Senior Software Development Engineer, Android

About the role

The Ford App is a world-class customer-facing mobile application used by millions of customers around the world. We are looking for a customer-centric senior software engineer who embraces lean and agile practices. The Senior Software Engineer, Android will interact directly and continuously with product owners, software engineers and designers, and will release a shippable product early and often.

Responsibilities

• Develop Android app software from conception to production for millions of drivers and vehicles around the world.
• Actively participate in reviewing, evaluating, and providing feedback on product designs and architectures with a software engineering focus.
• Evaluate and recommend new and emerging products and technologies.
• Write and contribute to high-quality documentation for software engineers.
• Work effectively with product managers, product designers and other technical experts.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a combination of education and equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years of hands-on software engineering experience developing native Android applications using both Kotlin and Java.
• 5+ years of deep experience with mobile frontend application architecture, including modular application design, state management and navigation strategies.
• 5+ years of strong software testing ethos and a preference for working in an agile environment.

Qualifications

• Experience and desire to deliver an exceptional end product to customers around the world.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to adapt your communication style to the audience and influence peers cross-functionally.
• Demonstrated ability to work in robust and fast-paced environment targeting a major transformation.
• Experience building and shipping production-grade software or services.
• A deep desire to work closely, solve problems with groups, find win/win solutions and celebrate successes with other smart engineers.
• Previous experience building enterprise-scale mobile applications for a large user base.
• Previous experience in design, development and support of global software products.
• Strong Experience in Java, Kotlin or Go as well as both Object Oriented and Functional programming.

Skills

• Experience with Android development lifecycle.
• Knowledge of mobile frontend application architecture.
• Experience with software testing and agile methodologies.
• Ability to communicate effectively with cross-functional teams.

Benefits

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.

Pay

This position is a salary grade 8 and ranges from $115,000-$192,900 in the United States.
For California residents, this position is a salary grade 8 and ranges from $138,800-$232,700.

Schedule

Remote work is available.