Software Engineer, Front End Developer, React.js

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.

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.

The MS Tech Global Own team is seeking a REACT/Next.js software engineer to join our frontend engineering team.

Global Own product suites provide end to end digital owner experience to Ford/Lincoln customers globally through web and mobile engagement.

With authenticated and unauthenticated journeys, Global Own platform enables the customers in 60+ markets to learn about their vehicles, access critical and connected vehicle information, and take appropriate actions to keep their vehicles running at their best.

Global Own platform, running on Google Cloud and CaaS Platform, is built upon headless micro-frontend architecture using Next.js and Adobe Experience Manager

You will have good knowledge and understanding of modern software engineering practices, common web application architecture and frameworks, and be adept in recent design standards and trends. You will work closely with Product Owners/Managers, regional stakeholders, Engineering Managers, Soution Architects and fellow engineers to deliver scalable and secured enterprise-level customer-facing solutions.

You should have experience working with microservices-based backend systems and be familiar with Next.js, React JS, and/or AEM stack. Prior experience working on the Google Cloud Platform is highly desirable.

• 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 Dev Ops.
• 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.

• Minimum of 4+ years of hands‑on experience in React/Next.js or similar stack, demonstrating strong proficiency.
• Should have hands on experience with 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…