[Remote] Solutions Architect at Algolia

United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years), Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Technology, Search and DiscoveryIndustries

Requirements

  • 5+ years experience in a customer-facing, deeply technical, and consultative role
  • Experience working with ecommerce or search technologies
  • Polished consulting skills
  • Keen awareness of sensitive client topics
  • Capability to tactfully navigate and effectively address client messaging and recommendations
  • Proficient in Javascript/HTML/CSS for the front-end
  • Proficient in a backend framework (i.e. node, Rails, Django, etc.)
  • Ability to establish credibility and rapport with Senior Executives and technical and non-technical team members
  • Excellent analytical and problem solving skills with a history of hands-on project management of large and small initiatives
  • Ability to prioritize tasks effectively with a high-level of attention to detail
  • Ability to quickly define dependencies, issues, and outline mitigation plans
  • Development and consulting background
  • Technical expertise
  • Strong relationship skills

Responsibilities

  • Be a Trusted Advisor; engage with customers’ technical architects and business stakeholders to provide high-quality technical solutions and product training to drive successful customer outcomes
  • Link business processes with product technical solutions
  • Execute delivery methodology to drive projects to completion on time and on budget
  • Troubleshoot key customer implementation issues and demonstrate ability to drive successful resolution
  • Prototype and catalog new solutions to fit business pain points
  • Consult on architecture, indexing, searching, and UI best practices
  • Expand relationship and product usage within the enterprise segment
  • Engage in customer calls and on-site visits to help inform and align on product roadmaps for future partnership growth
  • Aid in the development of detailed action plan, roadmap, prototype, final recommendation document, SM Action Plan and Retrospective
  • Partner with Success Management and Engagement Manager and other internal roles to understand project goals and deliverables
  • Create and increase reusability of solutions content (blog posts, workshop tutorials, etc), tooling, and internal projects
  • Build out tooling and/or collateral to help scale customer engagement
  • Inform and ultimately evolve product ecosystem by listening and advocating for customers technical needs
  • Work with Engineering to track and resolve feature requests and bugs
  • Meet with Product to stay informed on the latest changes to Algolia ecosystem and disseminate internally and to customers as appropriate

Skills

Solutions Architecture
AI Search
Technical Consulting
Product Deployment
Troubleshooting
Customer Success
Project Delivery
Technical Training
Business Process Mapping
Stakeholder Engagement

Algolia

Provides hosted search and discovery solutions

About Algolia

Algolia offers search and discovery solutions through a hosted search API, enabling businesses to create fast and relevant search experiences. Its services are particularly useful for e-commerce platforms and media companies, providing extensive support to help clients integrate advanced search capabilities. Algolia operates on a subscription model, allowing clients to access its APIs without managing infrastructure, which ensures scalability and reliability. The company aims to enhance user experience by enabling tailored and efficient search functionalities for businesses of all sizes.

Palo Alto, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2012Year Founded
$324.8MTotal Funding
SERIES_DCompany Stage
Consumer Software, Enterprise SoftwareIndustries
501-1,000Employees

Benefits

Flexible Work Hours
Remote Work Options

Risks

AWS's own search solutions could challenge Algolia's market position.
Pricing pressures from the PAYGO model may reduce profit margins.
Dependency on commercetools could impact Algolia if service disruptions occur.

Differentiation

Algolia offers a unique end-to-end AI Search and Discovery platform.
The company provides flexible, usage-based pricing through AWS Marketplace.
Algolia's integration with commercetools enhances its composable commerce capabilities.

Upsides

Algolia's AI Personalization tool meets growing demand for personalized e-commerce experiences.
The Pay-As-You-Go model expands Algolia's reach in the AWS ecosystem.
Recognition as a leader in Gartner's Magic Quadrant boosts Algolia's market credibility.

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