Sr Solutions Architect, Alexa Hackathons

Job description

DESCRIPTION

Are you interested in traveling to work hands on with developers around the US? Around the world? Are you passionate about the intersection of a Voice Driven User Experience, cloud computing, and the Internet-of-Things (IoT)?

The Alexa team is looking for a Solutions Architect that's self-directed and deeply technical community leader to run hack-a-thons and workshops for the Alexa platform. This role will be on the forefront of a new ecosystem - in an area that represents an evolution in how people interact with services and devices. We are looking for a candidate with a passion for new products and the Internet of Things, enthusiasm for our mission to build voice-first experiences, connections into the IoT developer community, experience facilitating developer group events, and a talent for creating innovative technical solutions.

At Amazon, customer obsession is in our DNA. The successful candidate will become a trusted advisor to our customers and will work directly with developers and the Alexa platform teams.

Responsibilities
· Travel frequently to work with developers directly
· Help developer customers experiment with Alexa and voice powered user experiences.
· Work with customers to help them publish the Alexa skills they begin during hack-a-thons and workshops.
· Develop technical content, such as white papers and code template, that can be used by our customers to assist them in deploying Alexa Skills
· Assess Alex and IoT related knowledge across AWS sales and solutions architecture teams and develop plans to address gaps
· Represent Alexa at trade events by delivering presentations, hack-a-thons and workshops

**We are open to considering candidates working remotely in one of the following locations: San Francisco Bay Area, CA; Denver, CO; Austin/Dallas, TX; Los Angeles, CA; Chicago, IL; Boston MA

Desired profile

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

· Five or more years of experience in the design and implementation of complex IoT applications or services
· Understanding of RESTful architectures and data design patterns
· An understanding of the cloud computing model as it relates to IoT
· A technical undergraduate degree in computer science, engineering or related discipline
· 3+ years experience with Node.JS+ Javascript