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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 the 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 Design Technologist, you will play a crucial role in our small, agile, Futures Design Technology team. Your primary responsibility will be to create complex user interactions that support user research, executive reviews, and other artifacts that effectively communicate design ideas. You will frequently collaborate with product teams, leveraging your technical expertise to solve design challenges. This often involves building functional prototypes at varying levels of fidelity to validate or invalidate the viability of concepts. Ultimately, your goal will be to create technical solutions that delight our customers.

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

• Routinely take part in design reviews with UX Designers and/or Sr. UX Designers and regularly present your work to the team

A day in the life

As a 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 team of design technologists work across multiple product lines, including Echo Show, Fire Tablet, Fire TV, and future Amazon 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.

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Seattle, WA, USA

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years of front-end technologist, engineer, or UX prototyper experience

• Have coding samples in front end programming languages

• Have an available online portfolio

• Experience with web, mobile web, or mobile app front-end development

• Experience with UI design for complex workflows and for end users

• Experience taking a UX idea and turning it into code

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building new products in a fast-paced, collaborative environment

• Proven ability to work cross-functionally with UX, product, and non-technical teams

• 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

• Build high-quality, functional prototypes that convey, prove, and advance the vision of future products

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $118,600/year in our lowest geographic market up to $205,000/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.