Front-End Engineer III , Optimization Console

Amazon • New York, NY

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Come build the future of cloud cost optimization at AWS! As a Senior Frontend Engineer and Tech Lead on the Optimization Consoles team, you'll 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. We're 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. You'll 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.

Requirements

• 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. React.JS, AngularJS, Vue)

Nice To Haves

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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
• 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

Benefits

• 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
• parental leave
• sign-on payments
• restricted stock units (RSUs)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed