Front-End Developer – Telemetry and Observability Platform

Ford Motor Company

Frontend Developer for Ford Motor Company working on Telemetry and Observability Platform developing AI-powered diagnostics. Building user interfaces for diverse technician and manufacturing teams.

Posted 5/20/2026full-timeDearborn • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $85,400 - $143,200 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudFirebaseGoogle Cloud PlatformGraphQLJavaScriptReactWebpack

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design and develop optimized interfaces for Ford dealer service technicians, surfacing AI-generated triage recommendations, repair order history, OTA (Over-the-Air) campaign status, and fleet-level fault patterns in a workflow-aligned UI
Build data-dense desktop interfaces for Ford V&V (Validation and Verification) engineers, supporting diagnostic data exploration, telemetry visualization, and AI engine output review
Develop real-time wall-mounted dashboard interfaces for Ford manufacturing quality teams, optimized for high-visibility display environments with live data refresh requirements
Integrate all UI components against TOP platform backend APIs and AI engine response structures, collaborating closely with the Cloud Backend and Services Engineer on API contract definition
Implement responsive, accessible design standards across all user populations, accounting for varying device types, screen sizes, and operating conditions
Maintain and evolve Ford's TOP platform design system, ensuring visual consistency and component reusability across all interface surfaces
Participate in user research and usability testing sessions with dealer technicians, V&V engineers, and manufacturing team members, translating findings into iterative UI improvements
Implement frontend observability including error tracking, performance monitoring, and user interaction telemetry
Collaborate with the QA and UAT Engineer to define and execute frontend acceptance testing, ensuring UI components meet defined acceptance criteria before deployment
Maintain frontend build and deployment pipelines within Ford's GCP environment and GitHub organization

Requirements

What you’ll need

4 or more years of professional frontend development experience building production web applications
4 or more years of working experience in React or equivalent modern JavaScript framework, with strong component architecture skills
Demonstrated experience building tablet-first or mobile-first web interfaces for non-consumer professional environments
Experience consuming REST and GraphQL APIs and translating structured AI or data service responses into clear, actionable UI presentations
Strong CSS skills including responsive layout, design system implementation, and accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1 AA minimum)
Experience with frontend testing frameworks and a genuine commitment to testable, maintainable component code
Ability to work directly with end users in field research or usability testing contexts, not just from written requirements
Familiarity with frontend build tooling including Webpack or Vite, and deployment via GCP hosting services such as Firebase Hosting or Cloud CDN (Content Delivery Network)

Benefits

Comp & perks

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.

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Hard Skills & Tools

frontend developmentReactJavaScriptCSSREST APIsGraphQLresponsive designfrontend testing frameworkscomponent architectureusability testing

Soft Skills

collaborationuser researchiterative improvementcommunicationproblem-solvingattention to detailadaptabilitycommitment to qualityuser-centric designteamwork