Job#: 3024941
Job Description:
Ford
Hybrid On-Site Dearborn, MI
$50-65/HR
12+ Month Contract
Position Description
The Front-End Engineer is responsible for developing and maintaining the client-side of web and mobile-responsive applications. The role focuses on designing and implementing intuitive, user-friendly interfaces while ensuring a seamless user experience. Candidates will work closely with cross-functional teams, including product owners, designers, backend developers, and architects, to deliver high-quality, enterprise-grade applications.
Key Responsibilities
- Engage with customers to understand use-cases, pain points, and requirements, advocating for user-centric software solutions.
- Design, develop, and deliver complex front-end solutions using Angular, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and related frameworks.
- Align development with architecture guidelines to ensure a consistent and maintainable approach.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product owners, designers, backend developers, and architects.
- Create mock-ups and prototypes for new features and participate in UI design reviews and product demos.
- Perform functional automated testing and UI testing to ensure high-quality deliverables.
- Optimize application performance, fix bugs, and implement new technologies to enhance development efficiency.
- Apply best practices, including cross-browser compatibility, SEO principles, and accessibility standards.
- Design and deliver user-friendly interactive experiences following enterprise brand standards and templates.
- Stay current with emerging technologies and trends in front-end development and user interface design.
Primary Skills Required
- Angular (v18): Advanced expertise for building responsive, enterprise-grade web applications.
- Python Development: Experience for backend support, automation, or scripting tasks.
- Git / GitHub: Strong version control skills with collaborative workflows and CI/CD pipelines.
Additional / Preferred Skills
- React or Vue.js: Experience with alternative front-end frameworks is a plus.
- Google Cloud Platform (GCP): Familiarity is advantageous for future backend integration or deployment.
- Strong Angular/front-end development skills remain the top priority.
- Python, GCP, and GitHub experience are optional now but beneficial for future growth.
Experience Required
- Engineer 3 Level:
- Practical experience in 2 programming languages or advanced experience in 1.
- 6+ years of IT experience.
- 4+ years of hands-on development experience.
Additional Experience Preferred
- Strong Angular Engineer with 4+ years of enterprise UI development.
- Exposure to backend technologies is beneficial if the role evolves in the future.
Education Required
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
EEO Employer
Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law
