Full Stack Engineer, Back-end/Edge Development
Ford Motor9 hours ago
Palo Alto, CA, USAMid Level
H1B sponsor
Base Salary
$85k - $193k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop and optimize software for deploying machine learning models on NVIDIA Jetson and Thor edge devices for real-time vision tasks.
- Build scalable Python/C++ APIs and services connecting edge devices with cloud backends.
- Design and manage Google Cloud data pipelines using BigQuery and Postgres for real-time image, video, and model telemetry data.
- Create React/TypeScript web dashboards for system-health monitoring and visualization of AI-driven insights.
- Use agentic AI and LLM-assisted workflows to accelerate development and maintain code quality.
- Collaborate with data scientists on Docker/Kubernetes model containerization and with hardware engineers on factory-floor performance validation.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field.
- At least 3 years of professional software engineering experience in a production environment.
- Proven experience deploying software to edge computing hardware or IoT devices.
- Strong Python proficiency and proficiency in at least one of C++, Go, or Node.js.
- Experience building on Google Cloud Platform or similar cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure, including managed database services.
- Experience building responsive web applications with React or similar modern frameworks.
- Familiarity with Docker, CI/CD pipelines, and Git.
- Desired experience with OpenCV, TensorRT, or OpenVINO for vision optimization.
- Desired familiarity with PyTorch or TensorFlow.
- Knowledge of MQTT or WebSockets for real-time data streaming.
Benefits
- Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
- Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new-parent ramp-up programs, subsidized backup child care, and family-building benefits.
- Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases.
- Tuition assistance and employee resource groups.
- Paid time off for individual and team community service, paid holidays including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day, and the option to purchase additional vacation time.
- The role can be based in Palo Alto, California, or Dearborn, Michigan; relocation assistance is provided.
- Visa sponsorship is available for this position.
Tech Stack
AWSAzureC++DockerGitGoGoogle BigQueryGoogle Cloud PlatformKubernetesNode.jsOpenCVPostgreSQLPythonPyTorchReactTensorFlowTypeScript
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About Ford Motor
Ford Motor Company designs, manufactures, and sells cars, trucks, SUVs, and commercial vehicles for consumers and businesses, and provides financing through Ford Credit. A public company headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan and listed on the NYSE, it operates globally under the Ford and Lincoln brands, including electric and connected vehicles such as the F‑150 Lightning and Mustang Mach‑E. Founded in 1903, it also offers software-driven fleet, mobility, and aftersales services.