Front End Engineer II, Amazon Q Apps

As a FEE 2 you are an autonomous contributor to your teams software. You deliver working features spanning the full software lifecycle including working backwards from the customer software design implementation testing deployment operations and documentation. You are an effective collaborator with cross functional partners such as designers and product managers.

As a FEE 2 you coach others on producing high quality code using processes such as code review as a teaching mechanism. You ensure that when software fails the root cause is identified and eliminated with a permanent fix. You take on projects where the business problem and technology strategy are well understood but the implementations are not fully fleshed-out. You balance constraints limiting the use of short-term workarounds. You use common UI design patterns to decrease friction between the customer and software. You ensure the software they produce can be maintained and extended by those not familiar with the code by writing clear documentation and making good design choices.
You seek guidance from their manager Sr. Engineers or Principal Engineers when facing critical tradeoffs. When issues arise you can participate in an inclusive constructive dialogue with other team members and members of closely related teams. You train new team members on how their software is constructed how it operates and how it fits into the bigger picture.

Agentic AI drives innovation at the forefront of artificial intelligence enabling customers to transform their businesses through cutting-edge AI solutions. We build and deliver the foundational AI services that power the future of cloud computing helping organizations harness the potential of AI to solve their most complex challenges. Join our dynamic team of AI/ML practitioners applied scientists software engineers and solution architects who work backwards from customer needs to create groundbreaking technologies. If youre passionate about shaping the future of AI while making a meaningful impact for customers worldwide we want to hear from you.


Key job responsibilities
Scope and Influence
You document what your teams software does; how it is constructed tested and operated; how secure it is; and how it fits into the bigger picture. When new teammates join you actively train them in these points.
Your work focuses on delivering software features and improvements to major portions of your teams software. This is not just new software but often includes refactoring and deprecation work.
You work with customers stakeholders (such as UX design and product) and peers to understand the business and customer value of your teams software in order to ensure you deliver the right solutions.
You are able to resolve disagreements with peers through constructive dialog.
Ambiguity
You design software solutions to enable new features or improve software. You may still require guidance from your teams leadership to ensure your designs are in alignment with your teams long-term architectural strategy.
You effectively make priority tradeoffs between new feature development and operational work.
Technical Complexity
You work on difficult problems with visible risks or roadblocks. You bring clarity to problems and identify simple designs for solutions.
Execution
You are a significant contributor to the full software development lifecycle including scoping software design UX review code testing deployment and maintenance of the teams software.
You demonstrate operational excellence in all of your work.
You are active in operational support for your team and ensure that the root causes of operational issues are identified and mitigated / resolved. This might include a change not only to the code but also the UX. You dont settle for the status quo and routinely identify and execute on opportunities to improve your teams operations.
You are active in the code review process on your team providing meaningful feedback to others including those who are more senior.
You are judicious when introducing dependencies and efficient when using the customers hardware.
Impact
Your work positively impacts the software quality customer experience and maintainability of your teams product(s). You are starting to balance customer requirements with team requirements.
You take on projects and make software enhancements that improve team software and processes.
You mentor and help to develop others. You help recruit and interview for your team.


A day in the life
Youll be surrounded by people who are incredibly passionate about AWS technology and our product. We are functioning cross-organization. You are expected to make fast data-driven decisions and implement features with high quality. The team is based out of SEA and SJC so you will whiteboard ideas with Sr. SDEs and PEs and come up with proof-of-concepts to showcase what is possible.



About the team
Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures and were building an environment that celebrates knowledge-sharing and mentorship. Our senior members enjoy one-on-one mentoring and thorough but kind code reviews. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects that help our team members develop your engineering expertise so you feel empowered to take on more complex tasks in the future.

Diverse Experiences
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting hasnt followed a traditional path or includes alternative experiences dont let it stop you from applying.

About AWS
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the worlds most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating thats why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Inclusive Team Culture
AWS values curiosity and connection. Our employee-led and company-sponsored affinity groups promote inclusion and empower our people to take pride in what makes us unique. Our inclusion events foster stronger more collaborative teams. Our continual innovation is fueled by the bold ideas fresh perspectives and passionate voices our teams bring to everything we do.

Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home theres nothing we cant achieve in the cloud.

Mentorship & Career Growth
Were continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earths Best Employer. Thats why youll find endless knowledge-sharing mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

- 2 years of non-internship professional front end web or mobile software development using JavaScript HTML and CSS experience
- 1 years of computer science fundamentals (object-oriented design data structures algorithm design problem solving and complexity analysis) experience
- Experience using JavaScript frameworks such as angular and react

- 1 years of agile software development methodology experience
- Experience with common front-end technologies such as HTML CSS JS TypeScript and Node

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $129300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $223600/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity sign-on payments and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package in addition to a full range of medical financial and/or other benefits. For more information please visit This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.