Sr. Design Technologist, Device Design Group
DESCRIPTION
As part of Amazon's Devices and Services Design Group (DDG), the Futures Design team is responsible for exploring and defining big, ambitious opportunities that could shape the future of consumer products and services. We operate with runway to invent and design category-defining experiences.
Working closely with business and technology partners, we use research, design, and prototyping to guide early product development, bring clarity to engineering goals, and develop a user-centric point of view. This is where you come in.
As a Senior Design Technologist, you'll be a key part of our small, agile Futures Design team. Leveraging your deep technical expertise and experience in world-class consumer software, you'll help unlock challenging scenarios and enhance our ability to deliver design at scale - across a range of innovative, multimodal devices. Your role will be all about proving, advancing, and evolving cutting-edge UX concepts through prototyping and hands-on product work. You'll work quickly, choosing the right technology for each task, to bring design ideas (interactions, visuals, sound, motion) to life. Your work will be instrumental in demonstrating and evaluating these concepts, serving as a crucial reference for our engineering partners.
Equipped with a maker's mindset, you'll be asked to creatively overcome platform limitations, tinker with ideas, and think outside the box in code. You will be collaborating closely with designers, product managers, and other experts, you'll deliver quickly, iteratively, and with a keen eye for detail.
Are you a passionate tinkerer who loves consumer electronics? A digital craftsperson excited to transform concepts into working code? Ready to make an impact on millions of customers? If so, we want to hear from you.
Key job responsibilities
- Build high-quality, functional prototypes that convey, prove, and advance the vision of future products
- Collaborate with design leadership and key stakeholders throughout the product lifecycle
- Work alongside designers, PMs, engineers, and other experts to drive concepts from idea to implementation
- Advance design thinking by leveraging your platform expertise and supporting your team
- Continuously evaluate and document new standards or patterns that emerge from your work
- Thrive in a fast-paced, iterative environment with minimal documentation and technical support
A day in the life
As a Senior Design Technologist working on the next generations of device user experiences, no two days are the same. You might start by reviewing a prototype showcasing a cutting-edge Alexa interaction, then dive into creative coding to enhance it with machine learning. After discussing technical feasibility with engineers, you shift to polishing visuals and motion for an executive review. Throughout, you problem-solve, push boundaries, and collaborate cross-functionally to invent the future of consumer electronics. It's a fast-paced, innovative environment where your deep technical skills and maker mindset are crucial to delivering transformative experiences for millions of customers.
About the team
Our tight-knit team of design technologists brings a diverse range of expertise to the table. We work collaboratively across multiple product lines, including Echo Show, Fire Tablet, Fire TV, and future Alexa-powered devices. By staying at the forefront of emerging technologies, we are constantly exploring new ways to push the boundaries of what's possible. Whether it's integrating the latest machine learning capabilities or innovating on novel interaction models, our team thrives on the challenge of turning ambitious concepts into functional prototypes. We work closely with engineering to enable the best customer experiences, iterating on our designs based on user feedback and testing.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 6+ years of front-end technologist, engineer, or UX prototyper experience
- Experience collaborating with UX, Product, and technical partners
- Experience developing visually polished, engaging, and highly fluid UX prototypes
- Have coding samples in front end programming languages
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Have an available online portfolio
- Expertise in working creatively around constraints and navigating ambiguous projects
- Experience leading the development of complex prototypes
- Passion for building new products in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
- Proven ability to work cross-functionally with UX, product, and non-technical teams
- Adept at gracefully juggling multiple projects in a fast-paced setting
- Experience with a broad range of technologies, including mobile devices, media devices, gaming consoles, smart TVs, hardware prototyping, and IoT
- Excellent communication skills, including collecting requirements, describing features, and designing technical solutions
- Knowledge of professional software engineering best practices, including coding standards, code reviews, source control, CI/CD, testing, and operational excellence
- Experience with machine learning (ML) tools and methods, including familiarity with common frameworks, understanding of core ML concepts, and the ability to prototype and integrate ML-powered features into interactive applications
- Strong interest and proficiency in visual and motion design
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $138,800/year in our lowest geographic market up to $239,900/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.