Front End Engineer, Level 5, Kata

Global technology company that powers shopping experiences for millions of customers worldwide
$129,300 - $223,600
Frontend
Senior Software Engineer
In-Person
5,000+ Employees
2+ years of experience
E-Commerce · Enterprise SaaS

Description For Front End Engineer, Level 5, Kata

Join Amazon as a Front End Engineer and be part of a team building scalable technologies that power shopping experiences for millions of customers. This role focuses on developing programming languages and tools used by store builders to create mobile and website experiences. You'll work with distributed systems, end-to-end system design, and compilers to solve complex technical challenges.

As a Senior Engineer, you'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive innovative, large-scale system designs and implementations. You'll own key technical decisions and work directly with customers to build solutions that meet their needs. The role offers high autonomy and visibility, with opportunities for growth and mentorship from seasoned engineering leaders.

The position involves building authoring tools and languages used by store builders to create shopping experiences for Amazon's online stores. You'll be responsible for defining new language capabilities, developing innovative frameworks, and leading the evolution of tools that empower store builders. The role requires strong technical expertise, communication skills, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

The compensation package is competitive, ranging from $129,300 to $223,600 based on location, plus equity and comprehensive benefits. This is an excellent opportunity for experienced frontend engineers who want to impact millions of customers while working with cutting-edge technologies at scale. You'll be part of a talented team that values operational excellence, customer focus, and technical innovation.

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Responsibilities For Front End Engineer, Level 5, Kata

  • Define new language capabilities and develop innovative language frameworks, including transpilers to other programming languages
  • Lead the evolution of the tools and technologies that empower store builders
  • Take full ownership of challenging technical problems and collaborate cross-functionally
  • Communicate requirements, negotiate priorities, and clarify success criteria for technical projects
  • Participate in peer code reviews and provide valuable, actionable feedback
  • Facilitate productive discussions and provide well-reasoned recommendations
  • Leverage expertise in distributed systems, compilers, and end-to-end design

Requirements For Front End Engineer, Level 5, Kata

JavaScript
TypeScript
Node.js
React
  • 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

Benefits For Front End Engineer, Level 5, Kata

Medical Insurance
Equity
  • Full range of medical benefits
  • Financial benefits
  • Equity compensation
  • Sign-on payments
  • Comprehensive benefits package

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