Amazon Registry Services, Inc. Looking For Front End Engineer, Amazon Registry Services at Seattle, WA Full Time

2+ years of professional non-internship experience with front end, web or mobile software development using JavaScript, HTML and CSS

3+ years industry experience

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field

Demonstrated coding and problem solving skills in at least one modern programming language

Job summary

Amazon Registry Services Inc. (“ARSI”) is a unique, greenfield opportunity at Amazon. We aim to fundamentally change the fabric of the Internet by re-imagining how generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs) are used as the core of an individual or organization’s internet presence or identity. We partner with teams across Amazon (i.e. AWS, Alexa, Echo, Kindle, Amazon Pay, and others) to work backwards from the customer and build innovative new services, solutions and business models for the 55 new gTLDs in our current portfolio. We are looking for a self-starter to work fast and help establish our data environment. The ideal candidate is a highly analytical problem solver, extremely detail oriented, customer obsessed, and business savvy.

We are looking for a Front End Engineer to play a central role within the engineering team for a key gTLD. In this role, you will play an engineering leadership role in the development of the product portfolio. You will contribute to key architectural decisions, building a robust and scalable new product used by developers and consumers. This is an opportunity to be involved in shaping this exciting new space from the ground up.

The successful candidate will be comfortable in operating in an ambiguous space with strong technical aptitude, project management skills, and with demonstrated ability in building products and APIs services. You must be able to make both strategic and tactical decisions. You should be innovative, have effective engineering leadership, communication skills, and be team oriented. You must excel in navigating cross-functional efforts and be adept at synthesizing a variety of technologies and capabilities into highly scalable yet simple products that our audience will love.

About the team

Inclusive Team Culture

Our team is intentional about attracting, developing, and retaining amazing talent from diverse backgrounds. We’re looking for a new teammate who is enthusiastic, empathetic, curious, motivated, reliable, and able to work effectively with a diverse team of peers; someone who will help us amplify the positive & inclusive team culture we’ve been building

4+ years industry experience as a Front End Engineer or a Web Developer

Experience operating and maintaining production software

Advanced coding skills (concurrency, profiling and performance optimization)

Designed and built complex systems (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling)

Experience in basic data manipulation and analysis, including command-line tools and scripting

Experience in building REST APIs

Experience building scalable products using Amazon Web Services

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Personal qualities

Results oriented and analytical, with a strong customer and business focus

Ability to communicate and discuss technical topics with both technical and business audiences

Highly innovative and able to deal well with ambiguous problems

Strong sense of ownership, with a passion for software and continuous learning

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. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.