API Gateway Engineer

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.

Ford is undergoing a massive digital transformation, and at the heart of this evolution lies our API ecosystem. We're seeking a passionate and experienced API Gateway Engineer to play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our enterprise-wide API strategy. This is a unique opportunity to engineer and operationalize Ford's business-critical API Gateway (Apigee), driving innovation and enabling seamless connectivity across our global operations. If you're a highly motivated individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is eager to learn something new every day, we encourage you to apply.

You'll Have…

• REST API Development & Consumption: 5+ years of experience developing and consuming RESTful web services using Spring or Java EE.
• Distributed Systems & Cloud: 5+ years of experience with REST API methods and web service implementation in distributed architectures (CloudRun, Kubernetes/OpenShift, etc.).
• API Technologies: Expertise in API-related technologies like JSON, XML, REST, Swagger, and Postman.
• Agile & DevOps: Experience with Agile methodologies (Jira, Rally, etc.) and modern software engineering tools (GitHub, Jenkins).
• Programming Languages: Proficiency in languages like Java, GoLang, C++, etc.
• CI/CD: Experience with CI/CD techniques and tools.
• Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Even Better, You'll Have…

• Cloud Experience: Cloud development experience, particularly with GCP.
• API Gateway Experience: API Gateway operational and troubleshooting skills.
• SRE: Experience with Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles, tools, and techniques.
• Infrastructure engineering/architecture experience, especially Infrastructure as Code experience.
• Go Language: Experience with the Go programming language.
• Education: Master's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent.

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, vision and prescription drug coverage

• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more

• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, 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 more information on salary and benefits, click here: This position is a range of salary grades 5, 6, 7 and 8 .

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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In this position...

What you'll do…

• Lead engineering effort to deploy new features, bug fixes, and maintenance all while keeping the API gateway always on.
• Design, build, evolve, and automate production operations of the API Gateways using the Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) discipline.
• Participate in an on-call rotation with a global team in a follow-the-sun model. (currently, primary is 1 week every 10 weeks)
• Work across organizational boundaries to drive the API Gateway Strategy.
• Develops application software using the cloud-based architecture across the full stack of technologies
• Uses the test-driven development methodology to realize the technical solution.