Startup Solution Architect, AWS Startups

Startup Solution Architect, AWS Startups

Job ID: 3067152 | Amazon Web Services, Inc.

AWS makes cloud computing accessible for startups by giving founders access to the same technology that powers the world’s largest companies. We support hundreds of thousands of startups and work with founders at every stage of growth. This role focuses on helping early-stage startups make pragmatic architectural decisions, build enduring relationships, and establish yourself as a trusted advisor.

As a member of the AWS Startups team, you will work directly with customers to help them leverage AWS technology at scale. You’ll balance time with customers and time to learn new technologies, keeping skills fresh across more than 200 services. You’ll advocate with product teams to ensure we build the right products and features, and you’ll share knowledge with the broader community through technical content and events.

Responsibilities

• Help a diverse range of startups adopt the right architecture at each lifecycle stage
• Support startups in architecting scalable, reliable, and secure solutions
• Assist adoption of a broad range of AWS services to deliver business value and accelerate growth
• Support the evolution and roadmap of AWS platform and services by connecting engineering teams with customer feedback
• Establish and build technical relationships within the startup ecosystem (accelerators, incubators, VCs)
• Develop startup-specific technical content (blog posts, sample code, solutions) to help customers solve problems and reduce time-to-market

A day in the life

Startups represent the future growth engines. They are often resource-constrained and motivated to build meaningful products that disrupt the status quo. The AWS Startup Solutions Architecture team helps them deploy the most scalable, secure, cost-effective, and easy-to-operate architectures.

About the team

Diverse Experiences: Amazon values diverse experiences and encourages candidates to apply even if they do not meet all preferred qualifications. If your path is non-traditional, apply anyway.

Why AWS: AWS is the world’s most comprehensive cloud platform. We empower customers from startups to Global 500 companies with robust products and services.

Work and Culture

Work/Life Balance: Flexible hours and arrangements support work-life harmony.

Inclusive Team Culture: We foster inclusion through employee-led affinity groups and ongoing events and learning experiences.

Mentorship and Career Growth: We provide knowledge-sharing, mentorship, and career development resources to help you grow.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

• 2+ years of design, implementation, or consulting in applications and infrastructure
• 4+ years of experience in specific technology domains (e.g., software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data & analytics)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in 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
• Experience working directly in customer implementations

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: job duties include working safely, communicating effectively, and complying with laws and policies. Criminal history may have a direct relationship with some duties. We consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records under applicable laws. We will comply with local fair chance ordinances where applicable.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results. If you need a workplace accommodation during the application or hiring process, please visit amazon.jobs for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, contact your Recruiting Partner.

Compensation: The base pay ranges from $118,200/year to $204,300/year, depending on location and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company with potential equity, sign-on, and other benefits as part of the package. For more information, visit aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits.

This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

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Posted: September 18, 2025 (Updated recently)