Full job description
Amazon Ads is seeking an experienced solution architect to join the global solutions architecture team advising ISVs, digital advertising agencies, and large customers on API-based advertising solutions. The role involves building relationships with tech leaders, providing hands-on solution architecture with REST API and SDK development, supporting revenue objectives, educating customers on Amazon ad tech, and collaborating with internal teams to align product strategy. Key requirements include experience in microservices, SOA, API management, cloud technologies (AWS, Azure), emerging tech (Gen AI, MCP), and strong communication skills. Candidates should have 2+ years in application design or consulting, 4+ years in technology domains, 3+ years in IT development or consulting, customer-facing experience, and digital advertising knowledge. Preferred qualifications include sales or consulting experience and leadership skills. The position is full-time, mid-level, located in Sunnyvale, Seattle, New York, or San Francisco, with salary ranges from $131,300 to $204,300 annually depending on location. Benefits include sign-on payments, RSUs, health insurance, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave.
What you'll do
- Build and maintain relationships with tech leaders across ad agencies, SaaS providers and large customers to promote awareness of Amazon Ads ad tech
- Become a trusted advisor for partners and customers' critical workloads/solutions supporting digital advertising and marketing transformations
- Hands-on solution architect with strong REST API and SDK development skills to build and scale solutions with partners
- Support Global leaders in achieving revenue objectives through adoption of ad products, applications, software, and services in partnership with business development
- Educate customers on the value proposition of Amazon ad tech and participate in architectural discussions to ensure successful solution deployment
- Build strong relationships with internal product teams to align product roadmap, vision, and strategy
- Support education and training of partners on Amazon Ads positioning and contribute to industry thought leadership
- Work with Amazon Ads partners to create awareness, implement, and activate advertising technology use cases
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders to bring back customer feedback and improve self-service capabilities of advertising products
Requirements
- 2+ years of design, implementation, or consulting in applications and infrastructures experience
- 4+ years of specific technology domain areas experience (software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data & analytics)
- 3+ years of IT development or implementation/consulting in software or Internet industries
- Strong written and verbal communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences including senior leadership
- 3+ years of customer-facing work engaging with customer executives, technologists or partners to solve business problems with advanced technologies
- Experience in online or digital advertising
- 1+ years of analytical and quantitative skills using data and metrics to back assumptions, make recommendations, and drive actions
- Experience in technology/software sales, pre-sales, or consulting (preferred)
- Experience working with end user or developer communities (preferred)
- Experience working directly in customer implementations (preferred)
- 2+ years of communicating with and presenting to executive and senior audiences (preferred)
- 2+ years of leadership experience with business reviews and adapting work to business review outcomes (preferred)
Tech stack
REST APISDK developmentMicroservicesSOAAPI managementevent-driven architecturesAWSAzureGen AIMCPagentic solutions
Benefits
Sign-on paymentsRestricted stock units (RSUs)Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription)Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plansEmployee Assistance Program (EAP)Mental Health SupportMedical Advice LineFlexible Spending AccountsAdoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage401(k) matchingPaid time offParental leave