Front-End Lead Software Engineer

Description

We made history and now we work to transform the future for our customers our communities and our families. Youll see your work on the road every day helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.

Enterprise Technology plays a critical part in shaping the future of mobility. If youre looking for the chance to leverage advanced technology to redefine the transportation landscape enhance the customer experience and improve peoples lives this is the opportunity for you. Join us and challenge your IT expertise and analytical skills to help create vehicles that are as smart as you are.

In this position...

The Front-End (UI) Lead Engineer is a hands-on technical leadership role responsible for designing developing and delivering scalable high-performance front-end applications and microfrontend architectures. This individual will lead and mentor a team of UI developers while driving best practices in modern software engineering application architecture API design and responsive UI development. Working closely with product managers designers and front-end and back-end architects the Lead Engineer will translate business and technical requirements into robust user-centric solutions that align with Fords product vision and integrate seamlessly with existing applications microservices and cloud-based services. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in JavaScript React and a strong understanding of UI design principles and architectural patterns and experience with modern development practices including BDD CI/CD and shift-left testing. Familiarity with Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is highly desirable along with a passion for mentoring engineers solving complex technical challenges and staying current with emerging technologies and industry trends.

Responsibilities

What Youll Do.

• Lead the development and delivery of one or more micro frontend modules within Fords eCommerce products ensuring scalable high-quality and maintainable solutions.
• Evaluate existing application architecture and recommend innovative solutions to support Fords evolving technology landscape.
• Design develop and optimize reusable front-end components and interfaces maintaining a minimum of 80% code coverage.
• Apply eCommerce platform engineering expertise to enhance Fords capabilities and build scalable solutions that support growing business demands.
• Develop proof of concepts (POCs) using emerging technologies and contribute to the design and deployment of robust cloud-based solutions.
• Drive continuous improvement within Fords Product Driven Organization (PDO) model by reducing dependencies increasing team autonomy and improving delivery efficiency.
• Leverage MACH architecture principles (Microservices API-first Cloud-native and Headless) to build flexible scalable front-end applications.

Qualifications

Youll have.

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Software Engineering or a related field or equivalent practical experience.
• Minimum of 8 years of hands-on software engineering experience with a strong focus on front-end development.
• Excellent communication collaboration and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a remote environment with globally distributed teams.
• Strong collaboration skills with the ability to partner with Product Managers Architects and cross-functional engineering teams to deliver products on schedule.

Even Better You May Have...

• Experience leading front-end engineering initiatives and mentoring developers on best practices code quality and modern architectural patterns.
• Hands-on experience designing and implementing micro frontend architectures within large-scale eCommerce platforms.
• Experience with cloud-native application development and deploying scalable solutions on platforms such as AWS Azure or Google Cloud Platform.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines automated testing strategies and DevOps practices that support continuous delivery.
• Experience with headless commerce platforms composable architectures and API-first development.
• Knowledge of accessibility standards including WCAG and experience building inclusive user-friendly digital experiences.
• Experience with observability performance monitoring and troubleshooting complex front-end applications in production environments.
• Experience driving technical innovation through proof of concepts evaluating emerging technologies and translating findings into practical solutions.
• Familiarity with AI-powered development tools and techniques to improve engineering productivity and software quality.

• Experience working in a Product Driven Organization (PDO) or similar product-centric engineering model.

  You may not check every box or your experience may look a little different from what weve outlined but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company we encourage you to apply!
  As an established global company we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe or keep you close to home Will your career be a deep dive into what you love or a series of new teams and new skills Will you be a leader a changemaker a technical expert a culture builderor all of the above No matter what you choose we offer a work life that works for you including:
  Immediate medical dental vision and prescription drug coverage
  Flexible family care days paid parental leave new parent ramp-up programs subsidized back-up child care and more
  Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement fertility treatments and more
  Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
  Tuition assistance
  Established and active employee resource groups
  Paid time off for individual and team community service
  A generous schedule of paid holidays including the week between Christmas and New Years Day
  Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.
  

  This position is a salary grade 7 and ranges from $99600-$166600.

  Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidates skills and experience and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope responsibility and competitive market value.
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  Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

  Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

  We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race religion color age sex national origin sexual orientation gender identity disability status or protected veteran the United States if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability please call 1-.

  This position is hybrid with a requirement to be onsite four or more days per week.

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