Software Engineer - Build And Automation

Ford was built on the belief that freedom of movement drives human progress. As we look to the future and the changing needs of society, we are committed to becoming the world’s most trusted mobility company – delivering smart vehicles for a smart world. Join our team as we create tomorrow! We believe in putting people first, working together, and facing challenges head-on.

The Build and Packaging team is critical to the successful delivery of this software platform to product development groups within the company. As a member of this team, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with software engineers to develop tools and processes to automate software development workflows. Software build engineers are responsible for developing and maintaining complex CI/CD pipelines to automate building, validating and integrating FNV4 vehicle software platform deliverables on multiple operating systems and hardware architectures.

You will work as part of a high performing development team and will be encouraged to contribute ideas and solutions as part of your daily work. This position will provide you with the unique opportunity to gain experience building and delivering complex software platforms with an industry leader.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities

• Analyzing software development teams’ requirements and evaluating potential technical solutions.
• Design, implementation and testing of CI/CD pipelines.
• Automating complex build and packaging workflows to increase efficiency.
• Cross-functional collaboration with teams to design and implement efficient and cost-effective solutions using distributed computing, cloud services and container technologies.
• Documenting and validating software build, packaging and integration workflows.
• Developing tooling and integration processes to improve and automate software development workflows.
• Bug fixing and maintenance.

Qualifications

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• A Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related field.

( Successful candidates will be required to provide proof of degree completion for the highest level of education attained. If the degree was obtained from a school outside of Canada, an Education Credential Assessment report showing Canadian equivalency is also required )

• Independent worker, self-motivated to find creative solutions to problems.
• Very comfortable programming in Python, Bash shell scripting and using CMake for complex build configurations.
• Experienced at configuring Jenkins build jobs, configuring Docker containers, working with Git and Github and Google Cloud Platform.
• Methodical; capable of prioritizing work and working to tight deadlines.
• 3+ years of experience developing solutions for software builds, tooling and integration.
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex software build and integration issues.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with the Bitbake build engine and OpenEmbedded build system to build Linux distributions using Yocto.
• Excellent oral and written communication.
• Experience with Conan package management and build system.
• A Masters degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience developing solutions for software builds, tooling and integration.

Apply your proven skills with an industry leading organization. We thank all applicants, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Ford of Canada is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to a culturally diverse workforce. Accommodations for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment, selection and/or assessment processes, where needed, are available upon request. Please inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require.

Candidates for this position must be legally entitled to work in Canada. Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited does not sponsor work permit application