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# Cloud Platform Software Engineer - Global Connected Vehicle Platform

- **Company:** Ford Motor Company
- **Location:** Sacramento, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $12,480.0 - $16,640.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Clean Code Principles, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Application Performance Management, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Github, JSON, PostgreSQL, Load Testing, Octopus Deploy, Software Architecture, Software Engineering, SonarQube, WebSocket, Alwayson, Cloud Platform System, Performance Testing, Test-Driven Development (TDD), Spring-boot, Apigee, Event Driven Architecture, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Deployment Automation, Performance Monitor, Real Time Data, Apache Kafka, Non-relational Database, Api Design, Api Gateway, Restful APIs, Terraform, Grpc, Jenkins, Microservices
- **Published:** October 19, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/46D41A21045E4F2291A4594FD2F2D4AB/job/

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science , Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience).
 * Experience: 5+ years of professional software engineering experience designing, developing, and operating high-performance, cloud-based platforms and microservices.
 * Core Tech Stack : 5+ years in roles requiring proven expertise in Java and Spring Boot.
 * Cloud & Containers : 5+ years in roles hands-on experience with cloud-native architectures (AWS or GCP) and container orchestration (Kubernetes).
 * Data & Messaging: 5+ years' experience building event-driven systems using Kafka (or cloud equivalents like Pub/Sub) and working with relational/non-relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL).
 * DevOps & CI/CD : 5+ years demonstrating technical proficiency with modern DevOps tools and CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub, ArgoCD, SonarQube) to ensure secure and efficient delivery.
 * Testing & Quality: 5+ years' experience in roles demonstrating a strong commitment to writing clean, maintainable code with experience in TDD and API performance/load testing.

Even better, you may have...

 * Master's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
 * Experience with advanced GCP/AWS cloud-native tools (e.g., Cloud Run, Spanner, Cloud Functions, Cloud Scheduler, GKE/EKS, Terraform).
 * Deep understanding of API gateway technologies (e.g., Apigee, Tyk) and protocols (gRPC, WebSockets, REST, JSON).
 * Experience with GitOps and advanced deployment strategies (e.g., Canary deployments, Tekton, ArgoCD).
 * Experience supporting critical, "always-on" applications in high-throughput, low-latency production environments.
 * Ability to make data-informed architectural decisions, even when dealing with imperfect or incomplete data.

## Description

* Architect & Code: Design, develop, maintain, and support multiple mission-critical cloud platform components and APIs that power Ford's connected vehicle ecosystem.
 * Own End-to-End Delivery: Take ownership of software services from initial design to deployment and production operations on modern cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP & Kubernetes).
 * Scale & Optimize: Build high-performance, resilient, and event-driven microservices capable of handling massive, real-time data streams.
 * Drive Engineering Excellence: Champion clean code, Test-Driven Development (TDD), robust API design, and comprehensive load/performance testing to ensure ultra-high reliability.
 * Collaborate & Innovate: Partner closely with product managers, technical leaders, and cross-functional teams in an agile environment to translate complex requirements into production-ready solutions.
 * Monitor & Maintain : Implement proactive monitoring, alerting, and performance-management strategies to ensure system health and adhere to strict SLAs.