We're seeking an inventive and entrepreneurial Sr Design Technologist to join Amazon Devices - Emerging Products. Amazon Devices (Lab126) began with the Kindle e-reader, and now invents & develops products like Fire tablets, Fire TV, Echo smart speakers, Echo Show smart displays, the Amazon Glow projector, Echo Frames smart audio glasses, and the Amazon Astro robot.
As a Sr. Design Technologist, you will own aspects of the invention, design, and development of new products across the software and hardware experience. You have a solid grounding in design thinking, and expertise in rapid prototyping across front-end and real-time creative programming tools. You are curious, first deeply understanding new technologies and interaction paradigms, then applying them to solve real customer pain points, inventing novel products and features. You sketch in 2D and 3D with code, prototyping quickly, exploring novel ideas and evaluating your designs through critique, along with formal and informal user studies. You work collaboratively with UX designers, product managers, software engineers, and applied scientists to find futuristic yet feasible designs. You'll be part of a team that embraces design thinking, rapid experimentation, building to learn, and isn't afraid to abandon good ideas in pursuit of great ones. If you're excited about working in small, nimble teams and thrive in the ambiguity of innovation we want to talk to you.
Key job responsibilities
- Leverage your diverse technical skill set to craft prototypes, demos, and proof-of-concepts that push the boundaries of what’s possible, designing entirely novel experiences, and add subtle magic to everyday experiences.
- Collaborate closely with design, engineering, and product teams to translate user requirements and conceptual designs into interactive prototypes and functional specifications. You'll be the bridge between concept and development.
- Collaborate with product leadership on short and long term roadmapping, crafting a compelling vision for the future of the product portfolio.
- Validate and iterate on your designs in collaboration with UX design and research.
- Expertly navigate and articulate the potentials and constraints of various technologies, guiding design decisions with your technical acumen.
- Collaborate on front-end development to ensure design integrity throughout the development lifecycle, bridging the gap between design and code.
- Stay current with design trends and emerging technologies, and leverage these insights to drive innovation.- 6+ years of front-end technologist, engineer, or UX prototyper experience
- Have coding samples in front end programming languages
- Have an available online portfolio
- Experience developing visually polished, engaging, and highly fluid UX prototypes
- Experience collaborating with UX, Product, and technical partners- Advanced degree specializing in Human Computer Interaction or Interaction Design
- Experience influencing UX strategy and technical decisions
- Strong understanding of software architecture and system design
- Proficiency with real-time prototyping frameworks like TouchDesigner, OpenFrameworks, Processing, etc.
- Experience designing in 3D for AR/VR or games using tools like Unity, Unreal Engine, etc.
- Experience prototyping with novel sensing and display technologies
- Experience applying machine learning (ML) tools and methods
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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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.
