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User Experience Ux Designer

TEKsystems
$85.00 - $95.00 / hr
life insurance, sick time, 401(k), retirement plan
United States, Washington, Seattle
Mar 18, 2026
Description Principal UX Designer Description As a Principal UX Designer focusing on the visual experience for millions of fans across the world you'll be responsible for creating and owning experiences using a multi-disciplinary skillset. You will be a subject matter expert and strategic leader for projects across the organization encouraging stakeholders to think holistically about the customer experience. You will have an opportunity to relentlessly simplify and distill complex business processes into intuitive and elegant experiences at scale. To be successful you must be a critical inventive thinker with exceptional design chops an excitement for understanding and using data strong leadership abilities and an ability to communicate your ideas effectively across all levels of the organization. Being a big music fan would be a big plus. Key job responsibilities Lead and define design vision for complex experiences across Amazon Music Create process flows conceptual diagrams wireframes and mockups to effectively communicate high-level design strategies and detailed interaction behaviors Facilitate work sessions with executive leaders to align on product vision and design direction Work closely with cross-functional teams to help define requirements user scenarios and use cases Champion human-centered design culture and advocate for customer needs across the organization Develop and nurture relationships across teams and disciplines to promote collaboration and efficiency Lead usability testing and create final design and detailed interaction behavior specifications for handoff to engineering teams Define evolve and drive adoption of design guidelines mechanisms best practices processes and tools A day in the life In this onsite role a Principal UX Designer will lead strategic design initiatives that shape the future of Amazon Music. You will drive UX design for high-impact complex projects from discovery to delivery working from ambiguous requirements to define design flows interactions and content strategies in collaboration with business leaders engineers product managers and other UX designers. You'll mentor design talent facilitate executive reviews and set the bar for design excellence across the organization. To be successful you must be a critical inventive thinker with exceptional design chops proven leadership abilities an excitement for understanding and using data and an ability to communicate your ideas effectively. About the team Amazon Music is an immersive audio entertainment service that deepens connections between fans artists and creators. From personalized music playlists to exclusive podcasts concert livestreams to artist merch Amazon Music is innovating at some of the most exciting intersections of music and culture. We offer experiences that serve all listeners across different tiers of service. Join us for the opportunity to influence how Amazon Music engages fans artists and creators on a global scale. Basic qualifications 10 years of design experience An available online portfolio that demonstrates delivering end-to-end experiences for digital services across multiple platforms and devices 8 years of experience in UX design for consumer facing products Bachelor's degree or above in design human-computer interaction HCI or Associate's degree or above Preferred qualifications A master's degree in Design Information Science Computer Science/HCI or a design-related discipline such as cognitive psychology Proven ability to present strategic rationale for design decisions to executive stakeholders Lead product designer for large complex projects that present multidisciplinary challenges Experience leveraging AI tools in the product design process Experience designing for AI-enabled features Experience mentoring and elevating Higher-level design talent Experience defining and maintaining design patterns and UX standards Experience in integrating qualitative and quantitative data into design work and iterations Experience designing for voice and multimodal experiences Able to take ambiguous design problems and work with stakeholders and user research insights to craft design solutions grounded in customer needs and business goals Experience Level Expert Level Job Type & LocationThis is a Contract position based out of Seattle, WA. Pay and BenefitsThe pay range for this position is $85.00 - $95.00/hr. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: * Medical, dental & vision * Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital * 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available * Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) * Short and long-term disability * Health Spending Account (HSA) * Transportation benefits * Employee Assistance Program * Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave) Workplace TypeThis is a fully onsite position in Seattle,WA. Application DeadlineThis position is anticipated to close on Mar 21, 2026. h4>About TEKsystems: We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law. About TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services We're a leading provider of business and technology services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. We're a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full-stack capabilities and speed. We're strategic thinkers, hands-on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. We're building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities. TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. Learn more at TEKsystems.com. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.