Senior UX Researcher, Applied AI Solution at Amazon
Seattle, WA
$152,200–$226,500from the description
Jul 15, 2026
Seattle, WA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior individual-contributor research role embedded in an AWS team building AI-powered business applications. The position owns end-to-end research programs — from foundational discovery and diary studies to rapid evaluative testing and surveys — and translates findings into recommendations that shape product roadmaps. It suits an experienced researcher comfortable working independently across ambiguous problem spaces and mentoring junior colleagues.
Senior level · 5+ years · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · Bachelor's required · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
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What the occupation pays Median $136,701 (middle half $77,232–$176,825). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (8)
The posting lists three salary bands by location: Sunnyvale, CA and New York, NY both at $167,400–$226,500/yr; Seattle, WA at $152,200–$205,900/yr. The Seattle range is used for the bottom of the pay band and the Sunnyvale/NY max for the top of the pay band to represent the full advertised span across all listed locations.
The CBSA is set to Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (Amazon HQ), but the role also has listed locations in Sunnyvale, CA (San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara CBSA 41940) and New York, NY (New York-Newark-Jersey City CBSA 35620).
A Bachelor's degree in HCDE, Human Factors, Cognitive Psychology, or a related field is listed as a Basic Qualification with no 'or equivalent experience' escape clause, so it is treated as a hard requirement. A Master's degree appears only under Preferred Qualifications.
Experience in a technical field (software development, IT, etc.) and UX Research in non-US markets are listed under Preferred Qualifications only.
Agile/Scrum experience is listed under Preferred Qualifications.
'AI in the research and product development process' is mentioned as an exploratory responsibility rather than a gated skill requirement; it is captured as a preferred signal under AI/ML.
Ignored 2 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): survey design, quantitative data analysis.
SOC 15-1255 is "Web and Digital Interface Designers", but this role was labelled "User Experience Researchers and Designers" — the code and title disagree, so the occupation (and its BLS denominator) may be wrong.
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