Director of Software Engineering

Senior Engineering Leadership Role

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 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.

In this position...

Join our team in a Senior Engineering leadership role overseeing the delivery, architecture, and engineering for a complex microservices ecosystem for the Shop journey of the Global eCommerce platform. You will build a modern, greenfield open stack platform based on MACH architecture principles for a large-scale ecommerce initiative with controlled data duplication and provide technical leadership to multiple product lines across eCommerce platforms. This is a Delivery and technical leadership role with people management responsibilities.

The Director of Software Engineering will have proficiency/exposure in Generative AI platforms, encompassing expertise in areas such as Multi-Modal RAG, Semantic Search, and Vector Databases. Proven capability to integrate and deploy LLM models for diverse business applications, taking ownership of all AI-related feature development for Ford.com.

Although this is listed as a remote opportunity, there is a very strong preference for candidates living or willing to relocate to Dearborn, MI in a hybrid environment. Relocation assistance may be available for qualified candidates.

Onsite work of up to four days per week may be required for candidates within commuting distance of a Ford hub location.