VSLM Full Stack Software Engineer

We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up daily, roll up our sleeves, and build a better world. At Ford, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress and we’re all a part of something bigger than ourselves. You will have the opportunity to accelerate your career potential as you help us define tomorrow’s transportation.

Vehicle Software Systems Engineering (VSSE) is part of the Systems Engineering Product Driven Organization. This department provides software solutions to Product Development (PD) users. Vehicle Cybersecurity Access is one of the applications managed by the VSSE team which deals with the end-to-end lifecycle of the security keys/Digital Certificates used by Manufacturing plants, suppliers, and Ford Customer Service and Diagnostic engineers to unlock and make software updates to ECUs (Electronic Control Units). This is a business-critical application from a Cybersecurity perspective and helps avoid costly stop-ships in the manufacturing plants.

 

VSSE is seeking a highly skilled Software Engineer who embraces Lean, Agile, Pair Programming, and Extreme Programming (XP) practices to deliver innovative software products. Our Software Engineers work in small, multi-functional, and co-located teams in Dearborn, MI. 

To succeed, you should have a strong background in web development technologies (HTML/TypeScript/CSS), Java, and SQL.

As a Software Engineer, you will be responsible for supporting the application development of web applications in a Paired Programming and TDD Agile team environment. Your responsibilities include design, development, testing, defect fixing, and incident response.

What you’ll be able to do:

• Create front-end web pages using Angular (Primeng) and HTML/CSS
• In a Java environment, develop RESTful controllers and utilize other technologies, such as using JPA for database communications
• Design, implement, and run a full suite of automated tests, including unit tests (Karma/Jasmine, Junit) and functional End-to-End tests (Protractor and Selenium)
• Translate business requirements into structured systems design using appropriate design methodologies
• Use Test Driven Development (TDD) to ensure better code coverage and quality
• Help support usage of CI/CD pipeline e.g., Jenkins, GitHub
• Provide guidance and support to other developers on the team
   

The minimum requirements we seek:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field, or a combination of education and equivalent experience
• 2+ years of professional experience developing web-based applications utilizing Object Oriented development in at least one of the following web or mobile technologies: Angular (preferred), Typescript, React, or JavaScript Springboot  (internship/co-op allowed).
• At least 1 year of experience in Agile practices (SAFE, Scrum, Kanban, TDD, etc.)
• Experience with microservice architecture, REST APIs, SOAP/WSDL/XML/SOA, etc.

 

Our preferred requirements:

• Advance Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field
• Outstanding software engineering and design knowledge; OO Design Principles Practiced in eXtreme Programming (XP) disciplines including Paired programming Test-first/Test Driven Development (TDD)
• 2+ years of Object-oriented Development experience where you applied Java Enterprise concepts with the following tools and technologies:
• Spring Platform (Spring MVC, Spring Boot, Spring JDBC, Spring Cloud)
• Automated Testing, Continuous Integration, Continuous Deployment, and technologies (Jenkins CI or similar)
• Working knowledge of SQL Database, including table design, creation, and modification
• Delivered products that include web front-end development; JavaScript, and client-side MVC frameworks like Angular, React, etc.
• Experience with testing tools such as Karma, Jasmine, Junit, etc.
• You’re always refactoring your code to be cleaner and using build tools to optimize performance
• Understand differences between multiple delivery platforms such as mobile vs desktop and optimize output and match all these platforms
• Collaborative, positive demeanor, and self-motivated
• Strong communication skills, verbal and written
• Motivated to drive tasks to completion and take ownership of projects
• Any experience in Cyber Security or the Automotive Industry is a BIG Plus

 

What you’ll receive in return:
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