We're looking for a Software Engineer (Frontend) proficient in React, Next.js, and Node.js to join our engineering team. You'll independently own complex feature work end-to-end, serve as an emerging technical voice, mentor junior engineers, and contribute to team-level technical design — all while building growing cross-stack awareness beyond your frontend specialization.
ResponsibilitiesAutonomy
- Independently own complex, ambiguous feature work with minimal guidance; proactively remove blockers
- Self-direct learning to close skill gaps and navigate ambiguity by focusing on impact
- Use and help improve team tools/processes (JIRA, Confluence, CI/CD)
Technical Skills
- Apply deep React, Next.js, and Node.js expertise to make sound feature-level technology decisions
- Handle complex state management, performance optimization, accessibility (WCAG), and design-system contributions
- Debug cross-layer issues and collaborate across frontend, backend, and mobile boundaries
- Proactively identify and address technical debt
Collaboration
- Lead design discussions and code reviews; advocate for best practices
- Communicate technical trade-offs to technical and non-technical stakeholders alike
- Build strong cross-team relationships; actively engage in sprint ceremonies and retros
Innovation
- Propose solutions to non-obvious engineering challenges
- Help define team engineering standards and identify architecture improvement opportunities
- Stay resilient and adaptable amid change
Observability
- Build observability into features from the start; lead monitoring improvements
- Instrument Core Web Vitals and real-user monitoring (RUM); work within defined SLOs
- Recommend monitoring improvements based on production data
Cloud Skills
- Design and deploy cloud architectures (primarily GCP) for feature work
- Identify cost/reliability improvements and apply advanced security patterns
- Help shape team cloud standards
Leadership & Stakeholder Management
- Serve as technical lead on medium-complexity projects
- Drive measurable process improvements; mentor junior (GSR5) engineers
Contribute to PI planning and sprint commitment accuracy
Qualifications- 4–6 years of professional experience in front-end/web development
- Strong hands-on experience with React, Next.js, and Node.js
- Track record of owning complex, multi-component features end-to-end
Experience writing automated tests (Jest, React Testing Library, Cypress, etc.)
- Solid grasp of state management, performance optimization, and accessibility (WCAG)
- Working knowledge of cloud platforms, ideally GCP
- Experience with CI/CD, JIRA, and Confluence
- Familiarity with observability practices (Core Web Vitals, RUM)
- Strong communication skills; mentoring experience a plus
- Growing understanding of backend/API design and cross-stack debugging
Skills Required
- 4-6 years of professional experience in front-end or web development
- Strong hands-on experience with React, Next.js, and Node.js
- Experience owning complex, multi-component features end-to-end
- Experience writing automated tests using tools such as Jest, React Testing Library, or Cypress
- Strong understanding of state management, performance optimization, and accessibility including WCAG
- Working knowledge of cloud platforms, ideally GCP
- Experience with CI/CD, JIRA, and Confluence
- Familiarity with observability practices including Core Web Vitals and real-user monitoring
- Strong communication skills
- Mentoring experience
- Growing understanding of backend and API design and cross-stack debugging
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.
Ford Motor Company Insights
What We Do
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.
