The Alexa Smart Home Business Development and Solution Architecture team is seeking an experienced Solutions Architect to help third-party developers integrate their products and services with Alexa. In this role, you will be the technical face of Amazon, working closely with top-tier third-party brands and developers to help shape the future of voice-driven experiences powered by Alexa. You will own key technical relationships with senior technical leaders/CxO in those organizations and be a hands-on architect and adviser throughout the lifecycle of their integration efforts.

The Alexa Connect Kit (ACK) provides managed services to device makers, helping them create high-quality, connected smart home devices quickly and easily. ACK combines managed hardware modules with SaaS to simplify IoT development for device makers.

You must have hands-on hardware and/or software development experience as well as experience working with third-party or external partners as a consultant, evangelist, solution architect, sales engineer, or pre-sales engineer. You must possess a blend of deep technical experience, customer facing skills, and the ability to align technology solutions to business challenges, with a commitment to driving mutually successful outcomes for Alexa customers and third-party developers.

You must be able to think strategically about business, product, and technical challenges and map the intersection of partner needs and Amazon priorities. The ideal candidate will possess excellent customer engagement and communication skills as well as the ability to provide guidance and earn credibility with technologists and developers at all levels, from students to CIOs.

Key job responsibilities
* Provide technical consultation to product and engineering teams at strategic partners to facilitate the integration of their devices with Alexa
* Educate partners of all sizes on the Alexa Connect Kit and participate in deep architectural discussions to ensure their devices are designed for successful launch.
* Engage with ODMs, contract manufacturers, and factories to bring compelling Alexa Connect Kit enabled devices to customers worldwide.
* Actively identify opportunities to deliver experiences that demonstrate what is possible on Amazon devices and services
* Developing unique, compelling and exciting presentations and demonstrations of new Amazon technologies
* Delivering persuasive, passionate, high impact, high quality presentations to senior decision makers
* Document best practices and create development resources that can be used by other developers.

Senior Solutions Architect, Alexa Connect Kit, Smart Home BDSA