Software Engineer, Ford Digital (Kotlin Backend Services or Full-Stack)

Full Job Description

Ford Digital

Software Engineer (SE3), Ford Digital (Kotlin backend services or Full-Stack)

Guideline: 5-10 years experience

Short Description:

A Software Engineer at Ford Digital, loves to code using Test-Driven Development, puts the customer first, finds purpose in their work, is inspired to uncover better ways of developing digital products by doing it and helping others to do it.

The team we’re building right now love working with Kotlin and have experience in developing back-end / webservices / microservices. If you are full-stack (incl. web and/or mobile) that may come in handy in future too. You love to learn and share what you know with colleagues.

Applications accepted only through LinkedIn.

Direct applicants only. No agencies please.

How We Work:

We are focused on outcomes, not outputs. We work collaboratively with Product Managers to find solutions to customer problems.

We employ Test-Driven Development (TDD), Trunk-Based Development (no Pull-Requests), Continuous Deployment, Pair/Ensemble Programming and other related practices, many inspired by eXtreme Programming. These practices are essential elements to how we develop software.

We deploy dozens of times per day, our lead time for change is currently sub 10 minutes, and maintaining a negligible change failure rate is important to us. This is the bar we set for ourselves; and work continuously to raise it.

We work largely remotely, typically with one or two days per week on site (details below).

About Ford Digital:

Ford Digital is a new subsidiary of Ford seeking to make the future of work, how we work today. We aim to elevate vehicle experiences in ways that have a positive impact on our customers’ lives – and beyond. From products that allow consumers to manage the charging of their electric vehicles, to internal processes that can lower the cost of owning and running their vehicles.

We actively support your ability to continuously grow and master your skills, with a high degree of autonomy in how you work and develop your career. Career development with us is about personal growth rather than climbing a ladder.

Our vision is for Ford Digital to be like a choose-your-own-career adventure, where you can develop based on your passions and aptitude, where you are valued whether you choose to remain a software developer or want to explore people-leadership.

Our Tech Stack:

We are currently working with the following technologies:

• Kotlin (back-end/services are our current focus)
• Http4K / Result4k
• Google Cloud Platform / Cloud Run / Cloud Build / FireStore CI/CD Google Cloud Build.
• Also: Terraform with SonarQube, FOSSA, 42Crunch and Checkmarx
• Kafka (yeah, we know)
• And potentially new tech that you introduce us to

About You:

You have just read “How We Work” and “About Ford Digital” and "Our Tech Stack" and this sounds like your ideal place to be! You are competent, even proficient, in Kotlin and TDD and have experience (or aspirations) that match our other ways of working.

You are able to develop back-end, event-driven services. We work with Kotlin – Java developers keen to use Kotlin are welcome, as are developers who can complement this with full-stack skills may be considered.

You love to learn as much as you love to share what you know with team-mates. You enjoy getting things done and doing them well, as a team.

We are looking for people who:

• Gain satisfaction from getting things done.
• Enjoy writing code, employing TDD by default (this is a must!)
• Enjoy deleting code as much, if not more, than writing it.
• Experienced in some (or all) of the technologies we’re using.
• Customer-focused in everything you do.
• A team player who thinks of the bigger picture — the overarching product goal.
• Empathetic — they listen to others and seek to understand their perspectives.
• A lifelong learner who uses any opportunity to improve, whether through experimentation or delivery.

Other things important to us:

Maybe you have a lot of what we’re looking for but don’t yet have everything we’ve mentioned. Even if you're not suitable for this more senior position yet, we may have another role we've not yet posted that you would be a perfect fit for.

Whatever you’re thinking, take a risk! Apply! We’re looking for a diverse group of talented individuals and maybe you have a talent or quality that we didn’t even know we needed.

Ford Digital’s inclusive working environment is a place where differences are celebrated and where everyone belongs. We value the uniqueness of individual life experiences and know that this is only possible when everyone can bring their whole and true selves to work.

Ford is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity for all and is opposed to any form of less favourable treatment or harassment on the grounds of race, religion or belief, sex, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or disability.

Responsibilities:

• Be yourself
• Be awesome
• Be generous with both

Qualifications:

You have experience, competencies, talents, and aptitudes for software development in some of the areas we’ve mentioned.

All other academic, professional, experienced-based qualifications are a bonus.

The practical stuff:

• We are based in Here East, Hackney Wick, London, (former site of the Press office for the Olympics).
• Our people work remotely, or in the office, or a mix of both. Many choose to be in the office more than once per week, but that’s not a requirement.
• The office is bright, spacious and a great place to be. The surrounding area has many options to socialise and great places to eat and shop. If you are concerned about travelling to the office for any reason (including disability), please contact us. We’re an inclusive team and would like to discreetly discuss adjustments we can make to support your application.

Ford Digital is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ford Motor Company and is a separate legal entity. Applications are received and managed by Ford Motor Company on Ford Digital’s behalf in line with Ford’s Privacy Policy ( ) with the exception that all GDPR enquiries should be directed to

Applications accepted only through LinkedIn.

Direct applicants only. No agencies please.