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Sr. Design Technologist, Advertising UX Design Systems

Amazon 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America

Onsite $154,200 - $229,500 Full-time Senior

Lead the development of design-system tools, services, plugins, and AI-enabled solutions that help design and engineering teams create and deliver advertiser experiences at scale. Build and test polished prototypes, partner with design, research, and engineering teams, establish standards, lead high-impact projects, and present work to leadership.

Responsibilities

  • Participate in concept development and design ideation within cross‑functional teams
  • Rapidly build and iterate functional prototypes that express design intent
  • Interpret design intent, identify usability issues and ensure quality from concept to code
  • Partner with engineering to translate interactive techniques into scalable tools and services
  • Work with design and research to create realistic prototypes for user testing
  • Lead large‑impact design‑technologist projects that support multiple product areas
  • Provide direction and mentorship to other technologists in ambiguous situations
  • Document new creative or engineering standards and present work to leadership

Requirements

  • 4+ years of front‑end technologist, engineer, or UX prototyper experience
  • Portfolio of interactive prototypes and coding samples
  • Experience building visually polished, high‑fluidity UX prototypes
  • Collaboration experience with UX, product and engineering partners
  • Knowledge of databases and AWS services (ElasticSearch, Redshift, DynamoDB) is preferred
  • Familiarity with machine‑learning tools and methods is a plus

Benefits

  • Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription)
  • Basic Life & AD&D insurance and supplemental life plans
  • Employee Assistance Program and mental health support
  • Medical advice line
  • Flexible spending accounts
  • Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement
  • 401(k) matching
  • Paid time off
  • Parental leave
  • Sign‑on payments and RSUs

Key Skills

Front‑end development HTML5 CSS3 JavaScript React TypeScript Figma plugin development Design system tooling Prototyping UX research Usability testing Agile methodology Design thinking User‑centered design API integration (1P & 3P) AWS services (ElasticSearch, Redshift, DynamoDB) Machine learning basics Cross‑functional collaboration Communication and presentation Problem solving Mentorship Version control (Git) Design documentation

About Amazon

Amazon.com Services LLC is a subsidiary of Amazon that provides advertising solutions, enabling brands to connect with customers across Amazon’s ecosystem.

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