What are the responsibilities and job description for the Principal Solutions Architect, Amazon Shipping position at Amazon?
Description
Join Amazon Shipping (SWA) to build the next $100B initiative. Shape the future of shipping as a part of a new, emerging business and solve the biggest customer pain points in the logistics industry globally.
Who are we?
At Amazon, technology is the backbone that enables us to deliver millions of packages to customers every day—on time and at low cost. Within Amazon Shipping, we are a passionate team within the Product and Technology organization, dedicated to transforming package delivery. Our mission is to drive volume by onboarding the industry's largest sellers and shippers, ensuring they reap the benefits of our innovative shipping solutions. We are committed to developing unique and customizable systems that provide exceptional value to both Amazon and our partners. Through advanced technology and engineering expertise, we create seamless integrations with shippers, vendors, and 3rd party carrier integration platform to optimize delivery efficiency. Our services can handle thousands of requests per second, making crucial business decisions that enhance the online shopping experience while fostering growth and evolution in this dynamic sector.
Who we’re seeking?
We are seeking a Principal Solution Architect with strong analytical skills and a passion for streamlining the customer shipping experience. You will serve as the technical advisor for our largest enterprise customers and liaison with our business development leadership team to unlock demand generation opportunities. This role requires a strategic thinker who thrives on ambiguity. A typical day will include collaborating with cross-functional teams, producing concise documents for senior leadership, and drive external customers and third-party platforms to integrate with our system. As a Principal Solution Architect, you will delve into the complexities of the customer and developer journey, designing solutions that enhance and simplify their shipping experience.
You'll be accountable for delivering solutions and simplifying complex integration requirements to onboarding strategic accounts. You are an innovator at heart, who enjoys finding solutions for customer problems. In this role, you will identify projects from customer interviews and market research and develop foundational documents to facilitate solution design with the product, tech, and commercial teams. You must be adept at deep-diving into complex technical system, hands-on with code debugging, and proficient in identifying and resolving errors. You enjoy continuous learning and staying up to speed with the latest market treads and technology to accelerate innovation. You will be recognized as a thought leader and mentor, playing a key role in shaping the strategic roadmap for our organization.
The ideal candidate is excited by technology, passionate about learning and should view every customer interaction as an opportunity to create an exceptional experience. You will need to be entrepreneurial, and work in a highly collaborative environment. You have a track record of exceptional performance and love working in a dynamic, ambiguous, fast-paced environment in which managing multiple projects and priorities is the norm. You dive deep and like the complexity of systems but drive simple, innovative solutions for customer-facing experiences. You have excellent judgment and high standards. You are an articulate, persuasive communicator and a good writer. People trust and respect you and they like to work with you. You are eager to pioneer new experiences, putting the customer first and challenging conventional wisdom.
Key job responsibilities
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Company - Amazon.com Services LLC
Job ID: A2870502
Join Amazon Shipping (SWA) to build the next $100B initiative. Shape the future of shipping as a part of a new, emerging business and solve the biggest customer pain points in the logistics industry globally.
Who are we?
At Amazon, technology is the backbone that enables us to deliver millions of packages to customers every day—on time and at low cost. Within Amazon Shipping, we are a passionate team within the Product and Technology organization, dedicated to transforming package delivery. Our mission is to drive volume by onboarding the industry's largest sellers and shippers, ensuring they reap the benefits of our innovative shipping solutions. We are committed to developing unique and customizable systems that provide exceptional value to both Amazon and our partners. Through advanced technology and engineering expertise, we create seamless integrations with shippers, vendors, and 3rd party carrier integration platform to optimize delivery efficiency. Our services can handle thousands of requests per second, making crucial business decisions that enhance the online shopping experience while fostering growth and evolution in this dynamic sector.
Who we’re seeking?
We are seeking a Principal Solution Architect with strong analytical skills and a passion for streamlining the customer shipping experience. You will serve as the technical advisor for our largest enterprise customers and liaison with our business development leadership team to unlock demand generation opportunities. This role requires a strategic thinker who thrives on ambiguity. A typical day will include collaborating with cross-functional teams, producing concise documents for senior leadership, and drive external customers and third-party platforms to integrate with our system. As a Principal Solution Architect, you will delve into the complexities of the customer and developer journey, designing solutions that enhance and simplify their shipping experience.
You'll be accountable for delivering solutions and simplifying complex integration requirements to onboarding strategic accounts. You are an innovator at heart, who enjoys finding solutions for customer problems. In this role, you will identify projects from customer interviews and market research and develop foundational documents to facilitate solution design with the product, tech, and commercial teams. You must be adept at deep-diving into complex technical system, hands-on with code debugging, and proficient in identifying and resolving errors. You enjoy continuous learning and staying up to speed with the latest market treads and technology to accelerate innovation. You will be recognized as a thought leader and mentor, playing a key role in shaping the strategic roadmap for our organization.
The ideal candidate is excited by technology, passionate about learning and should view every customer interaction as an opportunity to create an exceptional experience. You will need to be entrepreneurial, and work in a highly collaborative environment. You have a track record of exceptional performance and love working in a dynamic, ambiguous, fast-paced environment in which managing multiple projects and priorities is the norm. You dive deep and like the complexity of systems but drive simple, innovative solutions for customer-facing experiences. You have excellent judgment and high standards. You are an articulate, persuasive communicator and a good writer. People trust and respect you and they like to work with you. You are eager to pioneer new experiences, putting the customer first and challenging conventional wisdom.
Key job responsibilities
- Define and lead the technical strategy for Amazon Shipping's partner ecosystem, ensuring alignment with long-term objectives and scales effectively across the global network.
- Establish and maintain technical credibility throughout the sales cycle, providing comprehensive advice and support on the implementation and operation of our integration-focused products and services.
- Lead the growth of Amazon Shipping API catalog by defining features that support complex partner needs and enhance developer experiences.
- Act as a technical escalation point for both internal and external customers to resolve architectural challenges, ensuring partner integrations are scalable, secure, and high-performing.
- Collaborate with internal engineering and product teams to influence Amazon Shipping API roadmap and prioritize features that drive partner success.
- Analyze current processes, identify bottlenecks/ pain-points and evaluate opportunities to improve end user experiences, reduce time/ costs to integrate, improve CX and accelerate growth.
- Develop and champion knowledge resources, such technical publications, whitepapers, and articles, for the developer and shipping community, with a strategic focus on promoting best practices and driving thought leadership at a senior leadership level.
- Represent Amazon Shipping at technical forums, panels, and industry events, promoting best practices and standards in Shipping.
- Up to 10% travel
- 12 years or more experience in building/ designing customer-facing API based products. The right person will be highly technical and analytical thinker, possess hands-on: software development/technical integration/consulting experience.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, tailored for technical and non-technical audiences, along with conflict resolution abilities involving executive stakeholders, customers, and internal teams.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field. In lieu of a degree, 12 years of related work experience in technical enterprise solutions.
- Strong presentation and whiteboarding skills, with a high level of comfort in communicating with both internal and external executives, IT management, and API developers.
- Hands-on experience with cloud platforms, particularly AWS, using tools such as AWS Lambda, Amazon API Gateway, Postman, and Swagger for advanced API development and testing solutions.
- Proven ability to collaborate cross-functionally with engineering teams, product leaders, and C-level stakeholders to deliver technical strategies that foster innovation.
- Demonstrated success in promoting best practices and establishing technical standards within partner ecosystems.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Company - Amazon.com Services LLC
Job ID: A2870502
