Ford Motor Company is dedicated to delivering a fully electric transportation future through its Electric Vehicles, Digital and Design team. The Software Engineering Manager will lead software engineering teams to deliver software products, manage engineers, and drive improvements in the engineering delivery pipeline.
Responsibilities:
- Lead software engineering teams that deliver end-to-end software products from conception to production for millions of drivers around the world
- Manage and grow software engineers by providing regular performance feedback, career coaching, and development opportunities
- Lead with customer focus alongside partners in the software development triad, including Digital Product + Digital Design, to deliver high-quality features to our customers
- Actively participate in reviewing, evaluating, and providing feedback on product designs and architectures with a software engineering focus
- Actively seek to improve the engineering delivery pipeline reducing cycle time and increasing quality and security posture
- Apply advanced concepts, theories, and principles to create multi-disciplinary innovations and solutions for the most complex or risky business situations
- Develop and socialize new engineering principles and practices to improve the organization
- Provide thought leadership and perspective across multiple organizations to eliminate knowledge silos
- Drive continuous improvement and build a learning organization
- Evaluate and recommend new and emerging products and technologies
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related field or a combination of education OR equivalent work experience
- 6+ years of professional work experience, with 4+ years of hands-on software engineering experience in mobile applications
- 2+ years of experience in a leadership role managing people, leading teams, and delivering software products to market
- Strong verbal and written communications skills with the ability to influence the enterprise