Front-End Lead Software Engineer
Ford Motor16 hours ago
Dearborn, MI, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$100k - $167k/yr
Responsibilities
- Lead development and delivery of microfrontend modules within Ford’s eCommerce products.
- Design, develop, optimize, and maintain reusable front-end components and interfaces with at least 80% code coverage.
- Evaluate application architecture and recommend scalable solutions aligned with Ford’s technology landscape.
- Develop proof of concepts and contribute to the design and deployment of cloud-based solutions.
- Lead and mentor UI developers while promoting engineering best practices, code quality, and modern architectural patterns.
- Apply MACH architecture principles, including microservices, API-first, cloud-native, and headless approaches.
- Improve team autonomy, reduce dependencies, and increase delivery efficiency within the Product Driven Organization model.
- Collaborate with product managers, designers, architects, and distributed engineering teams to deliver user-centric products.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- At least 8 years of hands-on software engineering experience with a strong focus on front-end development.
- Deep expertise in JavaScript, React, and Next.js.
- Experience leading front-end engineering initiatives, mentoring developers, and implementing microfrontend architectures.
- Experience with cloud-native application development and deploying scalable solutions on AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
- Familiarity with Adobe Experience Manager, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing strategies, and DevOps practices.
- Experience with headless commerce, composable architectures, and API-first development.
- Knowledge of accessibility standards including WCAG and experience building inclusive digital experiences.
- Experience with observability, performance monitoring, production troubleshooting, proof-of-concept development, and emerging technologies.
- Strong communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills, including the ability to work with globally distributed teams.
- Experience with Product Driven Organization or similar product-centric engineering models is preferred.
- Familiarity with AI-powered development tools and techniques is preferred.
Benefits
- Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
- Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, and subsidized backup child care.
- Family-building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement and fertility treatments.
- Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases.
- Tuition assistance and established 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.
- Hybrid work arrangement requiring onsite work four or more days per week.
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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.