The Role
Leads the architecture, development, testing, and delivery of scalable React-based micro frontends for Ford’s eCommerce platforms. Designs modern cloud-native and MACH-aligned solutions, integrates frontend components with backend APIs, ensures performance, security, SEO, and code quality, and mentors UI developers. Collaborates with product managers, architects, designers, cloud, security, SRE, and DevOps teams to deliver customer-facing applications and prototypes using current web technologies.
Summary Generated by Built In
- Lead the development and implementation of responsive front-end UI architecture for micro frontends, ensuring high performance, scalability, and maintainability.
- 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.
- 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.
- Develop and maintain a robust and scalable UI architecture using React JS as the primary technology.
- Work as an expert on UI Design Principles to develop, structure and design of digital apps across all screen size/devices.
- Lead and mentor a team of UI developers, providing technical guidance and ensuring best practices are followed.
- Create wireframes, mockups, prototypes, and documentation to communicate design ideas and concepts Work with cross-functional teams to integrate UI components with backend services and APIs.
- Good experience with highly scalable applications and Extensive knowledge in JavaScript Design & Architectural Patterns.
- Test and debug UI issues across different browsers and devices Stay updated with the latest trends and technologies in UI development.
- Responsible for overall development and delivery of one or more modules (Micro frontend) in one of the eCommerce products. Research the existing application footprint and recommend solutions to run application workloads in a futuristic Architecture landscape.
- Develop modules within the eCommerce products, ensuring the development of high-quality front-end components and interfaces.
- Ensure delivery of high quality code and > 80% code coverage
- Bring commerce platform engineering expertise and experience to significantly improve Ford’s current capabilities and ensure these platforms can grow to meet increasing demands.
- Should be willing to build POCs on the latest cutting-edge technologies and contribute to constructing and deploying highly scalable and robust cloud-based intelligent solutions.
- Contribute to Ford’s Product Driven Organization (PDO) model by identifying improvements and areas that help reduce dependencies and increase team autonomy for delivery.
Knowledge in MACH (Microservices, API-first, Cloud-native, Headless) architecture to design and implement scalable and flexible front-end solutions.
QualificationsEducation QualificationBachelor’s or EquivalentNumber of Years of ExperienceMinimum 8+ yearsSoft Skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work effectively in a remote/virtual work setting with other global team members.
- Should collaborate with Product managers, Architects and developers from other teams to develop and deliver product within timelines
- Effectively work with cross-functional teams across the organization – inside and outside of the technology and software organization
Functional/Technical Skills
- Minimum of 8+ years of hands-on experience in React or similar stack, demonstrating strong proficiency.
- Should have hands on experience of Next.js, micro frontends, server-side rendering (SSR), client-side rendering (CSR), and static site generation (SSG).
- Strong commitment to quality deliverables with proficiency in unit, integration, acceptance, and contract testing using tools such as Jest, Playwright, Pact, and Rest Assured, and scale the team on the same as needed
- Strong JS skills, including DOM manipulation and object model know-how.
- Knowledges on one of popular React workflows, such as Flux or Redux, for efficient state management.
- Knowledge of data structures (e.g., Immutable.js) and isomorphic React.
- Knowledge in performance optimization, Core Web Vitals & SEO principles.
- Hands-on experience in modern web development tools like ES6/Babel, React, Node.js, NPM, Yarn, and Webpack.
- Strong understanding of HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and TypeScript, along with knowledge of pre-processors and methodologies such as SMACSS and BEM.
- Knowledge in working within a monorepo environment (Turborepo, Nx) ensuring efficient code sharing and management (JFrog, Nexus) across multiple micro frontend projects
- Collaboration with other technical domain experts such as cloud, security, SRE, and DevOps.
- Awareness and understanding of headless architecture and experience working with headless or classic CMS platforms.
- Prior experience in eCommerce or similar customer-facing platform development is highly desirable.
- Good understanding of security aspects of frontend components, ensuring the design of a secure system (oAuth 2.0, JWT)
- Strong aesthetic sense, including layout, grid systems, color theory, and typography.
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
- 8+ years of hands-on experience with React or a similar technology stack
- Experience with Next.js, micro frontends, server-side rendering, client-side rendering, and static site generation
- Proficiency with unit, integration, acceptance, and contract testing
- Experience using Jest, Playwright, Pact, and Rest Assured
- Strong JavaScript skills, including DOM manipulation and object models
- Knowledge of Flux or Redux state management
- Knowledge of data structures such as Immutable.js and isomorphic React
- Knowledge of performance optimization, Core Web Vitals, and SEO principles
- Experience with ES6, Babel, React, Node.js, NPM, Yarn, and Webpack
- Strong understanding of HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and TypeScript
- Knowledge of CSS preprocessors and methodologies such as SMACSS and BEM
- Experience working in monorepo environments such as Turborepo or Nx
- Experience with artifact repositories such as JFrog or Nexus
- Understanding of headless architecture and headless or classic CMS platforms
- Understanding of frontend security, including OAuth 2.0 and JWT
- Strong aesthetic sense covering layout, grid systems, color theory, and typography
- Experience in eCommerce or similar customer-facing platform development
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work effectively in a remote or virtual global team
- Experience mentoring UI developers and collaborating with cross-functional technical teams
Ford Motor Company Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Ford Motor Company and has not been reviewed or approved by Ford Motor Company.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision coverage start on day one with options that include zero-premium plans, free mental health support, and wellness resources. For represented hourly employees, health plans are described as low-cost with strong coverage value.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company match and additional company contributions is available from day one, alongside life and disability coverage. Pension eligibility in certain situations and financial-planning support reinforce long‑term security.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave, fertility, surrogacy, and adoption benefits, plus a ramp‑up program for returning parents, reflect a family‑focused package. Flexible Family Care days and generous time‑off options help address short‑term caregiving and personal needs.
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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.
