Front End Engineers at Shopbop specialize in how to design and build the user experiences on the technologies our customers interact with (emphasis on mobile app development). They possess skill in UX design, front-end languages, libraries, frameworks. They understand and create solutions for diverse user requirements (e.g., accessibility, internationalization), user hardware constraints, and front-end security risks. They know how to instrument software with real user metrics (e.g., taps/clicks, feature interaction, performance, fatals) to provide data and protect the customer experience. They consider these and other dimensions of quality as part of the software architectures they design and the code they write. FEEs use their knowledge of the UX space to improve design and engineering processes and to build, create, and deliver the right experience for customers, and make Shopbop the daily destination for inspiring fashion worldwide.
Because Shopbop is an Amazon subsidiary, our developers learn from and contribute to one of the strongest technology groups in the world. We also have access to the world’s best cloud computing infrastructure.
As a member of the Shopbop development team in Madison, WI, you will drive the highest standards and solve the most challenging problems. You will work hand in hand with engineers across both development teams providing senior technical leadership in all facets of software development.
Key job responsibilities
* Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience
* 5+ years of overall software development experience, with an emphasis on front end engineering
* Computer Science fundamentals in object-oriented design, data structures and algorithms
* Experience with modern app development technologies and techniques such as Swift, SwiftUI, and frameworks.
* Experience with jQuery, Node.js, JavaScript build tools, and modern JavaScript frameworks such as React, Redux, Ractive, Ember, or Angular, along with the knowledge of when to use them
* Experience with responsive and mobile design, as well as cross-browser development and testing
* Experience building rich data-driven web applications by consuming RESTful services and APIs.
About the team
The Shopbop Website development team supports the Shopbop Website, and Website Framework. They are the front-end experts an leveraging AI for features they implement both as a productivity tool and as part of their solutions. We take pride in the 99.99% stability of our Website, highlighting our continuous improvement mindset. We are at our best when we're all productive as a team.
- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- Experience programming with at least one software programming language
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent
- 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
- Usage of generative AI tools to enhance workflow efficiency, with a willingness to learn effective prompting and evaluation practices.
- Ability to recognize opportunities where generative AI could enhance products, workflows, or customer experiences.
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USA, WI, Madison - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually
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