Software Engineer

Enterprise Technology at Ford is building intuitive, data‑rich shopping experiences that help customers quickly find in‑stock vehicles that match their needs. As a Frontend Developer  you’ll ship a fast, accessible, and localized UI in React/Next.js, working closely with design, platform, and data partners to turn complex inventory, pricing, and eligibility signals into a simple, confident search journey.

What you'll do...

• Build world‑class search UI in React + Next.js: autosuggest/typeahead, smart facets & filters, sort, map/list views, pagination, and resilient empty/no‑results recovery.
• Performance ownership: meet Core Web Vitals and p95 latency targets using App Router, SSR/ISR/RSC, streaming/Suspense, code‑splitting, and server/edge caching.
• Accessibility & i18n: deliver WCAG 2.2 AA patterns (comboboxes, lists, dialogs), strong keyboard navigation, screen‑reader flows, and robust localization (including RTL).
• Data integration: consume REST/GraphQL APIs for dealer inventory, availability, pricing signals and incentives; design graceful UI for partial data, rate limits, and timeouts.
• Quality & reliability: write clean, maintainable code; add unit/integration/E2E tests (Jest, React Testing Library, Playwright/Cypress); participate in reviews and CI quality gates.
• Design system: contribute reusable, documented Search components (Storybook) with visual and a11y regression coverage.
• Security & privacy: apply CSP, input sanitization, cookie/session hygiene, and privacy‑aware analytics.

You'll have...

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field OR a combination of education and equivalent experience.
• 2 years  with JavaScript/TypeScript and React; production Next.js experience.
• Deep understanding of Next.js (App Router, SSR/ISR/RSC, streaming) and modern data‑fetching/caching on Server/Edge.
• Proven track record meeting Core Web Vitals (LCP/INP/CLS) and managing performance budgets at scale.
• Solid accessibility (WCAG 2.2 AA) and hands‑on internationalization/localization experience (incl. RTL).
• Experience integrating REST/GraphQL services and strong client‑side state/data patterns (e.g., TanStack Query/SWR/Redux Toolkit).
• Familiarity with other languages such as Java or Python (for collaborating across services and tooling).
• Working knowledge of CI/CD (e.g., Jenkins, Tekton, GitHub Actions) and Git‑based workflows.
• Strong understanding of a public cloud provider (GCP, AWS, or Azure).

Even better, you may have...

• Google Vertex AI / LLM experience (prompting, evaluation/guardrails, latency/cost controls) for AI‑assisted discovery.
• AEM (Content Fragments, GraphQL/Content Services, caching/CDN strategies).
• Elasticsearch fundamentals (analyzers, synonyms) and search‑relevance literacy.
• Geospatial/mapping UX (radius, clustering) for “near me” inventory scenarios.
• Node.js familiarity for Next.js server/edge routes; feature flagging and experimentation platforms.
• Observability (logs/metrics/traces) and web security best practices.

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.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSRSP2

This position is a range of salary grades 5-8 . 

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. 

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. Candidates who are in commuting distance to a Ford hub location may be required to be onsite four or more days per week. 

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