[Hiring] Senior Software Development Engineer, Android @Ford

Role Description

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.

• 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.

Qualifications

• 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.

Requirements

• 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.

Benefits

• 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.