React / Next.Js Software Engineer

Ford Motor · Dearborn, Michigan · $85,400 - $166,600 USD · Posted 2026-10-07

Description -----------

We made history and now we work to transform the future – for our customers, our communities and our families. You'll 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 you’re looking for the chance to leverage advanced technology to redefine the transportation landscape, enhance the customer experience and improve people’s 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...

As a Front-End Software Engineer supporting the Vehicle Dashboard product within the Global Own Engineering Team in Enterprise Technology, you will design and deliver scalable, secure, and customer-focused web applications using modern engineering practices and front-end technologies. You will collaborate with Product Owners, Product Managers, stakeholders, architects, and engineers to build solutions leveraging React.js, Next.js, and/or AEM, while integrating with microservices-based backend systems. Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is highly preferred.

Responsibilities ----------------

What you'll do...

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.

Qualifications --------------

You'll Have..

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.

Even better, you may have...

4+ years of hands-on experience developing modern web applications using React, Next.js, or similar frontend frameworks.

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.

You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've 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 builder…or 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 Year’s Day • Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

This position is a salary grade 6 and ranges from $85,400-$143,200.

This position is a salary grade 7 and ranges from $99,600-$166,600.

Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value. For more information on salary and benefits, click here: [https://fordcareers.co/GSR](https://urldefense.com/v3/https:/fordcareers.co/GSR;!!N_LtwI-RPugbI9wg0dJn!DRPpHVex9oEPqqeWDNTw8_mqHOqMAyOkyTkM0G7qZIK_LGu1qtrX_18ngsdbgchDmMY3HL1k426-nAGx$ "https://urldefense.com/v3/https://fordcareers.co/GSR;!!N_LtwI-RPugbI9wg0dJn!DRPpHVex9oEPqqeWDNTw8_mqHOqMAyOkyTkM0G7qZIK_LGu1qtrX_18ngsdbgchDmMY3HL1k426-nAGxquot;)

Sponsorship is not provided on this role

Relocation not provided for this role.

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 status. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.

This position is hybrid (onsite four days per week) for candidates who are in commuting distance to a Ford hub location or remote for non-local candidates.

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