Amazon Web Services Hiring for Sr Design Technologist, AWS Website at Virtual, United States Full Time

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Job summary

AWS is looking for a Sr Design Technologist to help us solve some of the toughest challenges we’re working on in order the improve the customer experience of the main AWS website, aws.amazon.com. The Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud computing platform is used by millions of businesses and developers around the world, ranging from start-ups to Fortune 50 enterprises. AWS is at the forefront of cloud computing, which is one of the highest impact technology developments in the last 15 years.

About you: You love good design, and you love solving difficult technical problems. You are customer-obsessed, detail-oriented, comfortable working on highly technical teams and are skilled in using data and insights to make decisions. You can translate business requirements into bar raising customer experiences by thinking first from a customer’s perspective and setting relentlessly high standards for yourself and your team. You are equally passionate about design and development. You have strong front-end proficiency, but are a creative problem solver at the core and have a keen eye for world class functional design. You will bring disruptive ideas for how to conceive, create, and deliver great experience for millions of cloud computing customers worldwide.

Key job responsibilities

• Proven web development experience across multiple devices, web-views and browsers

• Proven ability to simplify complex problems into intuitive and elegant experiences=

• Ability to deliver functional prototypes on new devices

• Ability to communicate complex concepts clearly and persuasively across different audiences and varying levels of the organization

• Ability to participate in the full lifecycle of design and development — including ideation, prototyping, development, backwards compatibility, fail-overs, validation, and user-testing

About the team

We refuse to accept constraints, internal or external, and have a strong bias for action. We love data and believe that we can use it to deliver epic experiences for our customers. We manage key customer communication channels for AWS defining both the customer experience and the technology roadmap to deliver that experience. We work as a cross function team of experts across the a broad set of disciplines (software development, marketing strategy, machine learning, analytics and UX) to deliver scaled solutions in use globally across AWS marketing. Among other challenges the team owns where, when, and to whom we serve marketing. Our products are strategically important to Amazon Web Services businesses driving long-term growth.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• 7+ years experience as a Design Technologist, UX Engineer, or Product Designer, with experience driving innovation and prototyping projects that lead to demonstrated customer and impact

• Expert in one or the following: Vue, React, HTML/CSS/JavaScript, JAMstack

• 4+ years of experience working in a collaborative team and directly with developers for implementation of designs

• Portfolio showcasing your past work and process, including prototypes or detailed wireframes for complex web and mobile applications

• Fluency in best practices for information architecture and interaction design, user-centered design process, as well as strong knowledge of user experience principles and techniques

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• A bachelor’s degree in computer science, interaction design, human-computer interaction (HCI), or related UX degree

• History of personally building and publishing code samples (on GitHub, Codepen or other)

• Experience using AWS services

For employees based in Colorado, this position starts at $154,147-208,552k/yr. A sign-on bonus and restricted stock units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position offered. This information is provided per the Colorado Equal Pay Act. Base pay information is based on market location. Applicants should apply via Amazon’s internal or external careers site.

For employees based in Jersey City, this position starts at $169,562-229,407k/yr. A sign-on bonus and restricted stock units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position offered. This information is provided per the New Jersey Equal Pay Act. Base pay information is based on market location. Applicants should apply via Amazon’s internal or external careers site.

The pay range for this position in New York City is $169,562-229,407k/yr; however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. A sign-on bonus and restricted stock units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position offered. This information is provided per the New York City Human Rights Law. Base pay information is based on market location. Applicants should apply via Amazon’s internal or external careers site.

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.

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Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Workers in New York City who perform in-person work or interact with the public in the course of business must show proof they have been fully vaccinated against COVID or request and receive approval for a reasonable accommodation, including medical or religious accommodation.