Front-End Engineer III , Optimization Console

Come build the future of cloud cost optimization at AWS! As a Senior Frontend Engineer and Tech Lead on the Optimization Consoles team youll own customer-facing products used by thousands of AWS customers to save millions on their cloud spend and pioneer Gen AI-powered experiences that are redefining how users interact with complex data.

Were looking for a passionate frontend leader to drive development across our suite of cost optimization products including Compute Optimizer Cost Optimization Hub and Optimization Widget. Youll shape the technical direction of high-impact consoles mentor engineers and bridge the gap between UX Product and Backend teams to deliver world-class experiences.

What youll do:

Lead frontend architecture and development across 3 external customer-facing consoles and internal tools
Drive Gen AI initiatives integrating Amazon Q and LLM-powered dynamic UI generation
Own technical strategy including React/TypeScript modernization performance optimization and testing frameworks
Serve as a strategic bridge between UX Product Management and Backend engineering teams
Mentor and grow engineers while influencing org-wide technical standards
Deliver high-visibility launches that directly impact AWS customers cloud spending decisions


What makes this role exciting:

Direct customer impact: Your work helps AWS customers optimize millions in cloud spend
Innovation at the edge: Pioneer AI-driven UI generation using LLM frontend frameworks
High visibility: Lead re:Invent launches and shape products used customers
Full ownership: Dual technical and product influence across architecture design and delivery
Scale & complexity: Performance challenges

Key job responsibilities
Key Job Responsibilities - Front-End Engineer III Optimization Console

Own end-to-end frontend architecture design and delivery for customer-facing AWS cost optimization consoles (Compute Optimizer Cost Optimization Hub Optimization Widget)
Drive technical strategy and modernization efforts including React/TypeScript adoption state management patterns build process improvements and comprehensive testing frameworks
Lead cross-functional collaboration with UX designers Product Managers and Backend engineers to translate complex business requirements into intuitive high-performance user experiences
Architect and implement Gen AI-powered features including Amazon Q integration and LLM-driven dynamic UI component generation
Deliver measurable performance improvements across consoles (page load speed rendering time code efficiency) while maintaining high quality bar with zero-defect launches
Author technical design documents implementation guides and architectural standards that elevate org-wide engineering practices
Mentor and develop junior engineers through code reviews design guidance and hands-on pairing on complex feature development
Manage cross-service integrations across AWS partitions (standard China GovCloud and isolated regions) using CDK infrastructure
Lead high-visibility product launches (including re:Invent-scale deliverables) by coordinating across multiple stakeholder teams
Continuously improve developer experience through tooling automation and establishing reusable component libraries and testing patterns

- 4 years of non-internship professional front end web or mobile software development using JavaScript HTML and CSS experience
- 5 years of front-end developer creating prototypes or wire-frames for enterprise web applications or workflows experience
- Experience developing with MVC/MVM frameworks (e.g. AngularJS Vue)

- Knowledge of web services technologies such as SOAP HTTP WSDL XSD and REST
- Experience in a broad range of software design approaches and common UX patterns.

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans EAP Mental Health Support Medical Advice Line Flexible Spending Accounts Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage) 401(k) matching paid time off and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at NY New York - 184900.00 - 250200.00 USD annually