Build and Automation Developer

at  Ford Motor Company

Essential Skills you Bring to the Table:

• Programming and development - this role requires excellent programming skills and mastery of one or more programming languages, including C/C++, bash & Python.
• Analytical thinking – be able to identify areas to improve reliability or performance, so you will need to have strong analytical and assessment skills
• Team collaboration - in this role, you will work with teams that include other developers and project managers to develop and deploy programs, so you will need to be effective collaborators and coordinators
• Problem-solving skills - bug fixes and troubleshooting are important aspects of this role, so you will need to have excellent technical and creative problem-solving abilities

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

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

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 )

• 3+ years of experience developing solutions for software builds, tooling and integration.
• 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.
• Independent worker, self-motivated to find creative solutions to problems.
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex software build and integration issues.
• Methodical; capable of prioritizing work and working to tight deadlines.

• Analyzing software development teams’ requirements and evaluating potential technical solutions.
• Cross-functional collaboration with teams to design and implement efficient and cost-effective solutions using distributed computing, cloud services and container technologies.
• Design & Contribute to Continuous Integration & Delivery Cycle
• Manage Version Control & Branching Strategies and Policies
• Automating complex build and packaging workflows to increase efficiency.
• Developing tooling and integration processes to improve and automate software development workflows.
• Documenting and validating software build, packaging, and integration workflows.
• Proposing and implementing fixes to resolve issues without interrupting functionality or stability of the teams and infrastructure.