Software Engineering Manager

Job Listing ID:

4486265

Job Title:

Software Engineering Manager Application Deadline:

Open Until Filled

Job Location:

Salem

Date Posted:

05/05/2026

Hours Worked Per Week:

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Either Full or Part Time, more than 6 months You may contact this employer directly. (Obtain the contact information to print or add to your jobs.)

Job Summary:

We made history and now we work to transform the future - for our customers, our communities and our families. You'll see your work on the road every day, helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters. Enterprise Technology plays a critical part in shaping the future of mobility. If you're looking for the chance to leverage advanced technology to redefine the transportation landscape, enhance the customer experience and improve people's lives, this is the opportunity for you. Join us and challenge your IT expertise and analytical skills to help create vehicles that are as smart as you are. Ford Pro is a new global business within Ford committed to commercial customer productivity. Ford Pro delivers a work-ready suite of vehicles, accessories and services for virtually every vocation, backed by technology and engineered for uptime. A true one-stop shop, we offer a full portfolio of electrified and internal combustion vehicles designed to integrate seamlessly with the Ford Pro ecosystem, helping customers' businesses thrive today and into the new era of electrification. In this position... As a Software Engineering Manager, you will lead a dedicated product team of 5 to 15 software engineers to build, scale, and maintain high-impact technical solutions working on modern platforms leveraging AI. You will transition away from critical path individual contributor tasks to focus on maximizing your team's velocity, guiding product architecture, and ensuring operational excellence. You will act as the critical bridge between product vision and engineering execution, navigating ambiguity to deliver robust software while fostering a culture of continuous learning, technical health, and high performance. Although this is classified as a remote position, candidates who are in commuting distance to a Ford hub location may be required to be onsite four or more days per week. We request remote candidates to have flexibility to work EST hours. What you'll do...

Lead and Develop Talent:

Manage an organization of 5 to 15 full-stack software engineers. Conduct interviews, manage performance reviews, handle compensation planning, and actively mentor engineers to accelerate their career growth.

Drive Execution & Velocity:

Translate ambiguous product requirements and broad roadmaps into clear, actionable engineering execution plans and sprints. Champion agile execution to optimize team velocity and delivery predictability and overall flow.

Own Operational Excellence:

Take ultimate accountability for your team's deliverables, system SLAs, and overall operational health.

Guide Architecture & Strategy:

Define the architecture for your specific product while collaborating seamlessly on cross-product team and broader product line architecture.

Manage Technical Health:

Ensure the long-term viability of your codebase by actively managing technical debt, leading critical PR reviews, and setting high engineering standards, stepping away from critical-path coding to maintain a strategic view.

Navigate Ambiguity:

Autonomously resolve cross-team dependencies and resource or priority conflicts to keep your team unblocked and focused on business goals. You'll have... Bachelor of Computer Science, Information Systems, Systems Programming or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience 7+ years of professional experience in software engineering, with a strong foundation in designing, building, and maintaining complex, scalable systems. 3+ years of experience driving agile software development processes and managing the full software development lifecycle (SDLC). 3+ years of experience in system ar...

Job Classification:

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