Orchestration Platform Engineering team require strong Handson GraphQL Basic and Advanced GraphQL Concepts software engineer experienced in API Platform Development & Support having experienced in GraphQL & Restful API Protocol and should have understanding of API Orchestration design patterns, API Strategies & API Platform Security. In this role platform engineer will build platform orchestration sevices in Java/Rust Programming Language, Spring Boot/Spring Reactive GraphQL framework and Spring Boot/Spring Reactive Platform Services(CCN/Identity Gateway/Reverse proxy) applications and work closely with Orchestration Teams in Ford Credit North America. Job Descriptions: + Expert in Software development engineering & Backend engineering using programming language (PHP, Python, Java, React) + Proficiency in scripting and using automation tools (e.g., Ansible, Terraform, Chef, Puppet) to manage infrastructure and deployments + Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to diagnose and resolve issues in complex distributed systems + Product & Prototype Full Stack development experience + UI/FE Integrations + Developing backend ford credit integration layer writing business logic + Integration with data tier + Integration with process API & System API + Writing efficient query for performing creating, querying and manipulating cloud databases + Quick learner of new programming language & framework as required for the projects + Work closely with Product Managers, RTEs to understand business requirements and build and release products and prototype technical POCs + Experience with Rally or Jira for Project Management + Apollo OS/Apollo Studio Observability/Insights metrics (GQL Errors/Error rates/GQL Request Latencies) monitoring & GQL Query Cost/Query Plan analysis. + Clear communication skills to work effectively with development, operations, and cross functional teams. + 10+ years of backend engineering experience + Experience piloting new technologies and designing implementation strategies + Experience designing and implementing enterprise best practices regarding existing or new technology/tooling + Experience of senior responsibilities including: + Dev Code Reviews + Change management + Building technical roadmaps/backlogs + Exposure or experience in the following Skills and Techniques: + Agile/PDO Ceremonies + People & Skills Coaching + Coordination and logistical planning + Business focused cascades of technical strategies and/or roadmaps + Experience using Test Driven Development (TDD) and Behaviour Driven Development (BDD) + Lead the design, development, and delivery of scalable GraphQL APIs and platform services. Mentor engineers, drive architectural decisions, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to build robust, high-performance backend systems. + Strong expertise in GraphQL, REST APIs, and microservices architecture. + Proficiency in Java, Node.js, or similar backend languages. + Profiency in Java Framework Spring Boot/Spring Reactive + Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes). + Deep understanding of API security, scalability, and performance optimization. + Excellent communication, and mentoring skills. + Defining Technical Direction strategy for products/platforms. Participate in making high-level design decisions. + Architectural Design: Leading the design and evolution of platform architecture. + Responsible for scalability, reliability, performance, security, maintainability, and cost-effectiveness of cloud native applications. + Technology Evaluation & Technology Selection + Setting Technical Standards: Establishing and promoting best practices, coding standards, design patterns, and quality guidelines within the team. + 10+ years of backend engineering experience + Experience with Spring Boot, Spring Reactive, Apollo Server, or similar frameworks. + Familiarity with event-driven architectures and message brokers. + Prior experience in automotive or large-scale enterprise environments + Excellent communication, and mentoring skills. + Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes). **Hands-on Contribution:** + **Leading by Example:** Senior Tech Leads are still expected to contribute code, especially for complex or foundational pieces of the platforms. + **Prototyping & Proofs of Concept:** Building prototypes to evaluate new technologies or approaches before presenting to leadership & committing it to the team. Additional Project & Program Responsibilities **Project & Delivery Oversight:** + **Technical Planning & Estimation:** Helping break down large features or projects into smaller, manageable technical tasks. Contributing significantly to effort estimation and planning. + **Identifying & Mitigating Risks:** Spotting potential technical risks (e.g., performance bottlenecks, integration issues, dependencies) early on and devising plans to address them. + **Ensuring Quality:** Working with the team to ensure delivered software meets quality standards, including test coverage, performance metrics, and bug rates. + **Driving Technical Debt Reduction:** Identifying areas of technical debt and prioritizing efforts to pay it down strategically. **Collaboration & Communication:** + **Bridging Technical and Non-Technical:** Effectively communicating complex technical concepts to stakeholders, product managers, designers, and other non-technical colleagues. + **Cross-Team Coordination:** Collaborating with other teams, technical leads, and departments to ensure alignment on technical approaches, dependencies, and shared infrastructure. + **Stakeholder Management:** Managing expectations around technical feasibility, timelines, and constraints. **Process Improvement:** + **Optimizing Workflow:** Identifying bottlenecks or inefficiencies in the team's development process (e.g., build times, deployment frequency, testing cycles) and proposing improvements. + **Championing DevOps/SRE Practices:** Promoting practices like CI/CD, automated testing, monitoring, and incident response preparedness. **Requisition ID** : 46665