Front-End Engineer II, Lambda Developer Experience

Do you aspire to be a world class front-end engineer, and learn from experts in the field? Are you passionate solving user interface and UX problems in a large scale environment? Do you want to be a part of a fast-paced organization and contribute to one of the most visited sites on the Internet?

At Amazon, we hire the best minds in technology to innovate on behalf of our customers. The focus we have on our customers is why we are one of the worlds most beloved brands - customer obsession is part of our company DNA. Business intelligence engineers use latest technology to solve complex problems and get to see the impact of their work first-hand.

The challenges business intelligence engineers solve for at Amazon are big and impact millions of customers, sellers, and products around the world. Our path is not always simple, so we are selective about who joins us on this journey. There is a certain kind of person who takes on this role at Amazon - someone who is excited by the idea of creating new products, features, and services from scratch while managing ambiguity and the pace of a company whose ship cycles are measured in weeks, not years.

Come chart your own path at Amazon.

Note: By applying to this position, your application will be considered for all locations we hire for in the United States including but not limited to: Seattle/Bellevue, WA; Nashville, TN; Austin, TX; Greater Bay Area, CA; DC Metro Area; Denver, CO; Detroit, MI; Greater Boston Area, MA; Greater Denver Area, CO; Greater Los Angeles Area, CA; Greater New York Area; Irvine, CA; Madison, WI; Minneapolis, MN; Phoenix, AZ; Portland, OR; San Diego, CA.

As a front-end engineer, you will/may:

• Use technology to solve user interface and UX problems
• Transform defined software and UX design into code and deliver it on schedule using languages, libraries, and rendering technologies (e.g. JavaScript, Node.js, HTML, CSS, Java, Objective C)
• Retrieve data from existing sources, using appropriate technologies for your platform and use cases
• Work backwards from the customer and collaborate with Product and Design to iterate on the best possible user experience

Key job responsibilities

• Collaborate with experienced cross-disciplinary Amazonians to conceive, design, and bring innovative products and services to market.
• Design and build innovative technologies in a large distributed computing environment and help lead fundamental changes in the industry.
• Create solutions to run predictions on distributed systems with exposure to innovative technologies at incredible scale and speed.
• Build distributed storage, index, and query systems that are scalable, fault-tolerant, low cost, and easy to manage/use.
• Design and code the right solutions starting with broadly defined problems.
• Work in an agile environment to deliver high-quality software.

A day in the life The challenges FEEs solve for at Amazon are big and influence millions of customers, sellers, and products around the world. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about creating new products, features, and services from scratch while managing ambiguity and the pace of a company where development cycles are measured in weeks, not years.