Java Backend Engineer

Ford Customer Service Division, within Ford, is committed to provide our customers the Always On experience and our mission is to get our customers back on the road, in the shortest possible time. FCSD Tech delivers world class software that our

• Dealers use to Diagnose, Repair & Service our vehicles
• Customers use for a seamless Service experience
• Ford enterprise uses to run a highly Profitable, Critical and Complex Parts & Service business

FCSD is a true one-stop shop, offering comprehensive Diagnostics, Repair & Service Capabilities for a full portfolio of Electrified, Hybrid and Internal combustion vehicles globally.

FCSD Tech is looking for Software Engineers that embrace Agile-eXtreme Programming principles to deliver innovative software products for Ford Motor Company and our Dealers and Customers

The minimum qualifications we seek:

• Bachelor s degree in computer science or equivalent
• 5+ years of experience with:
• Core Java, Spring boot
• Modern databases (Relational and non-relational)
• Continuous integration/continuous delivery tools and pipelines, such as: (Jenkins, Terraform, SonarQube, Maven, Gradle, Harness, Apigee X)
• 2+ years of experience developing and deploying to cloud platforms, such as Google Cloud Platform, Pivotal Cloud Foundry, and Microsoft Azure
• Experience with Unit testing.

Our preferred qualifications:

• Bachelor s Degree in Computer Science or related field
• Deep understanding of Object-Oriented Design Principles
• Familiar with eXtreme Programming (XP) practices including Pair/Mob programming and Test-first/Test Driven Development (TDD)
• Experience with developing and deploying to cloud platforms, such as Google Cloud Platform, Pivotal Cloud Foundry, Amazon Web Services, and Microsoft Azure
• Experience with Spring/Spring Boot and RESTFUL Web services development
• Experience with machine learning, mathematical modelling and data analysis is a plus
• Knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases
• Experience with CA Agile Central (Rally), backlogs, iterations, user stories, or similar Agile Tools Highly effective in working with other technical specialists, Product Managers, UI/UX Designers and business partners
• Passion for learning and willingness to work in a pair programming environment
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Ability to multi-task and manage changing priorities
• Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently and take initiative when solving unexpected problems
• Understanding of fundamental data modelling
• Experience in development of microservices

What you ll be able to do:

• Engineer production-quality code to deploy these solutions in a serverless, microservices architecture
• Enhance testing platforms, improve test automation, foster software craftsmanship
• Surprise and delight customers and partner software engineers
• Monitor and evaluate the performance of our solutions
• Collaborate with multi-skilled teams working on commercial/fleet software solutions
• Engage in Test-first Development, Test Driven Development
• Cloud development using cutting-edge technologies and integrations with Ford enterprise systems