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Lead Software Engineer
Ford Motor CompanyLead Frontend Engineer at Ford Credit, responsible for frontend architecture and mentoring engineers to build customer-facing products. Focus on React and TypeScript within a collaborative environment.
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesCloudCypressGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaJestReactSpringSpring BootSpringBootTypeScript
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Leading frontend architecture: Making the big calls on how we build, structure, and scale our applications
- Writing production code: This is an 80%+ hands-on role; you'll be deep in the codebase, not just reviewing it
- Owning code quality: Driving timely, constructive code reviews and tackling recurring issues before they become habits
- Setting technical direction: Thinking 6–12 months ahead, spotting risks early, and building a plan to address them
- Partnering with Product: Providing sharp estimates, shaping discovery, and making sure technical decisions are grounded in business value
- Mentoring the team: Supporting junior and mid-level engineers through pairing, feedback, and real investment in their growth
- Championing agile practices: Keeping the team aligned, collaborative, and continuously improving
Requirements
What you’ll need- 7+ years of frontend engineering experience, with deep expertise in React and TypeScript
- A track record of leading frontend architecture, component design, performance, micro-frontends
- Strong grasp of testing practices, Jest, React Testing Library, Cypress or similar
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, GitHub Actions, and modern frontend tooling
- The ability to influence technical direction without formal authority, and communicate clearly with both engineers and stakeholders
- A genuine passion for mentoring and raising the level of those around you
- Nice to have
- Cloud experience, GCP preferred
- Familiarity with other technologies (Java / Spring Boot) to collaborate effectively across the stack
- Experience in regulated industries, fintech, banking, or similar
- Exposure to security and quality tooling, SonarQube, Checkmarx, FOSSA
Benefits
Comp & perks- Our Manchester office runs a 3-day in-office hybrid model (Ford's standard is 4 days, with Manchester currently at 3 due to space, something to be aware of as we grow).
- The Company's policy regarding Access to Flexible Work Arrangements (FWA) states that all Employees have the right to request the ability to work in a flexible way. Should you wish to make such a request alongside your application for this position, you must submit a FWA request form with your application. The recruiting manager will consider any requests in line with the policy requirements.
- The Company is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity for all and is opposed to any form of less favourable treatment or harassment on the grounds of race, religion or belief, sex, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or disability.
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Hard Skills & Tools
ReactTypeScriptfrontend architecturecomponent designperformancemicro-frontendstesting practicesJestReact Testing LibraryCypress
Soft Skills
mentoringcommunicationinfluencing technical directioncollaborationconstructive feedbackproblem-solvingteam alignmentcontinuous improvement