Sr UX Designer, Kindle Reader

Description

Look around the next time you're on a plane, in a bus, or out at a cafe - chances are you'll see more than one person using Kindle's apps for iOS, Android, and Fire tablet or one of our dedicated E-reader devices. With millions of active users, and top-rated apps on all major platforms, this is your opportunity to join a team shipping exciting new features and class-leading experiences at scale to a dedicated and passionate customer base. The Kindle Design Studio is seeking a talented, creative, and customer-obsessed Senior User Experience designer to join our team.

A day in the life

Love creating high-bar, high-visibility UX and UI? Interested in the unique challenges and opportunities of designing for Kindle reading experiences? We offer a creative and ownership-centric work environment where you’ll be driving a key part of the core Kindle experience as you help Kindle deliver on the promise of making every book in every language available on demand, everywhere customers want to read.

You are strategic and highly collaborative and will work closely with a team of passionate designers, user researchers, product managers, and software developers to create the interaction flows, visual style, and assets for new and existing applications and experiences.

About the hiring group

We are a diverse, collaborative group with a passion for crafting exceptional experiences. We aspire to help our customers find and read the content they are most passionate about and provide them with an opportunity for education, escape, and self-reflection in a complex world. We hope you'll join us.

Basic Qualifications

8 years of UX designer or interaction designer experience

Have an online portfolio or samples of work on resume, demonstrating experience creating great end-to-end, user-centered design solutions and patterns, across desktop and mobile devices

Experience with design tools such as Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign and prototyping in HTML, JavaScript, CSS, Ajax

Preferred Qualifications

Experience applying scrum to visual or UX design processes

Experience with UX design of complex workflows

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, 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 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.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $127,100 / year in our lowest geographic market up to $211,600 / year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and / or other benefits. For more information, please visit https : / / www.aboutamazon.com / workplace / employee-benefits . This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

Salary : $127,100 - $211,600