Solutions Architect, Automotive
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Solutions Architect working on the Mapbox platform for designing next-gen mobility experiences. Must communicate fluently in English and Japanese while working with diverse clients.
Responsibilities:
- Partner with Sales to position Mapbox’s technical value and shape opportunities.
- Lead technical discovery to understand customer goals, requirements, and success criteria, and ensure solution designs meet business objectives.
- Design and present scalable architectures using Mapbox SDKs, APIs, and platform services.
- Respond to technical customer requests (RFI/RFQ) with clear technical documentation and solution proposals.
- Provide technical guidance during the pre-sales cycle and deliver rapid technical enablement via workshops, demos, and PoC/PoV in a fast-paced digital customer environment.
- Drive customer success by accelerating time-to-value and supporting adoption and expansion in a dynamic, complex ecosystem.
- Advocate for customer needs and provide structured feedback to influence product and engineering direction.
- Stay current on mapping, mobility, and AI technologies and share best practices internally and with customers.
Requirements:
- 5+ years in solutions architecture, customer-facing engineering (pre-sales, post-sales), or consulting.
- Fluent in Japanese and English (both written and verbal communication)
- Location: Must reside in Japan
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (preferred).
- Knowledge of web and mobile technologies (JavaScript, Android, iOS).
- Experience building applications that integrate back-end APIs and front-end SDKs.
- Experience of GIS, location intelligence, geospatial data, and mapping is a plus.
- Experience with major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) is a plus.
- Experience with AI technologies is a plus.
- Experience leading technical responses for RFI/RFQ, crafting comprehensive technical proposals.
- Strong business acumen and comfort working autonomously across distributed teams.
- Demonstrated ability to translate complex requirements into scalable, robust architectures aligned with customer objectives.
- Excellent communication skills with both technical and executive audiences, combined with a proven ability to influence executive, product, engineering, and developer stakeholders.
- Experience collaborating with OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers.
- Understanding of the Automotive industry and its ecosystem technologies such as navigation, autonomous driving, ADAS, ISA, and software-defined vehicles.
- Willingness to travel up to 25% for customer meetings, workshops, and industry events.
Benefits:
- Health insurance
- Flexible working hours
- Professional development opportunities

















