Design Technologist - Advertising Platform - Amazon - Seattle

Job description
As a design technologist on Amazon's Display Advertising team you will work directly with UX Designers, Product Managers, and other developers to implement consistent and modular interfaces in HTML/CSS, and use JavaScript to bring them to life with responsive, adaptive, modular, and data-driven interactivity. You will be responsible for driving deliverables such as responsive frameworks, HTML5 interaction models, animations, and prototypes for new and innovative shopping experiences across Amazon.com, Amazon mobile and Kindle devices.

The ideal candidate will be passionate about front-end development, understand user behavior, solve customer problems, and have disruptive ideas for how to conceive, create, and deliver branded online shopping experiences for millions of customers worldwide. Join Amazon's display advertising team and help us create innovative online shopping experiences for millions of Amazon customers across multiple platforms.

About you
You have comprehensive understanding of the current state of web technology and best practices, with a critical awareness of implications on user-centered design and functionality. You feel comfortable using both JavaScript libraries and building your own. You are customer-obsessed, detail-oriented and comfortable working on highly technical teams at a fast pace, as well as skilled in using data to make decisions. You are always looking to improve code standards and never hesitate to dig in and get your hands dirty.

Questions?
You may already know if you're a fit, but perhaps you're worried about technology and experience requirements? Don't be - we're looking for smart, proven, front end developers; if you're the right candidate, we're flexible. If you're still worried here are some things that we'd prefer to see:

• Multi-screen (Mobile, Tablet, Connected TV) front end development experience across multiple devices and operating systems
• Relentlessly simplify and distill complex interfaces into intuitive and elegant experiences
• Knowledge of the emerging browser landscape and various API's
• Familiarity with iOS and Android
• Drive to come up with clever ways to use our data and platform and develop gorgeous campaigns and promotions.
• Communicate complex, development concepts clearly and persuasively across different audiences and varying levels of the organization
• Participate in the full lifecycle development, including ideation, design and layout, client side browser development, browser compatibility validation, implementation, and testing
• 3+ years of experience as a front end developer or technologist role
• Deep understanding and fluent usage across a broad spectrum of technologies including: HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, XML, JSON, and Responsive/Adaptive Design
• An online portfolio of work demonstrating experience creating front end solutions
• Understanding of website performance and latency issues
• BS/MS in computer science or 6+ years equivalent professional experience
• Experience working in a collaborative team and working directly with UX designers, producers, and copywriters for implementation of create concepts
• Excellent communication, presentation, interpersonal and analytical skills
• Quick learner, enjoys a fast paced environment, and will unwaveringly drive issues to conclusion
• Experience with Agile/SCRUM methodologies
• Used LESS or SASS, NodeJS, Ruby, Python on a recent project
• Passion for digital marketing and metrics

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