Sr Director, Developer Experience And Platform Engineering

Ford Global Career Site

Dearborn, MI, United States
Hybrid
Platform strategy and architectural decision-making
Hands-on engineering experience
Developer portals and internal platform products
Ford is seeking a Senior Director of Developer Experience and Platform Engineering to lead technical strategy and platform architecture at an enterprise scale, emphasizing hands-on engineering experience. The ideal candidate will possess extensive leadership skills, technical expertise, and a background in building complex systems

Job Summary

  • Own the technical vision, architecture, and roadmap for Developer Experience platforms, including developer portals, CI/CD pipelines, container environments, API platforms, and observability tooling.
  • Define and own a multi-year Developer Experience strategy aligned with automotive software delivery constraints, safety, security, and regulatory requirements.
  • Partner closely with Product, Platform, PDOs, Cloud Infrastructure, SRE, Cybersecurity, and Enterprise Architecture teams to align DevX platforms and tooling with delivery priorities.

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Ford is seeking a Senior Director of Developer Experience and Platform Engineering to lead technical strategy and platform architecture at an enterprise scale, emphasizing hands-on engineering experience. The ideal candidate will possess extensive leadership skills, technical expertise, and a background in building complex systems.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Platform strategy and architectural decision-making
  • Hands-on engineering experience
  • Developer portals and internal platform products
  • CI/CD pipelines and code delivery systems
  • Container-based developer and runtime environments
  • API platforms and service templates
  • Observability, reliability, and operational tooling

Nice-to-have

  • Technical credibility and architectural judgment
  • Strong leadership and collaboration
  • Strategic alignment across the organization
  • Culture of automation and self-service
  • Responsible application of AI across SDLC

Key Requirements

  • 15+ years of experience in software engineering
  • Significant hands-on development, system design, and production operations experience
  • Direct involvement in building and operating complex, distributed systems
  • Deep expertise in Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
  • Container-based platforms and orchestration technologies
  • CI/CD systems, developer tooling, and code delivery pipelines
  • Polyglot software architectures and modern application frameworks
  • Observability, reliability, and SRE practices
  • Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS)
  • Solid understanding of secure software supply chains
  • Compliance and regulatory requirements common in automotive environments
  • Master's Degree or equivalent

Work Rights

Legal authorization to work in the United States

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