GenAI Startup Architect for Early-Stage Builders

Amazon Inc.

Santa Monica (CA)

Hybrid

USD 131,000 - 178,000

Full time

20 hours ago

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Job summary

Amazon Web Services, Inc. is seeking a Solutions Architect to be deeply embedded in San Francisco's startup ecosystem. You will guide early-stage founders on pragmatic architectures and GenAI-powered products, balancing speed with scalable design.

You will build lasting relationships, write technical content, and share insights at startup events, helping teams move fast while avoiding common pitfalls. This role offers opportunities to influence tooling and collaborate with product and

Qualifications

2+ years of design, implementation, or consulting in applications and infrastructures.
4+ years in domains like software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, security, networking, data & analytics.

Responsibilities

Design and iterate architectures with early-stage founders for scale.
Navigate GenAI landscape: foundation models, AI services, production-ready AI products.
Address model costs, latency, accuracy, safety, and best practices for GenAI apps.
Help build data foundations: vector DBs, data pipelines, RAG, fine-tuning workflows.
Build relationships within SF startup ecosystem with accelerators and VCs.
Bridge feedback to product/engineering to shape tools for startups.
Create technical content (blogs, reference architectures, sample code) for founders.
Present expertise at startup events, demo days, and meetups to boost visibility.