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Design Technologist, Creative X

Were looking for a Design Technologist to join the Creative X Design Tech team at Amazon Ads. Youll sit at the intersection of design, engineering, and creative systems, building infrastructure, tools, and intelligent systems that accelerate how creative teams work, collaborate, and ship. This is a role for someone who loves rapid experimentation, systems thinking, and building things that empower others. Youll work across a range of challenges, from design-to-production scaffolding, to intelligent agent systems that connect teams and surface insights, to refining GenAI-powered creative workflows that meet high quality bars. The common thread: you build the connective tissue that makes our creative ecosystem faster, smarter, and more reliable.

The CrX Design Tech team is being built with a clear charter and scope. Youll help define what Design Technology means in this organization and shape the teams operating model from the ground up.

Key job responsibilities

  • Build systems that allow anyone to prototype within production constraints
  • Build agent-based systems
  • Partner with science to refine GenAI creative workflows
  • Prototype rapidly, ship production-ready code

Who Youll Work With:

  • UX Designers
  • Engineering teams
  • Applied Scientists
  • Product Management
  • Design system teams
  • Leadership (providing data-driven insights and automated visibility)

Basic Qualifications:

  • 5+ years of front-end technologist, engineer, or UX prototyper experience
  • Have coding samples in front end programming languages
  • Experience designing and prototyping with tools such as Figma, Adobe Creative Cloud, or similar

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Knowledge of Python, Javascript, and source control (Git)
  • Experience designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability, and scaling) of new and existing systems, or experience contributing to the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability, and scaling) of new and current systems
  • Experience with Cloud platforms (preferably AWS), database systems (SQL and NoSQL), AI tools for development productivity, contributing to open-source projects, and/or version control systems
  • Knowledge of programming or other scripting languages and coding skills (C/C++/C#, Node.JS, Java, Python, PHP, Ruby)
  • Have coding samples in front end programming languages
  • Experience building web applications with React and modern web technologies
  • Experience handling ambiguous or undefined challenges through strong problem-solving abilities
  • Demonstrated systems thinking: youve built tools, platforms, or infrastructure that other people use (portfolio/case studies required)
  • Ability to bridge design and engineering, translating fluently between both worlds

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or 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 for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt 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, and 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, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at .

USA, NY, New York - 145,000.00 - 196,100.00 USD annually