Principal Design Technologist, Alexa Skills Developer Tech - UX

Global technology company leading in e-commerce, cloud computing, AI, and digital innovation.
$165,100 - $285,500
Frontend
Principal Software Engineer
In-Person
5,000+ Employees
8+ years of experience
AI · Enterprise SaaS

Description For Principal Design Technologist, Alexa Skills Developer Tech - UX

Join Amazon's Alexa Skills Kit UX Team as a Principal Design Technologist and shape the future of AI-driven experiences. This role combines design leadership with engineering expertise to revolutionize voice-first, multimodal interactions. You'll work with emerging technologies like LLMs and voice tech to create exemplary prototypes that push Alexa's capabilities forward.

As a UX and technical leader, you'll tackle complex challenges that directly impact millions of customers and developers. You'll craft best-in-class code examples, design tools, and automation solutions that streamline workflows across the Alexa ecosystem. The role involves leading technical reviews, guiding software developers, and demonstrating the business value of innovative ideas.

Working within the Alexa UX team, you'll collaborate with a diverse group of professionals united in making Alexa the most trusted AI assistant. The team spans multiple disciplines, from design and architecture to engineering and writing. You'll be instrumental in turning ambitious concepts into functional prototypes, whether integrating LLM capabilities or developing novel conversation models.

The position offers the opportunity to influence product strategy, create rapid prototypes for major challenges, mentor others in design technology best practices, and contribute to industry-leading developer tools. You'll work in a fast-paced, iterative environment where your technical skills and creative problem-solving abilities will be essential to delivering transformative experiences.

This role requires a strategic thinker who excels at influencing executive leaders and thrives on customer-driven innovation. You'll be at the forefront of AI and voice technology advancement, working with cutting-edge technologies while collaborating across organizational boundaries to shape the future of human-AI interaction.

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Responsibilities For Principal Design Technologist, Alexa Skills Developer Tech - UX

  • Build large-scale, functional prototypes for future Alexa experiences
  • Collaborate with cross-Alexa UX design & product leadership
  • Work with designers, PMs, engineers to drive concepts from idea to implementation
  • Advance design thinking by leveraging platform expertise in voice technology
  • Evaluate and document new standards or patterns
  • Create rapid prototypes and proof-of-concepts for Alexa's evolution
  • Mentor and lead workshops to evangelize design technology best practices

Requirements For Principal Design Technologist, Alexa Skills Developer Tech - UX

JavaScript
React
Python
Java
  • 8+ 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
  • Experience in Native mobile development, Python, JavaScript, web programming
  • Experience designing rich user interfaces using modern web frameworks

Benefits For Principal Design Technologist, Alexa Skills Developer Tech - UX

Medical Insurance
401k
Equity
  • Comprehensive medical benefits
  • 401k retirement plan
  • Equity compensation
  • Total compensation package including sign-on payments
  • Full range of medical, financial, and other benefits

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