Software Engineer

Job Description

• Lead the development and implementation of responsive front-end UI architecture for micro frontends, ensuring high performance, WCAG-compliant , 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.
• Effectively utilize the AI coding assistants (Ford LLM, Copilot, etc.) in day-to-day workflow, including prompt design and guard-railing.
• 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 NextJS / 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.