Front-End AWS Engineer
Apex Systems · Columbus, IN · 6 days ago
EngineeringContract
Location: Remote
About the role
We are seeking a Front-End Engineer who is passionate about building world-class web applications and user experiences. This role requires expertise in React, TypeScript, modern front-end architecture, performance optimization, design systems, and cloud-native application development on AWS. The ideal candidate is a front-end expert who can drive UI strategy, establish engineering standards, mentor teams, and architect scalable, secure, and maintainable enterprise applications.
Responsibilities
- Architect and develop enterprise-scale web applications using React and TypeScript.
- Design reusable component libraries and design systems.
- Build responsive, accessible, and performant user interfaces.
- Define front-end architecture standards and best practices.
- Drive application modernization and UI platform strategy.
- Implement scalable state management using React Query and Context API.
- Optimize Core Web Vitals and application performance by implementing code splitting, lazy loading, and caching strategies.
- Integrate React applications with AWS cloud services and consume REST APIs.
- Develop AI-enabled user experiences using AWS Bedrock and Generative AI services.
- Mentor engineers and promote front-end engineering excellence.
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience with React.
- 5+ years of experience with TypeScript.
- Expertise in React, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3.
- Proficiency with advanced front-end tools including React Hooks, Tanstack React Query, Zustand, and Storybook.
- Experience with UI frameworks such as Material UI (MUI), SCSS/Sass, and Emotion.
- Knowledge of testing frameworks like Vitest/Jest, React Testing Library, Cypress, and Playwright.
- Experience in performance optimization, including bundle optimization, Vite tuning, and browser performance profiling.
- Familiarity with AWS services such as CloudFront, S3, Lambda, API Gateway, Cognito, ECS, CloudWatch, and Bedrock.
- Understanding of DevOps practices including GitHub Actions, CI/CD pipelines, SonarQube, Veracode, and Terraform.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience building enterprise platforms with over 10,000 users.
- Experience leading front-end architecture across multiple products.
- Experience building reusable component libraries from scratch.
- Experience with Generative AI and AWS Bedrock.
- Experience mentoring and coaching other engineers.
- A strong understanding of security, accessibility, performance, and scalability.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance plans.
- Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP).
- 401K program with company match after 12 months of tenure.
- Health Savings Account (HSA) on the HDHP plan.
- SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions.
- Corporate discount savings program and other discounts.
- On-demand training program and access to certification prep, technical and leadership courses/books/seminars after 6+ months of tenure.
- Certification discounts and perks for associations including CompTIA and IIBA.
- Dedicated customer service team for consultants and a certified Career Coach.