Engineering Manager - Mobile

We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world -- together. At Ford, we’re all a part of something bigger than ourselves. What will you make today?

We are seeking a passionate and self-driven Mobile Engineering Manager to help create a state-of-the-art mobile platform for Ford Credit.   We are looking to grow our Mobile capabilities within Ford Credit and are looking for an innovative and driven leader to help do so.

Enterprise Technology plays a critical part in shaping the future of mobility. If you’re looking for the chance to leverage advanced technology to redefine the transportation landscape, enhance the customer experience, and improve people’s lives, this is the opportunity for you. Join us and challenge your IT expertise and analytical skills to help create vehicles that are as smart as you are.

What you'll do….

• Create a cohesive strategy to align all existing Ford Credit applications into a common Mobile Platform being built for global use. 
• Ability to develop and lead junior developers working on various technology and frameworks such as Swift UI, Android Jetpack Compose, and more. 
• Adept at creating mobile frameworks and platforms to drive future uses cases. 
• Measure and monitor application performance using existing toolsets (ContentSquare, Dynatrace, Splunk, Adobe, and more) and propose changes to effectively support our mobile platform. 
• Evangelize Mobile Platform capabilities across Ford and work to incorporate future use cases into Mobile Platform.   Help organization understand mobile capabilities and create a strategy for others to adopt. 
• Ability to work in a cross functional team and autonomously to achieve business outcomes. 
• Strong focus on innovation with a drive to be customer obsessed. 
• Remain up to date with the terminology, concepts and best practices for coding mobile apps. 
• Support the entire application lifecycle (concept, design, test, release and support). 
• Troubleshoot and debug to optimize performance. 
• Advocate for engineering excellence, exceptional usability, and outstanding quality. 
• Drive architectural decisions on our systems and the integration with the platform. 

You'll have…

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent.
• 12+ years of technical experience with minimum 3 years as Mobile Architect/Software Development Leader. 
• 3+ years’ experience with architecting Native iOS and Android applications with a high customer satisfaction score. 
• 3+ years of experience with DevOps tools and processes such as Agile/SAFe.  
• Experience with system design, programming, and data structuring. 

Even better, you may have….

• Strong experience of working with GraphQL and REST APIs. 
• Familiarity with OOP design, MVVM, VIPER, and SOLID principles. 
• Dealing with ambiguity to develop solutions that work for partners from various subject areas to meet aggressive timelines.  
• Experience in cloud application development solutions, such as GCP, Kubernetes is highly preferred. 
• Extensive experience with Swift UI and Jetpack Compose.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD, App distribution to beta and production.  
• Excellent analytical skills with a good problem-solving attitude.  
• Experience with integrating third-party libraries and APIs. 
• Innovating, anticipating the future, and working toward continuous improvement in mobile technologies. 

 

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 childcare 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 p