Front End Engineer, Amazon Q

Amazon Amazon · Big Tech · Seattle, WA · Software Development

Front-End Engineer II for Amazon Quick, a generative AI-powered assistant for enterprise productivity. The role involves designing and delivering scalable front-end capabilities across web and mobile platforms, focusing on next-generation AI-powered user experiences. Responsibilities include owning front-end architecture, leading feature delivery, championing agile/DevOps practices, and collaborating with UX, product, and science teams.

What you'd actually do

  1. Own the design and hands-on development of front-end architecture, UI frameworks, component libraries, and design systems that power the Amazon Quick experience.
  2. Lead the full lifecycle of front-end feature delivery—from technical design through implementation, testing, and release. Influence decisions on the UI tech stack, rendering strategies, and client-side performance to ensure scalable, maintainable, and high-quality user experiences.
  3. Champion agile methodologies and front-end DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines, automated UI testing, and operational excellence—fostering a culture of continuous improvement and efficient delivery.
  4. Collaborate closely with UX designers, product managers, and science partners to translate customer needs and design intent into polished, accessible interfaces. This is a highly visible role where strong communication and cross-functional partnership are essential.
  5. Write clean, well-tested front-end code; participate in code and design reviews. Own end-to-end UI quality—including unit tests, component tests, integration tests, and cross-browser/device validation.

Skills

Required

  • JavaScript
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • JavaScript frameworks such as angular and react
  • computer science fundamentals (object-oriented design, data structures, algorithm design, problem solving and complexity analysis)

Nice to have

  • agile software development methodology
  • TypeScript
  • Node

What the JD emphasized

  • strong track record of shipping customer-facing features
  • experience supporting new product architectures and business models
  • ability to thrive in a fast-paced, startup-like environment