Amazon Web Services, Inc.

Technology

Front-EndEngineer

$70–194k Austin, Texas, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Mid+ candidates.

The Brief

“Front-End Engineer at Amazon Web Services, Inc.. Skills: Front-end architecture, React, TypeScript. Lead front-end development. Build scalable platform”

Industry & Context.

Technology
Problems you'll solve

Problem solving; Complexity analysis

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

2+ years front end development, 1+ years computer science fundamentals, Experience using JavaScript frameworks, Experience building reusable UX components

Nice to Have

1+ years agile software development, Experience with common front-end technologies

What You'll Do.

Lead front-end development

Build scalable platform

Build self-service rubric management

Design human-in-the-loop evaluation surfaces

Own front-end operational excellence

Translate requirements into solutions

Create interactive prototypes

Participate in user research

Write HLD and spec documents

Align with backend engineers

Implement production components

Attend team operational excellence sessions

Contribute to team demos

Present work in tech talks

Review teammates' code

Investigate front-end observability alerts

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Backend engineers; Product managers; Teammates

Communication Scope

Technical documentation

Process & Methodology

Agile software development

Full Job Description

Own the front-end architecture for the next generation of AWS Holmes, AWS's GenAI-powered content quality platform. You'll build production interfaces in React and TypeScript on the AWS Cloudscape Design System, turning agentic prototypes into self-service rubric management workflows and human-in-the-loop evaluation experiences that serve builders across the company. Holmes processes over 10 million scans annually, and this role leads the UI work that brings rubric creation, testing, and publishing directly to program owners at Amazon scale. Key job responsibilities - Lead front-end development for the next generation of Holmes, building a scalable rubric management platform in React and TypeScript on the AWS Cloudscape Design System - Transform CDS agent pattern prototypes into production-grade, accessible UI frames - conversational rubric creation, interactive rule testing, and guided workflows - Build self-service rubric management: end-to-end creation, rule editing with live preview, draft/publish lifecycle, evaluation dashboards, and scan report previews - Design human-in-the-loop evaluation surfaces: diff-style content mutation views, batch review interfaces, and feedback collection that drives rubric improvement - Deliver platform UX for program integrations: simplified scan workflows, finding annotations, collaborative sharing, team permissions, and real-time scan status - Own front-end operational excellence: performance monitoring, accessibility compliance , CloudWatch RUM instrumentation, and cross-browser validation A day in the life You work with product managers to understand customer experiences and translate requirements into solutions. You create interactive prototypes and participate in user research sessions to validate design decisions early. You write HLD and spec documents for new features, align with backend engineers on API contracts, and implement production components in React and TypeScript. You attend team operational excellence sessions

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