Ford Motor Company · 15 hours ago
Senior Developer, Productivity Engineer
Palo Alto, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
6+ years expFord Motor Company is dedicated to delivering a fully electric transportation future through its Electric Vehicles, Digital and Design team. The role involves enhancing developer efficiency by implementing scalable CI/CD pipeline infrastructure and collaborating with development teams to improve the overall software development experience.
AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesManufacturingTransportation
Responsibilities
Implement scalable CI/CD pipeline infrastructure, source code management systems, and repository mirroring solutions that enhance developer efficiency across the software development lifecycle
Oversee the deployment and maintenance of build automation tooling, artifact repository systems, and containerization strategies for development and deployment environments
Manage large-scale Artifactory instances, implement LDAP and SSO integration with development tools, and optimize system performance for high-availability developer infrastructure
Implement comprehensive monitoring and alerting systems for development infrastructure while ensuring security best practices across CI/CD pipelines and development tools
Work closely with development teams across geographies and time zones to identify productivity bottlenecks, gather requirements, and implement scalable solutions that improve the overall software development experience
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, STEM, or equivalent professional experience
6+ years of experience in developer productivity engineering, DevOps, or related software infrastructure roles
Strong scripting experience in Python and Bash with expertise in automation and infrastructure management
Experience managing GitHub or GitLab replicas with deep understanding of Git internals and version control strategies
Proficiency with containerization technologies including Docker, Podman, and Buildah for development and deployment workflows
Hands-on experience implementing CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and GitLab CI
Preferred
Master's degree in Computer Science or other STEM focus areas with prior experience as an embedded software developer
Experience with Android repo tools, Gerrit API, and advanced code review systems
ELK stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana) expertise for logging and monitoring of development infrastructure
Infrastructure as Code experience with Terraform or Pulumi for scalable infrastructure management
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and their DevOps services in enterprise environments
Knowledge of security best practices for CI/CD pipelines and familiarity with microservices architecture and distributed systems
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.
Company
Ford Motor Company
We don't just make history -- we make the future.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$16.23BKey Investors
US Department of EnergySoros Fund Management
2025-07-29Post Ipo Debt· $3B
2023-08-17Post Ipo Debt· $4B
2023-06-22Debt Financing· $9.2B
Leadership Team
James Farley
Chief Executive Officer
Efrat Barit
COO
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