Solutions Architect, Alexa Smart Properties

Amazon is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Solutions Architect to join the Alexa Smart Properties (ASP) team focused on building innovative enterprise partnerships across hospitality senior living and healthcare. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of customer-centric experiences in some of the most dynamic and fast-growing market segments.

Operating with the spirit and energy of a start-up the ASP Solutions Architecture team partners with top-tier companies and developers to create extraordinary customer experiences on the Alexa this role you will wear many hats serving as a technical advisor software developer and industry evangelist. The ideal candidate brings a rare combination of deep technical expertise and sharp business acumen paired with a do-whatever-it-takes mindset to ensure partners fully leverage Alexas capabilities and consistently deliver a delightful end-user experience.

Were looking for someone who can write code with the best of them and who is equally passionate about guiding the broader industry toward a technology they believe in. You bring immediate credibility with technologists and developers at all levels and you love sharing that passion with others knowing when and where to make the greatest impact. You dont just want to be part of an industry movement; you want to be out front leading it. If this sounds like you wed love to hear from you.


Key job responsibilities
- Provide technical consultation to product and engineering teams at strategic partners to facilitate the integration of their content and services with Alexa
- Educate partners of all sizes on the Alexa service and participate in deep architectural discussions to ensure solutions are designed for successful deployment
- Manage complex projects with significant bottom-line impact executive visibility and reach to millions of users
- Develop compelling presentations and demonstrations of new Amazon technologies for senior decision makers
- Partner with Amazon business development managers to identify leads for new potential partnerships
- Actively identify opportunities to deliver experiences that demonstrate what is possible with Alexa integrations
- Document and share best practices and build reference architectures frameworks and toolkits to accelerate high-quality Alexa integrations
- Distill platform requirements from partners to inform Alexa product team roadmaps

- 2 years of design implementation or consulting in applications and infrastructures experience
- 4 years of specific technology domain areas (e.g. software development cloud computing systems engineering infrastructure security networking data & analytics) experience
- 6 years of IT development or implementation/consulting in the software or Internet industries experience
- Bachelors degree

- Experience in technology/software sales pre-sales or consulting
- Experience working with end user or developer communities
- Experience with AWS technologies
- Experience in written and verbal communication skills to communicate with technical and non-technical audiences including senior leadership

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees supervisors and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees supervisors and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal state and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies exercise sound judgment effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism and safeguard business operations and the Companys reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans EAP Mental Health Support Medical Advice Line Flexible Spending Accounts Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage) 401(k) matching paid time off and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at CA San Francisco - 151000.00 - 204300.00 USD annually
USA CA Sunnyvale - 151000.00 - 204300.00 USD annually
USA WA Bellevue - 131300.00 - 177600.00 USD annually
USA WA Seattle - 131300.00 - 177600.00 USD annually