Senior UX Researcher - Developer Tools & AI Platform

Amazon Inc.; Seattle, Northern (WA, KY); Hybrid; USD 152,000 - 206,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

RSUs

401(k)

Job summary

Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. seeks a Senior UX Researcher for the Kiro UX team to lead research across our web products and influence product strategy.

You will uncover insights into developer workflows, pain points, and opportunities to transform the developer experience. You will design and execute mixed-method studies—generative, evaluative, and longitudinal—driving evidence-based recommendations that shape roadmaps and improve productivity for developers worldwide.

Qualifications

• 5+ years leading user research projects with measurable impact.
• 5+ years hands-on field, ethnography, lab, remote, and prototype testing.
• Bachelor's degree in HCDE, Human Factors, or related field.
• Experience leading all aspects of research (design, recruiting, moderation, analysis, reporting).
• Experience with behavioral data collection and statistics.
• Portfolio demonstrating past work (studies, reports, personas).

Responsibilities

• Own the complete research lifecycle for our web products.
• Apply mixed-methods research to solve complex problems in developer experience.
• Communicate insights to engineers and senior leadership.
• Influence product roadmaps with evidence-based recommendations.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners across product and engineering.

Skills

User research leadership

Field research

Ethnography

Lab-based testing

Remote testing

Prototype testing

Concept testing

Survey design

Study design

Recruiting

Moderation

Analysis

Reporting

Quantitative analysis

Statistics

Portfolio

Education

Bachelor's degree in HCDE, Human Factors, Cognitive Psychology, or related field

Job description

Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. seeks a Senior UX Researcher for the Kiro UX team to lead research across our web products and influence product strategy.

You will uncover insights into developer workflows, pain points, and opportunities to transform the developer experience. You will design and execute mixed-method studies—generative, evaluative, and longitudinal—driving evidence-based recommendations that shape roadmaps and improve productivity for developers worldwide.