Solutions Architect II, Direct Tax Technology

Are you passionate about transforming tax technology through innovation? Amazon's Direct Tax Technology team is seeking a Solutions Architect II to revolutionize how tax professionals work. In this role, you'll leverage modern technologies including Python and generative AI to design and implement solutions that empower Amazon's Direct Tax Reporting and Compliance organization. You'll tackle complex technical challenges at unprecedented scale, building world-class systems that drive efficiency and enable tax professionals to meet Amazon's unique global challenges.

This is an opportunity to make a significant impact by architecting solutions that transform tax operations for one of the world's most innovative companies. You'll work at the intersection of tax domain expertise and modern cloud technologies, creating elegant technical solutions that directly improve how Amazon's tax team operates at a global scale.

Key job responsibilities
Design and implement scalable tax technology solutions using Python, generative AI, and modern development practices to solve complex tax processing challenges
Define front-end architectures and user experiences, owning specific technical components while establishing best practices for model development and solution design
Collaborate with tax professionals, Product Managers, and fellow Solutions Architects to translate customer requirements into technical specifications that engineering teams can execute
Lead end-to-end solution architecture for tax technology projects, including planning, design, implementation, testing, and continuous process improvement as part of an autonomous team
Mentor and develop other Solutions Architects by sharing technical expertise, facilitating knowledge transfer, and contributing to team growth through code reviews and technical guidance

A day in the life
Your day blends creative problem-solving with hands-on technical work. You might start by architecting a generative AI solution to streamline tax compliance workflows, then collaborate with tax professionals to refine user experience requirements. After lunch, you'll dive into Python modeling to optimize data processing pipelines, followed by a design review where you mentor junior architects on best practices. The afternoon could include troubleshooting a technical challenge with your team, contributing to solution planning, and ending with a customer workshop where you demonstrate how new capabilities will transform their tax operations.

About the team
The Direct Tax Technology team sits within Amazon's Tax organization and is dedicated to supporting tax professionals in the Tax Reporting and Compliance group with innovative technology solutions and streamlined processes. Our team tackles the unique and complex challenges that come with operating at Amazon's scale, building systems that enhance processing efficiency and empower our internal customers.

We foster a culture of innovation and collaboration where technical excellence meets business impact. Our mission is to continuously evolve tax technology capabilities, ensuring our tax professionals have the tools they need to succeed. Join a team where your work directly influences how Amazon manages tax compliance and reporting, and where you'll have opportunities to explore emerging technologies like generative AI while growing your skills alongside talented engineers and architects.

Basic qualifications

- 4+ years of specific technology domain areas (e.g. software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data & analytics) experience
- 2+ years of design, implementation, or consulting in applications and infrastructures experience
- 10+ years of IT development or implementation/consulting in the software or Internet industries experience

Preferred qualifications

- Experience working within software development or Internet-related industries
- Experience migrating or transforming legacy customer solutions to the cloud
- Experience working with AWS technologies from a dev/ops perspective

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