React / Next.Js Software Engineer

Ford Motor Company is transforming mobility through advanced technology and digital solutions. The Front-End Software Engineer will design and deliver scalable, secure, accessible web applications for the Vehicle Dashboard and eCommerce products using React.js, Next.js, and related technologies, while collaborating with product, architecture, cloud, security, and engineering teams.

Responsibilities:

• Design and deliver responsive front-end UI architecture for micro frontends, ensuring high performance, WCAG-compliant, scalability, and maintainability
• Develop modules within the eCommerce products, ensuring the development of high-quality front-end components and interfaces
• Model the use of modern software engineering practices (BDD, CI/CD, Shift left, 12-factor applications, etc.), API design, and architecture to support integration with existing Ford software products as well as external cloud-based services
• Effectively utilize the AI coding assistants (Ford LLM, Github Copilot, etc.) in day-to-day workflow, including prompt design and guard-railing
• Implement UI features based on Figma design specs
• Analyze and improve product performance using Lighthouse, Dynatrace and other monitoring tools
• Collaborate with Frontend and Backend Architects to rationalize design, translate into requirements for implementation
• Work closely with product managers, designers, and backend engineers to ensure that the UI meets the needs of our users and is aligned with the overall product vision
• Collaborate with other technical domain experts such as cloud, security, SRE, and DevOps
• Test and debug UI issues across different browsers and devices and troubleshoot production issues in a timely manner
• Stay updated with the latest trends and technologies in UI development

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline
• 4+ years of professional software engineering experience developing and delivering modern web applications
• Strong hands-on expertise with React, Next.js, or comparable front-end frameworks, with a proven ability to build scalable and maintainable solutions
• Solid understanding of web accessibility standards (WCAG) and experience implementing accessible, user-centric interfaces
• Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript (ES6+) and TypeScript, including DOM manipulation and browser APIs
• Experience building and maintaining micro-frontend architectures for scalable enterprise applications
• Hands-on experience with Server-Side Rendering (SSR), Client-Side Rendering (CSR), and Static Site Generation (SSG)
• Strong understanding of HTML5, CSS3, Tailwind CSS, responsive design, and modern CSS methodologies such as BEM and SMACSS
• Experience implementing state management solutions such as Redux, Zustand, or Flux
• Proficiency with modern frontend tooling including Node.js, NPM, Yarn, Webpack, and Babel
• Demonstrated commitment to quality through unit, integration, acceptance, and end-to-end testing using tools such as Jest and Playwright
• Experience optimizing application performance with a strong understanding of Core Web Vitals, web performance best practices, and SEO principles
• Strong knowledge of web security standards, including OWASP Top 10, XSS, CSRF, CSP, OAuth 2.0, JWT, and secure coding practices
• Experience leveraging Design Systems to ensure consistency, scalability, accessibility, and reusable component development
• 4+ years of hands-on experience developing modern web applications using React, Next.js, or similar frontend frameworks
• Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP)