Technical Anchor

FORD BUSINESS

10-15 years •
FullTime •
Published on 29 Aug 2025

About The Job
About The Company
Ford is a global company with shared ideals and a deep sense of family. From our earliest days as a pioneer of modern transportation, we have sought to make the world a better place – one that benefits lives, communities and the planet. We are here to provide the means for every person to move and pursue their dreams, serving as a bridge between personal freedom and the future of mobility. In that pursuit, our 186,000 employees around the world help to set the pace of innovation every day.
Job Role: Technical Anchor
We are looking for people who have a passion for learning new skills and tackling challenging problems in a collaborative environment. As a Software Engineer, you will be part of a team of like-minded engineers who utilize pair-programming, test-driven development, and CI/CD to continuously ship code to production. You’ll primarily work in a tech stack of React + AEM, Java + Spring Boot, and Google Cloud Platform + Tekton, knowledge in Google AI tools and worked & hands on in AI solutions. We leverage a variety of collaborative tools like Slack, IntelliJ, VS Code, and Figma to work together as a team.
Description:
- Develop digital products across Digital, web, and mobile web platforms.
- Provide application support and manage migrations.
- Work on a balanced product team to define, design, develop, and deploy front-end client development frameworks like React, GraphQL, Adobe Experience Manager, and Salesforce.
- Additionally, conduct proof-of-concepts to support new features, ensuring quality and timely delivery using Agile XP practices.
- Develop the technical solution.
- Work with the Technical Architect to update the technical design.
- Deliver valuable, working, tested, quality software, released at market speed.
- Collaborate directly and continuously with Product Managers and Product Owners to prioritize deliverables geared towards a business and user value-driven approach with a continuous improvement and innovative mindset.
- Develop and automate unit and integration test scripts.
- Automate performance monitoring and notification in the event of failures using best practices and tools.
- Champion an Agile mindset and Software Craftsmanship practices, contributing to and leading the agile team for quality deliverables.
- Research new technologies, influence enterprise technology shifts, and implement new trends impacting Ford application delivery.
- Participate in and champion highly collaborative practices, including:
- Full Stack eXtreme Programming (XP)
- Pair Programming
- Test-Driven Development (TDD)
- DevOps
- Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)
- Security practices (SAST/DAST)
- Use of monitoring, logging, and tracing tools (Splunk, Dynatrace, etc.)
- Engage in Agile practices including, but not limited to, Stand-ups, backlog grooming, sprint demos, and journey mapping.
- On-call, off-hours, and weekend support is required on a rotational basis.
Role & Responsibilities:
- Develop digital products across Digital, web, and mobile web platforms.
- Provide application support and manage migrations.
- Work on a balanced product team to define, design, develop, and deploy front-end client development frameworks like React, GraphQL, Adobe Experience Manager, and Salesforce.
- Additionally, conduct proof-of-concepts to support new features, ensuring quality and timely delivery using Agile XP practices.
- Develop the technical solution.
- Work with the Technical Architect to update the technical design.
- Deliver valuable, working, tested, quality software, released at market speed.
- Collaborate directly and continuously with Product Managers and Product Owners to prioritize deliverables geared towards a business and user value-driven approach with a continuous improvement and innovative mindset.
- Develop and automate unit and integration test scripts.
- Automate performance monitoring and notification in the event of failures using best practices and tools.
- Champion an Agile mindset and Software Craftsmanship practices, contributing to and leading the agile team for quality deliverables.
- Research new technologies, influence enterprise technology shifts, and implement new trends impacting Ford application delivery.
- Participate in and champion highly collaborative practices, including:
- Full Stack eXtreme Programming (XP)
- Pair Programming
- Test-Driven Development (TDD)
- DevOps
- Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)
- Security practices (SAST/DAST)
- Use of monitoring, logging, and tracing tools (Splunk, Dynatrace, etc.)
- Engage in Agile practices including, but not limited to, Stand-ups, backlog grooming, sprint demos, and journey mapping.
- On-call, off-hours, and weekend support is required on a rotational basis.
Qualifications:
- B.E. / B.Tech / M.C.A.
- Minimum 6+ years of experience in a hands-on technical role engaged in developing, implementing, and supporting software applications.
- 4+ years of work experience with the Spring Platform (Spring MVC, Spring Boot, Spring JDBC, Spring Cloud).
- 4+ years of work experience with front-end client development frameworks like React, GraphQL, Adobe Experience Manager, and Salesforce.
- 3+ years of work experience with Microservice architecture and SOAP or REST APIs.
- 2+ years of Cloud-Native Development experience with the Pivotal Cloud Foundry Platform or similar AWS/Azure.
- 3+ years of work experience with front-end client development frameworks (Angular/React).
- 3+ years of work experience with Agile project involvement and Software Craftsmanship.
- Experience with various testing types including Unit, integration, regression, user testing, and load testing (specifically TDD with JUnit and Selenium).
- Experience with code quality tools (e.g., 42Crunch, SonarQube, Checkmarx, etc.).
- Experience with build and CI/CD tools (e.g., GitHub, Jenkins, Maven, Gradle, etc.).
Qualification & Eligibility
- Btech/BE
- (Equivalent profile accepted)