Front-End Engineer II, Studios Technology
DESCRIPTION
Amazon Studios Technology is revolutionizing the television and movie production industry by developing applications that streamline the entire content creation lifecycle. We're seeking passionate individuals to join our team and help shape the future of studio operations through innovative software solutions.
Our mission is to transform Studios' operations by creating cloud-based infrastructure and applications that automate and optimize business processes. As part of our team, you'll have the opportunity to design, implement, and deploy distributed systems using AWS and industry best practices, working closely with leaders in an agile environment.
We value diversity and believe that different perspectives lead to better solutions for our customers. Our inclusive culture encourages everyone to participate and contribute their unique ideas. We prioritize work-life balance, understanding that personal well-being is crucial to professional success.
At Amazon Studios Technology, we're committed to developing our people. Our leadership team provides mentorship and coaching to help you identify and achieve your career goals. By investing in your growth, we ensure the success of both our team members and our mission.
Key job responsibilities
- Define front-end and middle-tier architecture, own and implement specific components, and help shape the overall user experience.
- Create software engineering best practices to ensure a high standard of quality for all team deliverables.
- Collaborate with UX Designers and Product Managers.
- Contribute to planning, design, implementation, testing, operations, and process improvement as a member of an autonomous team.
- Write high-quality, efficient, testable code.
- Mentor and support the growth of other developers.
- Opportunity to lead development efforts for large/complex projects.
A day in the life
- Located at Culver Studios with perks like Amazon MGM Studios “Employee Sneak Peak Screenings“.
- Work closely with Product, Design and other Engineering teams and deliver features for customers.
- Asynchronous standups and check-ins to reduce unnecessary meetings.
- Front-end Office Hours to bring topics and technical design docs, opening up opportunities to influence across teams.
- Two-week sprint cadence with demos, as well as a Monthly org-wide demo to showcase your work.
- Oncall rotation to support customer issues and to help improve operational excellence.
About the team
Our team’s mission is to empower programs in Amazon MGM Studios (AMS) to create and maintain business-essential applications on an internal Product Suite while reducing duplicative development effort and providing cross-cutting functionality. This team also works on specific Product Verticals in that space which focus on various business domains within AMS, such as managing essential information for all Amazon-owned and co-produced titles.
Our team supports two customer bases: engineering customers that utilize a micro-frontend framework our team built, and end-users of the Product Verticals. This gives engineers a unique opportunity to work across the full technology stack.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 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
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
- 3+ years of computer science fundamentals (object-oriented design, data structures, algorithm design, problem solving and complexity analysis) experience
- 4+ years of professional front end development experience
- Knowledge of professional software engineering & best practices for full software development life cycle, including coding standards, software architectures, code reviews, source control management, continuous deployments, testing, and operational excellence
- Knowledge of agile development and best coding practices including peer code reviews, and unit testing
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $129,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $223,600/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 https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.