Sr. Design Technologist, Websites, Amazon Ads Marketing
Amazon.com Services LLC•3w ago
United StatesOnsiteFull-timeSenior Level5+ yrs exp
H-1B verified · 2310 LCAs
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Marketing Analyst
- This role sits at the intersection of product design and front-end engineering on the Amazon Ads Website Experiences team
- you will own the UX web flow strategy and universal design system that powers how millions of advertisers discover, learn
- take action. As we migrate two major web properties, you will define how components behave, look
- scale across 20+ marketplaces and 23 languages, compressing the gap between a Figma file and a live page from weeks to days. You will treat every component as a small product with real users, real metrics
- real iteration cycles. This is not a traditional Design Technologist role where you pick up design specs and prototype them. We need someone who shapes UX strategy, owns the design system end-to-end
- eliminates the handoff bottleneck between design and engineering entirely. You will have a seat at the table where experience decisions are made and the technical ability to build them the same day. Key job responsibilities - Own UX web flow strategy for advertising.amazon.com and Amazon Ads Academy. Define how users navigate across content types, map decision paths
- design page structures that convert. - Architect and govern the universal design system for AEM. Define every component’s interaction patterns, responsive behaviors, accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1 AA)
- usage guidelines so authoring teams can compose pages without breaking consistency. - Apply a product design lens to AEM components. Treat each component as a product: define the user problem it solves, set success metrics, prototype variants
- iterate based on real data. - Compress design-to-production timelines. Build production-grade front-end code (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React) that engineering teams adopt directly. Eliminate handoff bottlenecks through tooling, automation
- reference implementations. - Design for dual audiences (human + machine). Structure pages so they serve advertiser engagement and AI/LLM discoverability simultaneously, applying structured data, semantic hierarchy
- GEO principles. - Lead cross-team design quality. Review vendor partner work, drive consensus on experience trade-offs
- influence engineering architecture to preserve design fidelity at scale. - Mentor and raise the bar. Define prototyping workflows, standards
- best practices. Coach designers and technologists. Build mechanisms that make the whole team faster. About the team The Website Experiences team owns the strategy, design
- delivery of Amazon Ads' primary digital channels: the Amazon Ads website (advertising.amazon.com), Amazon Ads Academy
- organic/AI search. We set the standards for how millions of advertisers around the world discover Amazon Ads solutions, learn to use them
- take action. Our work spans content strategy, platform operations
- product experiences across 20+ marketplaces and 23 languages, partnering with product marketing, brand, engineering
- business teams to deliver cohesive, high-quality experiences at global scale. We move fast, hold a high bar
- ship things that matter.
- 4+ years of front-end technologist, engineer
- UX prototyper experience - Have an available online portfolio - Have coding samples in front end programming languages - Experience developing visually polished, engaging
- highly fluid UX prototypes - Experience collaborating with UX, Product
- technical partners - Experience reviewing user research and data to build a strategic and user-friendly design
- Knowledge of databases and AWS database services: ElasticSearch, Redshift, DynamoDB - Experience with machine learning (ML) tools and methods Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability
- other legally protected status. Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner. The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications
- location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off
- parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits . USA, WA, SEATTLE - 154,200.00 - 208,600.00 USD annually
Required skills
JavaScriptReactHTML/CSSElasticsearchLLMAWS