We’re seeking an inventive and skilled Design Technologist to join our team at Amazon Devices Lab126. This role is on a special projects team, whose charter is to invent & bring to market transformational consumer products using advanced technologies. 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. We’re at the forefront of ambient computing, a new paradigm where technology is always present, interaction is intuitive, and it disappears when not in use. If you are excited about inventing the future of ambient and spatial computing, and want to ship your ideas to millions worldwide, then we’d love to chat.
A successful candidate will 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.
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 spatial 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 with user testing in collaboration with UX researchers.
- 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 at the cutting-edge of design trends and emerging technologies, and leverage these insights to drive innovation.
About the team
We thrive on creativity, collaboration, and continuous learning. You will work directly with a talented team across design technology, UX design, UX research, and product management. We are located in San Francisco, Sunnyvale, and Seattle, and work three days a week in the office.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 3+ years of front-end technologist, engineer, or UX prototyper experience
- Have an available online portfolio
- Have coding samples in front end programming languages
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience with UI design for complex workflows and for end users
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent professional experience
- Advanced degree specializing in Human Computer Interaction or Interaction Design
- Experience designing 3D spatial interactions for AR/VR or games using tools like Unity, Unreal Engine, etc.
- Proficiency with real-time prototyping frameworks like TouchDesigner, OpenFrameworks, Processing, etc.
- Experience prototyping with novel sensing and display technologies.
- Experience applying machine learning (ML) tools and methods.
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $105,400/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. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.