Compensation

Competitive

Contract type

Full time

Technologies & frameworks

TypeScript
Vue.js
React
Node.js
Angular

Benefits & perks

401k
Product impact
Health care contributions
Promote from within
Committed to a diverse team
Performance bonus
Training
Stock options
Tech socials
Maternity & paternity leave

We help grow businesses and brands of all sizes

Role overview

DESCRIPTION:

Are you passionate in building low latent and highly scalable distributed services? Do you want to be part of huge opportunity in building world-class Amazon Display Advertising business? We have a team that is making revolutionary leaps forward in this space are in need of Front End Engineers. Come join us and be part of this revolution.

Amazon is investing heavily in building a world-class Advertising business where we run relevant display ads on key placements across our Retail website (e.g. amazon.com), Retail Mobile Shopping Apps, Devices (e.g. Kindle, Fire Tablet, Fire TV, Echo, etc), Third Party websites (e.g. nytimes.com) and Third Party Mobile Apps. The Multi-Channel Advertising team is building the next generation of products and services that will fuel the future growth of Amazon’s ad solutions, by providing self-service display advertising capabilities to 200K+ supplier-brands (vendors and seller-brands). This is a chance to be in on a huge opportunity as we put an Amazon twist into online advertising.

The team is responsible for how ads display on and off Amazon and is working on a greenfield project to build ads with UX optimized through deep learning models.

We’re looking for experienced, motivated front end engineers with a proven track record of building web applications and services. You’ll be responsible for owning, designing and delivering highly scalable systems that will be used to build and serve beautiful innovative ads. You’ll work with customers to scope, design, implement, test and launch new features. You enjoy innovation, simplifying complex problems and tackling tough challenges. Sound like a good fit?

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

Experience with object-oriented design
2+ years of professional non-internship experience with front end, web or mobile software development using JavaScript, HTML and CSS
Skilled with common front-end technologies such as HTML, CSS, JS, TypeScript, and Node
Ability to rapidly prototype and adjust in response to customer feedback
Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills.
Solid coding practices including peer code reviews, unit testing, and a preference for agile development.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Here are some things that we'd prefer to see, though none is independently a requirement:
Master’s degree in Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
Deep experience in one or more relevant front-end frameworks such as NodeJS, React, Angular, Vue.
5+ years of professional front end development.
Experience building reusable UX components or libraries
Experience in optimizing frontend performance
Experience implementing scalable automated testing strategy
Strong UX design skills
Experience building scalable, distributed, front-end experiences

Amazon is an Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action Employer – Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation/Age

Location

New York is the most populous city in the US with more than 8 million inhabitants. A lot of immigrants from over 180 countries live in the City. Travelers are usually attracted to its cosmopolitanism and energy. New York consists of five boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, Staten Island. New York is also well-known for its cultural heritage Empire State Building, Central Park and Statue of Liberty. The City is a center for fashion, media, culture, research and a booming tech scene.

The tech scene in New York has changed a lot in recent years. A lot of the initial excitement has worn off and settled into a stable trend of successful businesses. In both 2014 and 2015, a New York City tech company went public with a valuation of over $1 billion. It is now #2 startup ecosystem in the world, with startups raising $11.5 billion in venture capital in 2017. NYC is also the HQ of choice for Spotify, Consensys and WeWork.

Did you know...

New York City’s Federal Reserve Bank holds $90 billion in gold
60M tourists visited NYC in 2016
More than 800 languages are spoken in New York City, making it the most linguistically diverse city in the world; 4 in 10 households speak a language other than English

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Amazon Advertising helps grow businesses and brands of all sizes. We do this by giving them ad solutions and audience insights so they can create relevant campaigns that produce measurable results.