Senior Frontend Developer

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About the Role

Magna Powertrain is seeking a Senior Frontend Developer to drive the development of high-impact enterprise applications within our manufacturing and engineering operations in Ramos Arizpe.

In this role, you will design, develop, and optimize frontend solutions for industrial and corporate environments, ensuring high performance, scalability, and reliability in production systems.

Beyond development, this position requires a strong UX mindset—capable of understanding business processes, optimizing user flows, and delivering intuitive, user-centered digital experiences that support operational efficiency and decision-making

This is a high-impact role with direct collaboration across cross-functional teams, supporting key digital transformation initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable frontend applications for enterprise and industrial environments. 
• Translate business and operational requirements into efficient, user-friendly interfaces. 
• Ensure high performance of applications through optimization of rendering, state management, and data loading. 
• Collaborate with backend teams to integrate APIs and ensure robust data communication. 
• Work with large datasets and integrate information from APIs, ERP systems (e.g., SAP), and industrial platforms. 
• Participate in defining and improving user flows, focusing on usability and process efficiency.
• Apply UX/UI principles to ensure intuitive and consistent user experiences across applications. 
• Maintain alignment with design systems, reusable components, and visual consistency standards. 
• Ensure reliability through proper error handling, logging, and monitoring. 
• Support production environments by troubleshooting issues and implementing improvements without impacting operations. 
• Ensure compliance with corporate standards related to security, governance, and code quality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, IT, or related field.

• 5+ years of experience in frontend development within enterprise, industrial, or corporate environments.

• Proven experience delivering production-ready applications (not only PoCs or academic projects).

• Strong experience working with cross-functional and global teams.

• Advanced English proficiency (required

Technical Skills

• Advanced expertise in React, TypeScript, JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, and CSS3.

• Strong understanding of frontend architecture, component design, and state management.

• Experience designing and consuming REST APIs.

• Experience with SQL databases and data querying (SQL Server, Azure SQL, PostgreSQL).

• Experience with version control tools (Git, GitHub, Azure DevOps)

UX/UI Expectations (Critical for this Role)

• Ability to interpret and translate designs (Figma, Adobe XD) into scalable and functional components. 
• Strong understanding of design systems, reusable components, and visual consistency. 
• Knowledge of user experience principles applied to enterprise applications.
• Ability to identify inefficiencies in user workflows and propose improvements.
• Focus on usability, performance, error handling, and user feedback states.

Preferred Skills

• Experience working with ERP systems (e.g., SAP) and industrial data sources. 
• Experience in Industry 4.0 or digital manufacturing environments. 
• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure preferred, AWS/GCP as a plus). 
• Familiarity with CI/CD, deployment pipelines, and environment management (DEV / QA / PROD). 
• Experience working with Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban).

Portfolio / Work Samples

• Portfolio or examples of previous work are highly preferred
• Links to GitHub, live applications, or case studies are a plus

Awareness, Unity, Empowerment:

At Magna, we believe that a diverse workforce is critical to our success. That’s why we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire on the basis of experience and qualifications, and in consideration of job requirements, regardless of, in particular, color, ancestry, religion, gender, origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity. Magna takes the privacy of your personal information seriously. We discourage you from sending applications via email or traditional mail to comply with GDPR requirements and your local Data Privacy Law.

AI-Assisted Screening Disclosure

As part of our commitment to a fair, consistent, and efficient recruitment process, we may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in the initial screening of applications submitted through our Workday system. These tools help identify qualifications and experience that align with the role requirements. Please note that AI is used solely to support our recruiters. Final decisions are always made by the hiring manager and the hiring team. Importantly, no applicant data is shared externally through these AI tools. All information remains securely within our systems and is handled in accordance with our privacy and data protection policies.

Under conditions defined by applicable law, you may have the right to request an explanation of how AI is used to support decision-making.

If you have any questions or concerns about this process, feel free to contact our Talent Attraction team.