for maintaining and optimizing a complex lab environment that supports a wide range of research, development, and testing activities.

The successful candidate will deliver technology modernization, support, and hands‑on custom solutions across a diverse set of systems that include both legacy and cutting‑edge technologies. The ideal candidate will help design, develop, and deploy robust, scalable, and high‑performance applications. This role requires strong backend development skills, database expertise, and cloud infrastructure experience, with a particular focus on modernizing systems to Postgres, Open Shift, and Google Cloud.

You'll have...

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field OR a combination of education and experience

• 3+ years of professional software development experience.

• Proficiency in Spring Boot and familiarity with ASP.NET and C#.

• Strong experience with SQL and relational databases, particularly Postgres.

• Proficient in JavaScript and Python for application development.

• Hands‑on experience with cloud platforms, specifically Google Cloud.

• Proven experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools, especially Terraform.

• Experience designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines, preferably using Tekton with YAML.

• Experience with modern front‑end frameworks (e.g., React, Angular, or Vue.js).

• Excellent problem‑solving, analytical, and communication skills.

• Ability to work independently and in a collaborative team environment.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Even better, you may have...

• Experience with NI DIAdem and LabVIEW.
• Experience with other cloud providers (AWS, Azure).
• Familiarity with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with Jira.
• Experience with Oracle.

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 5-7.

Note: This is a hybrid role, you are expected to relocate if you are not within commutable distance, and responsible to be on site 4 days a week

Visa sponsorship is not 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.

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What you'll do...

• Develop efficient, scalable, and well‑documented code across multiple application layers.
• Design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs using frameworks such as Spring Boot and ASP.NET.
• Develop and optimize complex database queries and schemas using SQL, with hands‑on experience in Postgres.
• Configure and deploy applications to Google Cloud environments, including Cloud Run and Cloud Storage integrations.
• Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and CI/CD pipelines.
• Rewrite, simplify, and migrate legacy applications using modern programming languages and technologies.
• Collaborate with Test Engineers to support an iOS application that transfers crash photos and videos.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues to ensure system stability and performance.
• Enhance and maintain a machine learning model used to automatically flag erroneous crash data.
• Support and maintain an existing suite of legacy applications.
• Participate in requirements gathering and scope development.