Associate Software Engineer
Associate Software Engineer at Ford (Chennai). 2 Yrs experience, Not disclosed. We are looking for a driven, detail-oriented Associate Software Engineer…
- Company
- Ford
- Location
- Chennai
- Work mode
- On-site
- Job type
- Full-time
- Experience
- 2 Yrs
- Salary
- Not disclosed
- Posted
- 2026-10-10
Job description
We are looking for a driven, detail-oriented Associate Software Engineer (0-2 years) with a solid computer science foundation, hands-on programming
Responsibilities
- Backend & Microservices Development Design, code, and test microservices and RESTful APIs using Core Java (11/17+) and the Spring Boot framework. Learn and adhere to clean code principles, SOLID design principles, and enterprise design patterns. Collaborate with frontend team members to integrate backend APIs with UI components (Angular). 2. Working with Data & PostgreSQL Write clean, efficient SQL queries, joins, and database migrations for our PostgreSQL database. Learn and practice query optimization basics: understanding how indexes work, avoiding $N+1$ query issues in ORMs (Hibernate/Spring Data JPA), and writing batch-friendly operations. Gain exposure to handling high-volume datasets in an enterprise production environment. 3. Messaging & Event-Driven Architecture Build basic producers and consumers using Apache Kafka (or similar messaging queues) for asynchronous event processing. Learn how distributed transactions, retries, and error handling are handled in event-driven systems. 4. Code Quality, Testing & AI-Assisted Development Participate actively in the GitHub Pull Request (PR) review process: review your peers’ code, accept constructive feedback from Lead Engineers, and understand the design/business rationale behind changes. Leverage modern AI tools like GitHub Copilot to improve developer productivity while verifying that generated code is secure, clean, and bug-free. Write comprehensive unit and integration tests using JUnit and Mockito to ensure high code quality and test coverage.
Key skills
Information Technology, Software Engineering, Collections framework, Exception Handling, Concurrency/Multithreading, Spring Data JPA, joins, group-bys, branching, committing
About Ford
Ford is a global company with shared ideals and a deep sense of family. From our earliest days as a pioneer of modern transportation, we have sought to make the world a better place - one that benefits lives, communities and the planet. We are here to provide the means for every person to move and pursue their dreams, serving as a bridge between personal freedom and the future of mobility. In that pursuit, our 186,000 employees around the world help to set the pace of innovation every day.
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