Senior Engineering Manager, eCommerce

Ford Model e U.S.; United States; Remote; USD 142.000 - 268.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Medical coverage

Parental leave

Vehicle discount program

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Zusammenfassung

Ford Motor Company is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager for eCommerce to lead the software engineering delivery organization behind Ford.com’s vehicle purchase experience. You will oversee a multi-layered engineering organization, guiding Engineering Managers who lead 2–3 Scrum teams building front-end experiences in React and Next.js.

You will partner with Product, Design, Architecture, and platform teams to translate priorities into high-quality delivery roadmaps and grow leadership bench

Qualifikationen

• 15+ years of progressive software engineering experience, including front-end/web development.
• 10+ years of people leadership experience, including 5+ years managing managers.
• 5+ years leading Agile/Scrum delivery in eCommerce or consumer-facing environments.
• Prior experience in automotive, retail, or high-traffic eCommerce is a plus.

Aufgaben

• Lead Engineering Managers who oversee 2–3 Scrum teams delivering modern front-end experiences in React/Next.js.
• Set technical direction, delivery rigor, and talent development for scale across Ford.com's vehicle purchase journey.
• Partner with Product, Design, Architecture and platform teams to translate priorities into deliverable roadmaps.
• Grow leadership bench strength and ensure engineering culture remains outcome-driven and inclusive.

Kenntnisse

React

Next.js

Front-end architecture

Agile/Scrum

SAFe

Jira

GitHub Copilot

AI-assisted tooling

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Jira

GitHub Copilot

CI/CD pipelines

Jobbeschreibung

Ford Motor Company is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager for eCommerce to lead the software engineering delivery organization behind Ford.com’s vehicle purchase experience. This is a high-impact leadership role at the intersection of technology, customer experience, and automotive innovation shaping how customers discover, configure, and purchase their next Ford vehicle online.

In this role, you will oversee a multi-layered engineering organization, guiding Engineering Managers who each lead 2–3 Scrum teams of anchors and software engineers building modern front-end experiences primarily in React and Next.js. You will set the technical direction, delivery rigor, and talent development strategy needed to consistently ship seamless, high-converting digital purchase journeys at scale.

Success in this role requires close partnership with Product, Design, Architecture, and platform teams to translate business priorities into well-sequenced, high-quality delivery roadmaps. You will be equally focused on growing the leadership bench strength of your management team building the engineering capability needed to scale across the vehicle purchase domain.

This is an opportunity to make a direct, visible impact on Ford’s digital transformation, driving an industry-leading purchase experience that reflects the company’s commitment to innovation and customer-centric excellence in automotive eCommerce.

Education Qualification

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical field required.
• Master’s degree (e.g., MBA, MS in Computer Science, or related) preferred but not required.

Number of Years of Experience

• 15+ years of progressive software engineering experience, including significant front-end/web application development.
• 10+ years of people leadership experience, including at least 5+ years managing managers (i.e., leading leaders, not just individual contributors).
• 5+ years of experience leading Agile/Scrum-based delivery organizations, within eCommerce, digital retail, or consumer-facing product environments.
• Prior experience in automotive, retail, or high-traffic consumer eCommerce platforms is a plus.

Leadership Skills and Personality Traits

• Proven ability to lead and develop other engineering managers, building bench strength and a strong leadership pipeline.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence Product, Design, Architecture, and senior business leaders.
• Excellent communicator who can flex between technical depth and executive-level business communication.
• Servant‑leader mindset with a track record of removing impediments and enabling teams to perform at their best.
• Comfortable operating with a degree of ambiguity, prioritizing competing demands across multiple teams and initiatives.
• Data‑driven decision‑maker who uses delivery metrics and team health indicators to guide coaching and prioritization.
• Passion for talent development, mentorship, and creating an inclusive, high‑performing engineering culture.
• Resilient and adaptable, able to navigate organizational change and shifting business priorities with composure.
• Forward‑thinking leader who stays current on emerging AI‑assisted and agentic development practices, and proactively evaluates their application to improve team productivity and delivery outcomes.
• Champions a culture of experimentation and continuous learning, encouraging engineering managers and teams to responsibly adopt AI tooling without compromising code quality, security, or engineering rigor.

Functional/Technical Skills

• Strong working knowledge of front‑end engineering practices, with hands‑on leadership experience in React and Next.js.
• Solid understanding of front‑end architecture concepts (component design, performance optimization, accessibility, and responsive design).
• Familiarity with modern front‑end tooling and practices, including CI/CD pipelines, automated testing frameworks, and version control (e.g., Git).
• Working knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodologies and delivery frameworks (e.g., SAFe, Scrum, Kanban), including experience with tools such as Jira.
• Understanding of API integration patterns relevant to front‑end teams, including RESTful services and GraphQL consumption, and how front‑end teams collaborate with backend/platform teams via well‑defined contracts.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines including deployment strategies such as canary releases, feature flagging, and progressive rollouts.
• Solid grasp of web performance engineering concepts, including Core Web Vitals (LCP, FID/INP, CLS), bundle size optimization, caching strategies (CDN, browser, edge caching), and rendering strategy trade‑offs (SSR vs. CSR).
• Working knowledge of AI‑assisted software engineering tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, or similar AI coding assistants) and their application to accelerate front‑end development, code review, and testing.
• Familiarity with agentic SDLC concepts including AI agents capable of autonomously executing multi‑step engineering tasks (e.g., code generation, test creation, bug triage, PR review) and the governance considerations (code quality, security, and human‑in‑the‑loop review) required to adopt them responsibly.

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

This position is leadership level 5 and ranges from $141,700-$268,300. Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate’s skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value. For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/LL5

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.

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