ASSPL Karnataka Looking for Sr Solutions Architect, Alexa International at Bengaluru, Karnataka Full Time

• Ten or more years of experience in the design, coding and implementation of complex IT systems
• Experience with two or more development languages such as Java, JavaScript or Python
• Experience in a customer-facing, sales-aligned role such as consultant, solutions engineer or solutions architect
• A technical undergraduate degree in computer science, MIS, engineering or related discipline
• Ability to read, write and speak English

Job summary

Amazon announced that third party hardware makers can integrate the Alexa Voice Service (AVS), the brain behind Amazon Echo, into their products. The Alexa team is seeking a solutions architect to help integrate Alexa into partner devices and services. Are you the kind of hands-on technical professional who can help our partners? In this role, you will wear many hats, including technical advisor, software developer and evangelist. You must possess a unique combination of deep technical skills and business acumen as well as a do-what-it-takes attitude to ensure our partners are able to take full advantage of Alexa’s skills and are delivering a delightful end user experience.

Ideally, you’re someone who can write code with the best of them, but also wants to help guide the broader industry towards a technology you believe in. You have immediate credibility with technologists and developers at all levels, from students to CIOs. You love to share your passion with others and exhibit good judgment in selecting strategic opportunities to do so. You don’t just want to be part of an industry movement; you want to be out front leading it. If this sounds like you, we’d like to speak with you.

Responsibilities

• Engage with partners’ developers, architects, hardware engineers and project managers
• Educate partners of all sizes on Amazon technology platforms and participate in deep architectural discussions to ensure their solutions are designed for successful deployment
• Work with Amazon product teams to define platform requirements
• Capture and share best-practice knowledge that future Amazon partners can leverage
• Help Amazon business development identify leads for new potential partnerships

Key job responsibilities

Solution architect works with partners and provides solutions to their requirements and problems. The solutions they provide take care of both short term and long term needs and are flexible, scalable and maintainable. They contribute to product roadmap by working with product teams and provide feedback on performance of the product. The help in extending Alexa’s capabilities and influence over newer product segments and domains by coming with ideas and getting it approved from leadership. They work closely internally with business development, product engineering, marketing and externally with OEMs, ODM, System integrator to architect and launch Alexa enabled products in India. They become subject matter experts and mentor and educate others in the chosen area.

About the team

Alexa 3rd party team consist of Business development managers and solution architects who are responsible for launching and scaling Alexa experience in India. Team works on building Alexa experience through Alexa skills, enabling control for smart home product and launching Alexa built in devices.

• An advanced degree in computer science, MIS, engineering or related discipline
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills
• Demonstrated effectiveness working across multiple business units to achieve results