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Sr. Solution Architect, Shop Direct

Amazon.com Inc
  • Seattle, WA
    23 days ago

    Job Description

    We"re looking for a Solutions Architect to serve as the technical backbone of the Shop Direct Business Development team within Amazon"s Off-Amazon Selection (OAS) program. In this role, you"ll partner closely with Account Managers and Business Development to convert merchant interest into live, scalable integrations - removing the technical friction that stands between off-Amazon and hybrid brands and their selection going live on Amazon. You"ll be the go-to technical expert across the merchant lifecycle: scoping integration requirements during recruitment, guiding merchants and their feed syndicators (VersaFeed, GoDataFeed, Productsup, and others) through SP-API role access and catalog integration, and troubleshooting onboarding issues so listings surface reliably in the Shop Direct search widget. You"ll translate merchant needs into technical solutions and feed real-world friction back to product and engineering teams to improve the platform.

    Key job responsibilities

    Pre-sales technical support - Partner with Account Managers on prospect calls to assess merchant feasibility, scope integration paths, and set clear technical expectations.

    Integration architecture - Design and recommend the right onboarding approach per merchant, whether direct SP-API, feed syndicator, or platform partner (e.g., Wix, Stripe).

    Onboarding enablement - Guide merchants and their developers/syndicators through SP-API role access, catalog feed setup, and validation until selection is live and discoverable.

    Troubleshooting - Diagnose and resolve integration blockers (e.g., listings not appearing in the search widget) in coordination with search, product, and engineering teams.

    Cross-functional feedback loop - Surface recurring technical friction to product and engineering to drive platform and process improvements that scale.

    Scalability & tooling - Identify opportunities to reduce manual onboarding effort and help build repeatable, documented integration playbooks.

    A day in the life

    Merchant integration support

    Join prospect and onboarding calls with Account Managers to scope technical feasibility and integration paths.

    Guide merchants and their developers/syndicators (VersaFeed, GoDataFeed, Productsup) through SP-API role access and catalog feed setup.

    Troubleshooting

    Diagnose live integration blockers

    Coordinate with search, product, and engineering teams to unblock merchant onboarding.

    Solution design

    Recommend the right onboarding approach per merchant (direct SP-API vs. feed syndicator vs. platform partner like Wix or Stripe).

    Document repeatable integration playbooks to reduce manual effort.

    Cross-functional feedback

    Log recurring technical friction and surface it to product/engineering for platform improvements.

    Pipeline hygiene

    About the team

    The Shop Direct Business Development Team

    We"re part of Amazon"s Off-Amazon Selection (OAS) organization, focused on the Shop Direct motion - the lower-lift path for bringing off-Amazon and hybrid brands onto Amazon. Our job is to recruit those merchants and make their selection discoverable to Amazon customers through the Shop Direct search widget.

    What we do:

    Merchant recruitment - We identify and engage off-Amazon and hybrid brands, building the pipeline of partners who bring new selection to Amazon customers.

    Partner onboarding - We guide merchants and their feed syndicators (VersaFeed, GoDataFeed, Productsup) through SP-API role access and catalog integration, removing the friction that keeps their products from showing up reliably.

    Ecosystem partnerships - We build relationships with platforms and syndicators (like Wix and Stripe) that expand how merchants can join the program.

    Cross-functional coordination - We work alongside search, product, and engineering to unblock onboarding and improve the merchant experience.

    How we operate: One source of truth in Salesforce, clear ownership of every merchant relationship, and full visibility into engagement stage and history - so we always know who"s engaging which merchant and what"s happened so far.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationSeattle, WA
    IndustryRetail
    Company Size10,000 employees or more
    Year Founded1994
    Websitehttp://Amazon.com/militaryroles

    About Company

    At Amazon, we don’t wait for the next big idea to present itself. We envision the shape of impossible things and then we boldly make them reality. So far, this mindset has helped us achieve some incredible things. Let’s build new systems, challenge the status quo, and design the world we want to live in. We believe the work you do here will be the best work of your life.

    Wherever you are in your career exploration, Amazon likely has an opportunity for you. Our research scientists and engineers shape the future of natural language understanding with Alexa. Fulfillment center associates around the globe send customer orders from our warehouses to doorsteps. Product managers set feature requirements, strategy, and marketing messages for brand new customer experiences. And as we grow, we’ll add jobs that haven’t been invented yet.

    It’s Always Day 1
    At Amazon, it’s always “Day 1.” Now, what does this mean and why does it matter? It means that our approach remains the same as it was on Amazon’s very first day – to make smart, fast decisions, stay nimble, invent, and stay focused on delighting our customers. In our 2016 shareholder letter, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos shared his thoughts on how to keep up a Day 1 company mindset. “Staying in Day 1 requires you to experiment patiently, accept failures, plant seeds, protect saplings, and double down when you see customer delight,” he wrote. “A customer-obsessed culture best creates the conditions where all of that can happen.” You can read the full letter here

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    Skills

    • Application Programming Interface (API)unmatched
    • Business Developmentunmatched
    • Cross-Functionalunmatched
    • Feasibility Analysisunmatched
    • Identify Issuesunmatched
    • Machine Toolunmatched
    • Onboardingunmatched
    • Pre-Salesunmatched
    • Process Improvementunmatched
    • Product Engineeringunmatched
    • Sales Managementunmatched
    • Sales Pipelineunmatched
    • Sales Supportunmatched
    • Salesforce.comunmatched
    • Technical Salesunmatched
    • Technical Supportunmatched

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