Principal Engineer – Ford Pro Intelligence

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Massachusetts.

📋 Description

• Drive the architectural vision, technical roadmap, and development of large-scale, data-intensive SaaS applications across multiple teams.

• Design applications that are data-intensive and spearhead the development of core SaaS platforms, API services, and user interfaces.

• Mentor and guide junior and mid-level engineers.

• Collaborate with Product, Design, and Business leadership to refine product strategy and convert business requirements into scalable architectures and technical specifications.

• Scope and estimate enterprise initiatives spanning multiple quarters.

• Provide architectural blueprints and conduct capacity planning.

• Lead hands-on development of critical architectural elements and complex projects.

• Establish standards for code quality, system reliability, and deployment practices.

• Research and recommend internal tools, architectural patterns, frameworks, and processes to enhance efficiency, performance, and service quality.

• Act as the primary technical escalation point for critical incidents.

• Lead root cause analysis and proactive problem management as well as defect prevention initiatives.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proficiency in English (both written and verbal).

• Over 12 years of software engineering experience, demonstrating a successful track record in a technical leadership and architectural capacity.

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, or equivalent education and work experience.

• At least 5 years of experience in designing and building scalable, data-intensive web applications and SaaS products.

• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in API development using languages such as Java or Kotlin, along with modern frontend frameworks like React or AngularJS.

• More than 5 years’ experience with relational databases including PostgreSQL, NoSQL, and high-volume data pipelines.

• Demonstrated ability to provide technical leadership across engineering teams, mentoring engineers on architecture and design choices, and establishing scalable engineering practices, patterns, and delivery standards in complex Agile settings.

• Knowledge of distributed systems, microservices architecture, RESTful interfaces, and OAS standards.

• Familiarity with Spring Boot services and enterprise integration patterns.

• Understanding of pub/sub architectures, event-driven systems, and cloud-native capabilities.

• Advanced experience with GCP (BigQuery, BigTable, CloudRun) or equivalent enterprise experience with AWS or Azure.

• Legally authorized to work in the United States.

🏝️ Benefits

• Immediate coverage for medical, dental, vision, and prescription drugs.

• Flexible family care days.

• Paid parental leave.

• New parent ramp-up programs.

• Subsidized back-up child care.

• Family building benefits, including reimbursement for adoption and surrogacy expenses.

• Coverage for fertility treatments.

• Vehicle discount program for employees and their family members.

• Management lease options.

• Tuition assistance.

• Established and active employee resource groups.

• Paid time off for individual and team community service.

• Generous holiday schedule, including paid time off during the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day.

• Additional paid time off options.

• Option to purchase extra vacation days.