Full Stack Software Engineer at Ford
Dearborn, MI
$85,400–$192,900from the description
Aug 9, 2026
Dearborn, MI
Sep 24, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A data engineering role on Ford's Connected Vehicle Data Team within the Global Data Insight & Analytics organization, focused on building ETL/ELT pipelines, backend APIs, and microservices that process high-volume vehicle telemetry data on Google Cloud Platform. The position also involves lightweight frontend work and internal tooling to help stakeholders interact with complex datasets. It suits an early-career engineer with a solid foundation in Python or Java, SQL, and cloud data infrastructure.
Junior level · 1+ years · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI · Bachelor's required · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 25 people in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (database architects). range 10–35
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $134,944 (middle half $107,830–$156,426). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Aug 10, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
The role blends data pipeline engineering (ETL/ELT, BigQuery, GCP) with backend software development (APIs, microservices, Spring Boot) and light frontend work (React). It was classified as 15-1243 (Database Architects) because pipeline and data infrastructure building is the stated primary focus, but 15-1252 (Software Developers) is a strong runner-up given the significant backend services and API work.
Python and Java are listed together as 'Python or Java' in the basic qualifications — one skill entry is used with Java as an alternative. Java also appears separately under preferred qualifications with Spring Boot, so it is additionally listed there as a preferred skill.
React is described in the basic qualifications as 'a plus' and the posting explicitly states 'backend/data focus is primary', so it is treated as preferred despite appearing in the required section.
GCP services (BigQuery, Dataflow, Cloud Composer/Airflow, Cloud Run, GKE, Cloud Storage) are referenced in the responsibilities narrative and more specifically under preferred qualifications; they are marked preferred accordingly.
The salary range ($85,400–$192,900) is unusually wide, spanning salary grades 6–8; the posting states final grade depends on candidate skills and experience.
The position is hybrid (not fully remote); candidates near a Ford hub may be required onsite four or more days per week.
Visa sponsorship is not available; candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
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