Senior Software Development Engineer, Android

We made history and now we work to transform the future – for our customers, our communities and our families. You'll see your work on the road every day, helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.

Ford’s Electric Vehicles, Digital and Design (EVDD) team is charged with delivering the company’s vision of a fully electric transportation future. EVDD is customer-obsessed, entrepreneurial, and data-driven and is dedicated to delivering industry-leading customer experience for electric vehicle buyers and owners. You’ll join an agile team of doers pioneering our EV future by working collaboratively, staying focused on only what matters, and delivering excellence day in and day out. Join us to make positive change by helping build a better world where every person is free to move and pursue their dreams.

In this position...

The Ford App 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.

What you'll 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.

You'll have...

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a combination of education and equivalent work experience.

• 5+ years of hands-on software engineering experience developing native Android applications using both Kotlin and Java.

• 5+ years of deep experience with mobile frontend application architecture, including modular application design, state management and navigation strategies

• 5+ years of strong software testing ethos and a preference for working in an agile environment.

Even better, you may have…

• 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.

• 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.

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.

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This position is a salary grade 8 and ranges from $115,000-$192,900

For California residents, this position is a salary grade 8 and ranges from $138,800-$232,700.

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.

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Compensation for this position is determined by the successful candidate's experience, qualifications, and geographic location.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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 View phone number on click.appcast.io.

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