Lead AI Agent Building Blocks Architect

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 168,000 - 227,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon.com Services LLC within AWS Applied AI Solutions seeks a technical leader to own AI agent capability architecture, guiding enterprise-scale AI solutions across AWS and a portfolio of business applications. You will mentor engineers, shape a roadmap, and drive reusable building blocks while collaborating with scientists and product managers.

You will design scalable AI components, evaluate new AI technologies, and communicate complex designs to leadership.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• 5+ years of programming with at least one software language.
• 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems.
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team.
• Experience with full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.
• Experience designing and implementing AI/ML systems, including working with LLMs, prompt engineering, retrieval augmented generation (RAG), fine-tuning, or AI agent development.
• Proven track record building distributed systems with well-designed APIs that operate reliably at enterprise scale.
• Demonstrated ability to create reusable software components with clean interfaces that can be leveraged by multiple teams.
• Strong working knowledge of AWS AI/ML services such as Amazon Bedrock, SageMaker, and related infrastructure.
• Successful history of cross-organizational collaboration, driving technical convergence while maintaining delivery velocity.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical architecture and strategy for a critical AI agent capability area, setting the foundation for enterprise-scale AI solutions across AWS
• Lead projects requiring multiple engineers, balancing business goals with technical excellence while navigating ambiguous problem spaces
• Research, evaluate, and integrate state-of-the-art AI technologies, making informed decisions about build vs. leverage approaches
• Design and implement reusable AI components that meet enterprise-grade quality standards while simplifying complex technical challenges
• Drive consensus across teams with different priorities and perspectives to create unified AI building blocks
• Champion engineering best practices, establishing a culture of robust software development with exemplary code organization, clarity, and maintainability
• Mentor and coach other engineers, fostering technical growth while creating an environment where your team thrives independently
• Communicate complex technical designs to diverse audiences, from engineers to non-technical stakeholders and senior leadership

Skills

Non-internship software development

Leadership / tech lead

AI/ML systems design

Distributed systems with APIs

Mentoring / coaching engineers

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or equivalent

Tools

SageMaker

Bedrock

LLMs / prompt engineering

Job description

Amazon.com Services LLC within AWS Applied AI Solutions seeks a technical leader to own AI agent capability architecture, guiding enterprise-scale AI solutions across AWS and a portfolio of business applications. You will mentor engineers, shape a roadmap, and drive reusable building blocks while collaborating with scientists and product managers.

You will design scalable AI components, evaluate new AI technologies, and communicate complex designs to leadership.