Senior Software Engineer

Ford is seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer to join its team in developing, enhancing, and expanding its suite of chaos engineering and observability generation tooling.

Requirements

Write, configure, and deploy code in Go, JavaScript & Python that improves service reliability for existing or new systems Develop APIs (REST/gRPC), integrations, and high-performance backend services Champion test-driven development Write documentation: end-user documentation, ADRs/design, system analysis, runbooks, playbooks Design distributed systems in the cloud, preferably using Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Provide helpful and actionable feedback and review for code or production changes Drive repair/optimization of complex systems with consideration towards a wide range of contributing factors Lead debugging, troubleshooting, and analysis of service architecture and design Participate in on-call rotation Implement and manage suite of chaos engineering products written in Golang, JavaScript & Python Collaborate with development teams to enhance system reliability and performance, applying a platform engineering mindset to system administration tasks Troubleshoot and resolve issues in our dev, test, and production environments Participate in postmortem analysis and create preventative measures for future incidents Implement and maintain security best practices across our infrastructure, ensuring compliance with industry standards and internal policies. Participate in security audits and vulnerability assessments Participate in capacity planning and forecasting efforts to ensure our systems can handle future growth and demand. Analyze trends and make recommendations for resource allocation Identify and address performance bottlenecks through code profiling, system analysis, and configuration tuning. Implement and monitor performance metrics to proactively identify and resolve issues Develop, maintain, and test disaster recovery plans and procedures to ensure business continuity in the event of a major outage or disaster. Participate in regular disaster recovery exercises Contribute to internal knowledge bases and documentation Originally posted on Himalayas