At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. We
also believe in providing you with the freedom to define and realize your
dreams. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide
variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career potential as you help
us define tomorrow’s transportation.
Creating the future of smart mobility requires the highly intelligent use of
data, metrics, and analytics. That’s where you can make an impact as part of our
Global Data Insight & Analytics (GDIA) team. We are the trusted advisers that
enable Ford to clearly see business conditions, customer needs, and the
competitive landscape. With our support, key decision-makers can act in
meaningful, positive ways. Join us and use your data expertise and analytical
skills to drive evidence-based, timely decision-making.
Position Overview
Industrial Systems Analytics (ISA) is a product group that develops
cutting-edge, on-premises and cloud analytic solutions. We are modernizing our
portfolio by embedding Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), and
autonomous agentic workflows to revolutionize how Ford manages industrial data.
This Software Engineer position is ideal for a technically oriented,
forward-thinking individual who has experience designing, building, and
deploying cloud applications, and who is eager to pioneer the use of Agentic AI
and LLMs to solve complex industrial analytics challenges.
RESPONSIBILITIES
What You’ll Be Able To Do
As a Full-Stack Software Engineer on our Balanced Product Team, you will
collaborate closely with Product Managers, Product Designers, and fellow
engineers to deliver next-generation analytical solutions. You will be
responsible for the full lifecycle of these solutions—from design and
development to deployment, maintenance, and AI-driven optimization.
AI & Agentic Solution Development: Architect, build, and deploy LLM-powered
applications, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines, and multi-agent
systems to automate complex data analysis, anomaly detection, and
decision-support workflows.
AI-Assisted Software Engineering: Champion the use of generative AI tools and
agentic coding assistants (e.g., GitHub Copilot, custom LLM agents) to
streamline the software development lifecycle, automate testing, and
accelerate CI/CD pipelines.
Product & Requirements Management: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to
translate business goals into technical requirements, user stories, and test
suites within an Agile framework.
Technical Design & Architecture: Author comprehensive technical design
documents, system architecture diagrams, and API specifications to ensure
scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions.
Modern Operations & DevOps: Build robust CI/CD deployment pipelines,
integrate automated security/quality scanning, and implement modern Identity
& Access Management (IAM) and automated credential rotation.
Reliability & Continuous Improvement: Participate in proactive problem
management, root cause analysis (RCA), and incident resolution to ensure high
availability of critical analytical systems.
QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Requirements We Seek
Requires a bachelor’s or foreign equivalent degree in computer science,
information technology or a technology related field.
4+ years of professional experience in Software Engineering.
3+ years of experience with modern frontend frameworks (Angular, React, or
Vue).
3+ years of experience with backend frameworks (FastAPI, Flask, Django, or
Spring Boot).
2+ years of experience with Python (highly preferred for AI/Data) and/or
Java.
Exposure to or hands-on experience integrating LLM APIs (e.g., OpenAI,
Anthropic, Vertex AI) or open-source models into software applications.
Preferred Qualifications
Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related
quantitative field.
AI & Agentic Frameworks: Proven experience working with LLM orchestration
frameworks (e.g., LangChain, LlamaIndex) and multi-agent development
platforms (e.g., CrewAI, AutoGen, Semantic Kernel).
Vector Databases & Data Pipelines: Familiarity with vector databases (e.g.,
PGVector, Chroma, Pinecone, Milvus) and embedding techniques for semantic
search and RAG.
Software Craftsmanship: Deep understanding of software engineering
disciplines inclu,ding eXtreme Programming (XP), Clean Code principles,
Test-Driven Development (TDD), and Pair/Mob programming.
Cloud & DevOps: Experience developing and deploying to cloud platforms (GCP,
Azure, or AWS) using modern CI/CD tools (Tekton, Terraform, Jenkins, Cloud
Build).
Agile Mindset: Experience working with Agile tools (Jira, Rally) in a
fast-paced, collaborative, continuous-delivery environment.
Strong communication and collaboration skills, with a passion for leveraging
cutting-edge technology to amaze and delight our business partners and
customers.
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, and prescription drug coverage
Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized
back-up child care 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: Benefit Summary
[https://fordcareers.co/GSR]
This position is a salary grade 7 or 8.
This position is a salary grade 7 or 8 and ranges from $99,600-$192,900.
Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and
experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to
job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.
Visa Sponsorship is not provided for this role
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
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