Platform Software Engineer

Platform Software Engineer - HIRING ASAP

Start date: ASAP
Duration: 11-month contract
Location: 4 days in Stratford London office, 1-day remote working - Per Week
Rate: £500 - £548 per day inside IR35

Summary

We are looking for a Senior Platform Software Engineer to join the Ford Pro Telematics Drive App. In this role, you will work within a dynamic team alongside Ford Pro Telematics and Ford Pro Charging to deliver the best customer experience, reduce fleet downtime, and enhance fleet efficiency by providing actionable insights.

Responsibilities

• As a Senior Platform Engineer, you will act as a technical lead. You will value team success over individual success and serve as a champion for software craftsmanship.
• Technical Leadership: Translate business needs into technical solutions, ensuring they conform to architectural standards. Own the technical backlog, manage technical debt, and ensure code is structured to meet emerging requirements.
• Delivery & Operations: Ensure CI/CD pipelines are maintained, releases are shipped consistently, and blockers are resolved.
• Mentorship: Support the growth of fellow engineers, acting as a mentor to 6 Ford software engineers across the team.
• Collaboration: Proactively work with external Back End teams (including Ford Pro Telematics, Charging, and Transportation Mobility Cloud). Work with the Front End team to ensure UX alignment with platform conventions.
• Community: Be an active part of the development community, sharing best practices, identifying cross-product alignment opportunities, and defining coding standards.

Key Skills

• Java Ecosystem: Extensive software development experience in JVM languages (Java, Kotlin) across multiple projects, with deep knowledge of Spring and Spring Boot Frameworks.
• Cloud & Infrastructure: Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) products (eg, Cloud Run, PubSub, Secret Manager).
• Observability: Experience implementing and utilizing observability and monitoring tools (eg, Grafana, Splunk) to maintain system health and diagnose issues.
• API Design: Experience designing and developing REST APIs and associated QA tools.
• Passion for Software Craftsmanship with experience in Pair Programming, Mobbing, and Test-Driven Development (TDD).
• Delivery: Proven track record of delivery, tackling complex engineering problems, and operating with autonomy.
• Communication: Strong written and verbal communication skills, capable of mentoring others and presenting to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Adaptability: Ability to quickly learn and apply Ford architectural and security standards.
• Tools: Experience with version control systems (eg, Git).