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Do you love games? Do you like working in a startup environment? Do you want to be on the cutting edge of voice-first games and entertainment? Join us, and you’ll have the power of Amazon’s tools and technology, including Alexa, Fire TV, AWS, and more, to shape the future of games.

The Alexa team is seeking a creative and technical game designer to join our fast-paced games team. In this role, you will be focused on designing content for our prototypes and upcoming games, with creative guidance and insight from product and design leads. You'll get to work on the latest Amazon devices and craft compelling and memorable entertainment experiences for players around the world.

You should be comfortable with a degree of ambiguity that’s higher than most projects and relish the idea of solving technical and creative problems that haven’t been solved before. You will tackle challenging, novel situations every day and you’ll have the opportunity to work with multiple technical teams within Alexa. You will gain an understanding of how Alexa operates and help establish an entirely new category for gaming. Along the way, we guarantee that you’ll learn a ton, have fun and help make a positive impact on millions of customers.

Key responsibilities include:

Design and implement a world-class game experience

  • Work with developers to ensure your content and features are delivered to the highest quality
  • Work with engineers and artists to refine our workflows and improve our tooling
  • Develop inventive new game ideas for all of Amazon's devices
  • Quickly prototype design ideas and iterate through playtesting and player feedback
  • Mentor other game designers

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

  • 3+ years’ experience as a game designer working in the games industry
  • Experience creating end-to-end game experiences from the concept stage to final
  • BA, technical degree, or equivalent work experience
  • In-depth knowledge of game theory and design best practices
  • A portfolio that demonstrates process and capabilities in crafting compelling gameplay
  • Working knowledge of C# or equivalent scripting language
  • Deep proficiency with game development software and tools, such as game engines, Maya, etc.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • Expertise at rapid prototyping in Unity
  • Experience working with tight technical constraints
  • Experience iterating on gameplay for a variety of game platforms, from mobile to console
  • Experience building games with strong narrative

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