Are you passionate about shaping the future of AI-driven experiences and empowering developers worldwide? Join the Alexa Skills Kit UX Team as a Principal Design Technologist and become a pivotal force in revolutionizing voice-first, multimodal interactions. In this role, you'll be at the forefront of innovation, leveraging emerging technologies like LLMs and voice tech to create exemplary prototypes and solutions that push the boundaries of what's possible with Alexa.
As a UX and technical leader, you blend design leadership with engineering expertise to solve ambiguous problems and tackle complex challenges. Your work directly impacts millions of customers and developers, as you craft best-in-class code examples, design tools, and automation solutions that streamline workflows and inspire creativity across the Alexa ecosystem. You actively lead and participate in UX and technical review. guiding software developers in implementing designs effectively, and demonstrating the business value of our innovative ideas – all with the ultimate goal of delighting our vast customer base.
You have been a significant contributor to the design, implementation, and successful delivery of large products or applications. As a key influencer, you bring business and industry context to UX and technology decisions. You set the standard for design technology excellence and align teams toward exceptional CXs and coherent technical strategies.
This unique opportunity allows you to:
- Drive the future of conversational AI and multimodal experiences
- Collaborate with cross-organizational teams to influence product strategy
- Create rapid prototypes and proof-of-concepts for big challenges that shape Alexa's evolution
- Mentor and lead workshops to evangelize design technology best practices
- Contribute to industry-leading developer tools and experiences
If you're a strategic thinker with a passion for identifying and solving problems at massive scale, excel at influencing executive leaders, and thrive on inventing based on customer feedback, we want you to help us make history in the world of AI and voice technology.
Key job responsibilities
- Build large-scale, functional prototypes that convey, prove, and advance the vision of future Alexa experiences and voice-first, multimodal interactions
- Collaborate with cross-Alexa UX design & product leadership to solve complex and ambiguous problems
- Work alongside designers, PMs, engineers, and other experts to drive concepts from idea to implementation in the Alexa ecosystem
- Advance design thinking by leveraging your platform expertise in voice technology and supporting your team
- Continuously evaluate and document new standards or patterns that emerge from your work with Alexa capabilities
- Thrive in a fast-paced, iterative environment with minimal documentation and technical support
A day in the life
As a Principal Design Technologist on the Alexa Skills Kit UX team, no two days are the same. You might start by presenting a technical prototype showcasing a future Alexa experience, then dive into creative coding to enhance it with LLMs or other AI technologies. After discussing technical feasibility with engineers, you shift to writing reference code and documents for an executive review. Throughout, you problem-solve, push boundaries, and collaborate cross-functionally to invent the future of voice-first, multimodal experiences. It's an innovative environment where your technical skills and maker mindset are crucial to delivering transformative experiences for millions of customers.
About the team
Our Alexa UX team is a dynamic and diverse group of professionals ranging from early career to principal level, all united in our mission to make Alexa the most trusted and instantly available AI assistant. We are a multidisciplinary team of leaders with backgrounds spanning design, architecture, engineering, writing, journalism, printing, gaming, and technology. Our tight-knit group of design professionals collaborates across multiple Alexa-enabled devices and platforms, constantly pushing the boundaries of voice and multimodal interactions.
We thrive on turning ambitious concepts into functional prototypes, whether it's integrating LLM capabilities or innovating novel conversation models. Working closely with engineering, we iterate on our designs based on user feedback and testing, always striving to make life more convenient and fulfilling for our customers.
Our team's diverse expertise allows us to approach challenges from multiple angles, fostering creativity and innovation in every aspect of the Alexa experience. By staying at the forefront of emerging technologies, we continuously explore new ways to enhance Alexa's capabilities and create seamless, intuitive interactions. Our collaborative environment encourages cross-pollination of ideas, allowing us to leverage our varied backgrounds to solve complex problems and deliver transformative experiences for millions of Alexa users.
Working closely with engineering, we iterate on our designs based on user feedback and testing, always striving to make life more convenient and fulfilling for our customers. Our team's diverse expertise allows us to approach challenges from multiple angles, fostering creativity and innovation in every aspect of the Alexa experience.
