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Frontend Engineer roles qualify for H-1B visa sponsorship as specialty occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field. Employers file the Labor Condition Application with DOL before petitioning USCIS, and the annual cap lottery runs each April for October 1 start dates.
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Prime Video is changing the way people watch movies, TV shows, and live sports, offering a vast library of content to a global audience. We are constantly innovating to enhance the customer experience, from how content is discovered and consumed to how we produce and deliver it at scale. Our mission is to be the premier entertainment destination, and we achieve this through a relentless focus on the customer, a passion for storytelling, and a commitment to technical excellence.
We are forming a new organization within Prime Video to redefine our operational landscape through the power of artificial intelligence. As a Software Development Engineer on this team, you will play a key role in building the next generation of business automation. You will collaborate with senior engineers, product managers, and scientists to design, develop, and deploy the agentic AI solutions that will power this transformation. This is an opportunity to get in on the ground floor of a new initiative, work with complex distributed systems, and see your contributions directly improve how Prime Video operates for our customers worldwide.
For this team we are hiring, we are building an AI-powered creative production platform for one of the world's largest entertainment studios — a browser-based tool where creative professionals compose marketing key art using 50+ layers, AI-generated characters, dynamic lighting, and real-time image manipulation. This is not a typical frontend role. The product is a professional-grade, canvas-based creative editor — closer to Photoshop or Figma in complexity than a web application with forms and tables.
Key job responsibilities
- Design and build a high-performance, browser-based creative editor with multi-layer canvas compositing, real-time image manipulation, and GPU-accelerated rendering for professional-grade creative workflows.
- Architect and optimize rendering pipelines for complex layer stacks, handling high-resolution assets, blend modes, masking, and non-destructive editing with fluid performance.
- Integrate AI/ML model outputs into interactive UI workflows, enabling users to generate, edit, and compose visual content through intuitive creative controls.
- Implement production file export capabilities (including PSD with preserved layer structure) and asset management features that serve downstream creative teams.
- Collaborate with backend engineers, applied scientists, and product managers to deliver on our product roadmap and solve customer problems across the full creative production pipeline.
- Own performance, reliability, and quality of the frontend platform — profiling, measuring, and optimizing to ensure the application feels responsive under demanding workloads.
- Participate in the full software development lifecycle, including design reviews, code reviews, and architectural decisions that will define the platform's technical foundation.
This role offers a unique opportunity to build professional creative tooling powered by AI — the kind of software where rendering performance, pixel-level precision, and deep browser expertise matter as much as product intuition. If you're passionate about building visually intensive, high-performance applications that push the boundaries of what's possible in the browser, we want to hear from you.
About the team
Prime Video is a first-stop entertainment destination offering customers a vast collection of premium programming in one app available across thousands of devices. Prime members can customize their viewing experience and find their favorite movies, series, documentaries, and live sports – including Amazon MGM Studios-produced series and movies; licensed fan favorites; and programming from Prime Video add-on subscriptions such as Apple TV+, Max, Crunchyroll and MGM+. All customers, regardless of whether they have a Prime membership or not, can rent or buy titles via the Prime Video Store, and can enjoy even more content for free with ads.
Are you interested in shaping the future of entertainment? Prime Video's technology teams are creating best-in-class digital video experience.
As a Prime Video technologist, you’ll have end-to-end ownership of the product, user experience, design, and technology required to deliver state-of-the-art experiences for our customers. You’ll get to work on projects that are fast-paced, challenging, and varied. You’ll also be able to experiment with new possibilities, take risks, and collaborate with remarkable people.
We’ll look for you to bring your diverse perspectives, ideas, and skill-sets to make Prime Video even better for our customers. With global opportunities for talented technologists, you can decide where a career Prime Video Tech takes you!
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 2+ years of non-internship professional front end, web or mobile software development using JavaScript, HTML and CSS experience
- 1+ 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.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
LOCATION
USA, WA, SEATTLE - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually
DESCRIPTION
Prime Video is changing the way people watch movies, TV shows, and live sports, offering a vast library of content to a global audience. We are constantly innovating to enhance the customer experience, from how content is discovered and consumed to how we produce and deliver it at scale. Our mission is to be the premier entertainment destination, and we achieve this through a relentless focus on the customer, a passion for storytelling, and a commitment to technical excellence.
We are forming a new organization within Prime Video to redefine our operational landscape through the power of artificial intelligence. As a Software Development Engineer on this team, you will play a key role in building the next generation of business automation. You will collaborate with senior engineers, product managers, and scientists to design, develop, and deploy the agentic AI solutions that will power this transformation. This is an opportunity to get in on the ground floor of a new initiative, work with complex distributed systems, and see your contributions directly improve how Prime Video operates for our customers worldwide.
For this team we are hiring, we are building an AI-powered creative production platform for one of the world's largest entertainment studios — a browser-based tool where creative professionals compose marketing key art using 50+ layers, AI-generated characters, dynamic lighting, and real-time image manipulation. This is not a typical frontend role. The product is a professional-grade, canvas-based creative editor — closer to Photoshop or Figma in complexity than a web application with forms and tables.
Key job responsibilities
- Design and build a high-performance, browser-based creative editor with multi-layer canvas compositing, real-time image manipulation, and GPU-accelerated rendering for professional-grade creative workflows.
- Architect and optimize rendering pipelines for complex layer stacks, handling high-resolution assets, blend modes, masking, and non-destructive editing with fluid performance.
- Integrate AI/ML model outputs into interactive UI workflows, enabling users to generate, edit, and compose visual content through intuitive creative controls.
- Implement production file export capabilities (including PSD with preserved layer structure) and asset management features that serve downstream creative teams.
- Collaborate with backend engineers, applied scientists, and product managers to deliver on our product roadmap and solve customer problems across the full creative production pipeline.
- Own performance, reliability, and quality of the frontend platform — profiling, measuring, and optimizing to ensure the application feels responsive under demanding workloads.
- Participate in the full software development lifecycle, including design reviews, code reviews, and architectural decisions that will define the platform's technical foundation.
This role offers a unique opportunity to build professional creative tooling powered by AI — the kind of software where rendering performance, pixel-level precision, and deep browser expertise matter as much as product intuition. If you're passionate about building visually intensive, high-performance applications that push the boundaries of what's possible in the browser, we want to hear from you.
About the team
Prime Video is a first-stop entertainment destination offering customers a vast collection of premium programming in one app available across thousands of devices. Prime members can customize their viewing experience and find their favorite movies, series, documentaries, and live sports – including Amazon MGM Studios-produced series and movies; licensed fan favorites; and programming from Prime Video add-on subscriptions such as Apple TV+, Max, Crunchyroll and MGM+. All customers, regardless of whether they have a Prime membership or not, can rent or buy titles via the Prime Video Store, and can enjoy even more content for free with ads.
Are you interested in shaping the future of entertainment? Prime Video's technology teams are creating best-in-class digital video experience.
As a Prime Video technologist, you’ll have end-to-end ownership of the product, user experience, design, and technology required to deliver state-of-the-art experiences for our customers. You’ll get to work on projects that are fast-paced, challenging, and varied. You’ll also be able to experiment with new possibilities, take risks, and collaborate with remarkable people.
We’ll look for you to bring your diverse perspectives, ideas, and skill-sets to make Prime Video even better for our customers. With global opportunities for talented technologists, you can decide where a career Prime Video Tech takes you!
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 2+ years of non-internship professional front end, web or mobile software development using JavaScript, HTML and CSS experience
- 1+ 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.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
LOCATION
USA, WA, SEATTLE - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually
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Verify your degree supports specialty occupation
USCIS requires your degree field to directly relate to frontend engineering work. A computer science or software engineering degree is straightforward. An unrelated degree needs supporting documentation showing how it maps to the role's technical requirements.
Check employer LCA filing history before applying
Use the OFLC Wage Search to confirm a company has certified LCAs for frontend or software roles. An employer that has never filed is a risk, LCA certification is required before USCIS will even accept your H-1B petition. Migrate Mate surfaces this DOL filing history by employer and role so you can screen before you apply.
Target cap-exempt employers to bypass the lottery
Universities, nonprofit research institutions, and government research organizations are cap-exempt. A frontend role at a university's digital products team or a nonprofit's tech division can get you H-1B status year-round without competing in the April lottery.
Document your frontend specialization for the LCA wage level
DOL assigns your prevailing wage based on job duties and experience tier. If your role involves architecting design systems or leading technical decisions, ensure the job description reflects that complexity so the LCA isn't filed at an entry-level wage tier.
Prepare for RFE risk in generalist frontend titles
USCIS increasingly issues Requests for Evidence for broadly titled roles like 'Web Developer.' Your offer letter and employer support documentation should emphasize degree-required technical duties, specific frameworks, and system complexity to establish specialty occupation status.
H-1B Visa Frontend Engineer: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Frontend Engineer role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes, frontend engineering qualifies as a specialty occupation when the role requires at least a bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a closely related field. USCIS scrutinizes broadly titled roles, so the job description should emphasize degree-required duties such as architecting component systems, implementing complex state management, or leading technical design decisions rather than general web maintenance tasks.
How do I find employers who have actually sponsored H-1B visas for Frontend Engineers?
Migrate Mate filters job listings by verified DOL Labor Condition Application filing history, so every employer you see has a documented record of H-1B sponsorship for technical roles. This is more reliable than asking a recruiter, since LCA filings are public DOL records tied to specific job titles and work locations.
What happens to my H-1B if my frontend role shifts significantly after I'm approved?
A material change in job duties, work location, or employer can require an amended H-1B petition filed with USCIS before the change takes effect. Relocating to a new metropolitan area, for example, requires a new LCA certified at the prevailing wage for that location. Minor updates to your tech stack or project assignments typically don't trigger an amendment requirement.
Can I work on a contract or freelance basis as a Frontend Engineer on H-1B?
H-1B status requires a bona fide employer-employee relationship, meaning the sponsoring employer must control your work. Staffing arrangements where you're placed at a client site are permitted, but purely independent contracting where you set your own hours and deliverables without an employer directing your work does not satisfy USCIS requirements for H-1B authorization.
How does the H-1B prevailing wage requirement affect frontend engineering job offers?
Your employer must pay at least the DOL prevailing wage for your frontend role in the specific metropolitan area where you'll work. The wage level depends on your experience tier, from entry-level through fully competent. You can look up applicable wage ranges by occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search before accepting an offer to verify the proposed salary is compliant.