Developer Advocate, Frontend, AWS Developer Experience

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Web Development, or equivalent practical experience.
- 5+ years of experience in frontend development, with a focus on creating performant, scalable web applications.
- Proficiency in JavaScript and strong experience with at least one modern frontend framework (React, Angular, Vue.js).
- Experience with AWS services, especially those relevant to web hosting and frontend development.
- Excellent communication and public speaking skills, with experience delivering technical content to developers of varied backgrounds.
- Understanding of backend concepts and how they integrate with frontend applications.
- Demonstrable experience engaging with developer communities, including creating technical content, public speaking, or active participation on platforms like GitHub, Stack Overflow, or developer forums.
- Willingness to travel as required.
Are you a frontend developer with a passion for cloud technology and a knack for sharing knowledge? Do you love creating sleek user interfaces and want to inspire others to build amazing web experiences using cutting-edge cloud services? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you!

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a Frontend Developer Advocate to join our team in Bangalore, India. In this role, you'll be at the forefront of cloud-powered web development, showcasing how AWS can supercharge frontend applications and workflows.


Key job responsibilities
As a Frontend Developer Advocate for AWS in Bangalore, you'll be responsible for showcasing how AWS can enhance frontend development and inspiring developers to leverage cloud services in their web projects. Your role will involve a mix of hands-on coding, content creation, and community engagement. Key responsibilities include:

- Developing demos and prototypes that demonstrate the integration of AWS services with frontend technologies
- Creating educational content such as blog posts, tutorials, and workshop materials
- Preparing and delivering technical presentations and workshops to developer audiences
- Engaging with the developer community through social media, forums, and Q&A platforms
- Staying current with the latest frontend technologies and AWS services
- Collaborating with internal teams to provide feedback on developer experiences and needs
- Contributing to the AWS frontend developer ecosystem through open-source projects or experimental coding
- Traveling to events and conferences to represent AWS and share knowledge with the developer community

A day in the life
Your day might start with a team standup to align on projects. You could spend the morning coding a demo showcasing server-side rendering for a React app using AWS Lambda and API Gateway. After lunch, you might write a blog post about optimizing frontend asset delivery with Amazon CloudFront. The afternoon could involve answering developer questions on social media platforms. You might end your day experimenting with integrating cutting-edge Web APIs and AWS services to create innovative web experiences.

Want to learn more about life as an AWS Developer Advocate? Check out this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xddeWeNEVkg

About the team
The Developer Experience team's mission is to explore the future of development so that we can help developers navigate a path to that future. Our goal is to inspire developers around the world. We show them how to practically use new technologies to build efficiently in the cloud. We show them new things they are now able to achieve, both in tackling more complex cloud problems and building new solutions that leverage generative AI. We earn trust with developers by being authentic, and by being practitioners ourselves. We are on an exciting journey together, and not everything is solved yet.

Diverse Experiences
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

Why AWS?
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Mentorship & Career Growth
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve.