Senior Software Engineering Manager

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. Are you ready to change the way the world moves?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.The Ford Motor Credit Company team helps put people behind the wheels of great Ford and Lincoln vehicles. By partnering with dealerships, we provide financing, personalized service and professional expertise to thousands of dealers and millions of customers in over one hundred countries around the world.We're seeking a talented Senior Software Engineering Manager to join our team.In this position...• You'll be in charge of leading a passionate group of Engineers on the API Strategy for Ford Credit for its Digital Products.• You will lead the application architecture discussions with Enterprise Architecture, engineers, product teams to define the fine-grained implementation plan for the development team• You will be part of an Orchestration platform team that is responsible for API Security and a Federated GraphQL-based API platform. Reporting to the Director of Engineering and leading the next-gen strategy for the platform and enhancing the CI/CD based practices and evolving SRE principles.What you'll do...• As Ford Credit embarks on the journey of its platform modernization, we need to define a platform roadmap for the next few years enabling features for the current stack and paving the way for the future.• Provide thought & solution leadership from an API-first perspective and establishing best-practices.• Ability to understand high-level digital channel requirements, translate them into system and process requirements, and manage the system implementation including collaborating with the API Security, Enterprise Architecture, Digital Experiences, and domain services team.• Experience with Federated GraphQL API Implementation, including best practices from security, graphQl router configuration like tags, persisted queries.• Guide and mentor a team of 15-30 Engineers in setting their goals for the year and helping them accomplish the same. There is going to be collaboration involved with both onshore and offshore teams.You'll have...• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems or related fields• 10+ years experience in managing/leading API/backend projects and/or teams.• Working experience and knowledge of end-to-end delivery from design, development, integrations, monitoring, and logging solutions into production operations.• Apollo GraphQL certifications are required.Even better, you may have...• Masters degree in computer science, information systems or related fields• Excellent oral and writing communication skills.• Understanding of Apollo Studio development environment and tools.• Project Management methodologies and tools, preferably Agile methodologies, Jira tools.• Familiar with DevOps and Automation tools and processes like GitOps is plus.• Experience in the Automotive industry is plus, not mandatory.• Knowledge of GCP Platform is a plusYou 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 child care 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.For a detailed look at our benefits, click here:https://fordcareers.co/LL6HTHD (https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/fordcareers.co/LL6HTHD__;!!N_LtwI-RPugbI9wg0dJn!HEPAk1HaSa3JIwgtfyhZWgg3HjcFegbKMxy50jQH7OOs0QBqi5aV6L5m60ori-iu5S7R95LFEz7x_XUq$)This position is a Leadership Level 6.Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a culturally diverse workforce. 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 1-888-336-0660.#LI-Remote #LI-FordCreditRequisition ID : 34353