Software Development Engineer - Front-end - EC2 Visual Platform Team at Amazon

Job Description

The EC2 Visual Platform team is responsible for the Web Interface

Creating the perfect user experience in the web environment requires a blend of technical knowledge, customer obsession and agility. You should be somebody who is interested in how the various components, browsers, networks, protocols and web servers, work together to create the user experience. There are lots of challenges that can be solved by applying your knowledge of front end development frameworks and best practices. This role will allow you to refine and develop your skills by having access to other exceptional engineers and teams.

The ideal candidate is obsessive about creating the perfect user experience for millions of users and has a mindset of continuous improvement. Creating the perfect user experience on the web requires a blend of technical knowledge, customer obsession and agility. Our web systems need to be extremely responsive and highly-scalable. If working in a dynamic and delivery focused environment interests you, this is the perfect role.

• Analysis and design of new features and interfaces for the web
• Optimizing current products to improve its performance and usability
• Support, troubleshooting and resolving of critical issues in production
• Working with a team, to achieve the ultimate user experience
• Analyzing application and user metrics to define our team strategy
• Amazon is an equal opportunity employer.

Basic Qualifications

• At least a three year degree in Computer Science or Engineering or equivalent
• Nuts and bolts understanding of the web including HTTP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript
• Knowledge and appreciation of web standards
• Knowledge of one or more JavaScript frameworks e.g. JQuery, Angular, React
• Strong customer focus
• 8+ years of industry experience in a software development environment
• Computer Science fundamentals in object-oriented design
• Computer Science fundamentals in data structures
• Computer Science fundamentals in algorithm design, problem solving, and complexity analysis
• Demonstrated ability to achieve stretch goals
• Expertise in delivering high-quality, innovative applications
• Strong analytical skills with excellent problem solving abilities.
• Strong desire to build, sense of ownership, urgency, and drive.
• Excellent written communication and verbal agility are strong assets.

Preferred Qualifications

• 6+ years of industry experience in a Linux environment.