REACT/Next.js Software Engineer

Ford • Detroit, MI

1d • $85,400 - $192,900 • Hybrid

About The Position

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. 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.

Requirements

• 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.

Nice To Haves

• 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.
• Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain responsive, accessible (WCAG-compliant), and scalable front-end applications using React, Next.js, and modern web technologies.
• Build and enhance reusable UI components and micro-frontend modules that deliver high-quality user experiences.
• Implement front-end features and functionality based on Figma designs, ensuring consistency across devices and browsers.
• Apply modern software engineering practices, including CI/CD, automated testing, and code review processes to deliver reliable solutions.
• Integrate front-end applications with APIs and cloud-based services to support business and customer needs.
• Utilize AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot and Ford LLM to improve development efficiency and code quality.
• Monitor and optimize application performance, accessibility, and user experience using tools such as Lighthouse and Dynatrace.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, architects, and engineers to translate requirements into effective technical solutions.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve front-end and production issues across multiple browsers, devices, and environments.
• Stay current with emerging front-end technologies, frameworks, and best practices while contributing to continuous improvement initiatives.

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level