Description Are you passionate about video content and want to help millions of people make smarter shopping decisions? We're looking for talented individuals to join an exciting team that's changing how people shop online. Our team brings helpful videos to Amazon shoppers to make their shopping experience more informative and engaging. When browsing products on Amazon.com, you'll see our work in action - from videos showcasing products alongside photos to dedicated video sections that help explain product features and benefits. We help shoppers throughout their entire journey - whether they're discovering new products, comparing options, or learning how to use items they've purchased. By joining the team, you'll be part of a global initiative that uses video technology to enhance online shopping, helping customers make confident purchasing decisions through engaging content from community members and brand owners. On the Integrated Video Experience (IVE) team, we’re on a mission to revolutionize the way customers use video to shop on Amazon.com. We believe that video has the power to inspire, educate, and delight shoppers, enabling them to experience products before they buy. As a key member of our dynamic, startup-like team within Amazon, you’ll have the opportunity to shape the future of video-driven commerce. We are looking for a skilled Full Stack Front End Engineer to join our team responsible for building Amazon.com’s shoppable video experience. In this role, you’ll develop and optimize interactive video features that empower customers to make informed shopping decisions through immersive, information-rich video content. You will work on a player that supports closed captions, jump links, hotspots, related products and related videos, and interactive elements like helpful votes, share, and report functions. Additionally, you’ll help enable inline playback, which seamlessly integrates video into our product discovery experience as customers scroll through the widget. Key job responsibilities * Develop Interactive Video Features: Build and enhance features like closed captions, clickable jump links, interactive hotspots, and related products within the shoppable video player to deliver an engaging and informative experience. * End-to-End Software Development: Work on both front-end and back-end systems to support seamless video streaming, interactive elements, and product recommendations. * Collaborate Across Teams: Partner with designers, UX researchers, and product managers to align development with the intended customer experience and Amazon’s usability standards. Also work with other Amazon teams to help them integrate with video player in partner team’s shopping journey. * Enhance User Engagement: Implement share, report, and voting features to increase customer interaction, ensuring smooth functionality and responsiveness. * Optimize Inline Playback: Develop and test inline playback capabilities to provide customers with continuous video engagement as they browse through product details on the page. * Instrumentation and Data Collaboration: Implement instrumentation to measure key video engagement metrics, such as watch time, interaction rates, and feature usage. Collaborate closely with the data team to analyze these metrics and provide insights that drive continuous improvement in the user experience. * Performance and Scalability: Ensure the shoppable video platform is highly performant, scalable, and optimized for fast load times and efficient streaming across devices. About the team The Distribution team is responsible for planning, designing, experimenting with, and delivering all customer-facing video discovery and viewing experiences on Amazon's platforms. Our key objectives are: * Innovate and develop the various distribution points where shoppers can find and access videos, enhancing the overall video discovery and viewing experience. * Design, implement, and continuously improve software features, user interfaces, and content strategies to optimize the video playback experience and related downstream shopping capabilities. * Enable partner teams across Amazon to seamlessly integrate video-viewing capabilities into their unique use cases, providing guidance and support to ensure a consistent and high-quality customer experience. * Constantly explore new avenues for video distribution, leveraging emerging technologies and customer insights to stay at the forefront of video innovation in the e-commerce space. * Collaborate cross-functionally with content, engineering, and product teams to ensure a cohesive and comprehensive video strategy that aligns with Amazon's overall business objectives. * Foster a culture of experimentation, data-driven decision making, and a relentless focus on customer obsession to deliver exceptional video experiences that delight and engage Amazon's customers. This charter empowers the Distribution team to be the driving force behind Amazon's video discovery and viewing capabilities, continuously elevating the customer experience and contributing to the company's overall success. Basic Qualifications - 3+ years of non-internship professional front end, web or mobile software development using JavaScript, HTML and CSS experience - 2+ years of computer science fundamentals (object-oriented design, data structures, algorithm design, problem solving and complexity analysis) experience - Experience using JavaScript frameworks such as angular and react Preferred Qualifications - 1+ years of agile software development methodology experience - Experience with common front-end technologies such as HTML, CSS, JS, TypeScript, and Node Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner. Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $129,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $223,600/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits . This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.