Engineer UI

Title:    Engineer - UI
Reports To:    Associate Manager - Engineering
Location:    Pittsburgh, PA

About American Eagle

American Eagle is a youth culture brand grounded in denim. Our purpose extends beyond making the best jeans–we embrace self expression, culture, optimism and connection. Through the brand platform Live Your Life, we empower our community to be who they want to be all while wearing the clothes that make them most confident.

Get to Know the Role:

We are in the midst of a complete architectural overhaul, transitioning our core single-page application from legacy Ember.js to a modern, high-performance Next.js ecosystem. This is a rare opportunity to join a massive rebuilding effort where your code will define the next generation of our digital storefront. We are deeply committed to maturing our engineering culture by:

• Actively experimenting with and deploying AI tooling across the entire SDLC


• Leveraging machine learning to automate the mundane, allowing you to focus on high-impact innovation.


• Evolving our processes to ensure we remain at the forefront of modern software delivery.

We are seeking a highly dedicated, resourceful, and creative engineer driven to develop ambitious and compelling applications. Within a focused product delivery team, you will be responsible for the iterative development of features and experimentation that directly support key business initiatives. A successful candidate will demonstrate a proactive approach to leveraging cutting-edge AI tools to innovate solutions and significantly enhance development efficiency.

What You’ll Do:

• Develop clean, modular, and reusable code for our enterprise single-page web application for AE.com


• Write unit tests to validate functionality taking responsibility for quality as part of your own development


• Construct A/B experiments to validate feature enhancement viability


• Enhance and innovate core site functionality


• Participate in modernizing legacy Ember components through Next.js transformation


• Leverage and experiment with AI tooling across the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) to enhance efficiency and innovation (Google Gemini, Qodo, Applitools, Atlassian Rovo, etc.)


• Communicate effectively across desks / teams / departments


• Help project managers help you


• Collaborate with cross-functional teams driving smart, clean solutions


• Analyze, prioritize, and present


• Advance engineering team efficiencies through process improvement


• Identify areas of technical improvement in the UI space; plan, define, and lead issues to execution


• Create, document, and communicate technical designs based on architectural recommendations


• Assist / lead issue resolution with production support


• Identify project risks and communicate proper mitigation plans with project managers

What You Bring:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Technology or related field; 3+ years relevant experience


• 3+ years’ experience in agile development


• Extensive experience implementing UI with an MVC architectural pattern


• 2+ years’ experience with a single page application framework, such as Next.js / React.js / Vue.js / Angular.js


• Extensive experience utilizing a RESTful API


• Experience architecting CSS for large scale responsive applications

Nice to have:

• Extensive experience with Next.js and deep understanding of its ecosystem


• Proven success developing, scaling, and applying robust design systems using Storybook to bridge the gap between design and engineering.


• Hands on experience with Playwright (or similar automation frameworks)


• Experience with Optimizely (or other enterprise experimentation platforms)


• Familiarity with Handlebars and legacy web architectures


• Experience with Jira / Bitbucket


• High transactional e-commerce experience


• Native app development (iOS /Android) experience

Perks: Why You’ll Love it Here

• Generous employee discount


• Summer Fridays


• Casual dress code


• Hybrid schedule


• FOMO events (Exciting company-wide events)

Pay/Benefits Information

• Actual starting pay is determined by various factors, including but not limited to relevant experience and location.


• Subject to eligibility requirements, associates may receive health care benefits (including medical, vision, and dental); wellness benefits; 401(k) retirement benefits; life and disability insurance; employee stock purchase program; paid time off; paid sick leave; and parental leave and benefits.


• Paid Time Off, paid sick leave, and holiday pay vary by job level and type, job location, employment classification (part-time or full-time / exempt or non-exempt), and years of service. For additional information, please click HERE.


• AEO may also provide discretionary bonuses and other incentives at its discretion.

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