Startup Solutions Architect: Front-Row CTO for Founders

Amazon Inc.

Seattle, Northern (WA, KY)

Hybrid

USD 151,000 - 204,000

Full time

17 hours ago
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401(k) matching
Paid time off
Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon Web Services, Inc. is seeking a Startup Solutions Architect for Early Stage Startups to work with founders across AI/ML, FinTech, ClimateTech, healthcare, and more. You will prototype with startups, advise on architectures, and help scale products while staying credible with engineering teams.

You’ll navigate fast-changing GenAI tools, build reference patterns, and connect founders’ needs to AWS product roadmaps. This role blends hands-on coding with strategic guidance.

Qualifications

  • 4+ years in software/cloud/infrastructure roles.
  • 2+ years in design/implementation/consulting of applications and infrastructures.
  • Experience designing and building apps with AWS services (Lambda, Elastic Beanstalk, Kubernetes).
  • Hands-on GenAI experience in prototype or production settings.
  • Ability to convey complex tech concepts to technical and business audiences.

Responsibilities

  • Act as a trusted technical advisor to a portfolio of early-stage founders, designing architectures right-sized for today and scalable for growth.
  • Get hands-on: prototype, build reference patterns, and demo working solutions with founders.
  • Clarify architectures their coding agents generated, explaining decisions and tradeoffs.
  • Help startups navigate GenAI landscape, selecting foundation models and AI services for production-ready products.
  • Guide founders through build-and-scale decisions, balancing disposable vs. adaptable architectures.
  • Stay technically sharp by experimenting with new models, agent frameworks, and tools.
  • Build and deepen relationships across San Francisco’s startup ecosystem with accelerators and VCs.
  • Be a voice for founders, feeding feedback to AWS product/engineering teams.
  • Scout emerging tech trends and translate signals into AWS roadmaps.
  • Share expertise at startup events and meetups to build trust and visibility.

Skills

GenAI prototyping
Architectural advisory
Communication with founders
Startup empathy

Tools

AWS Lambda
Elastic Beanstalk
Kubernetes

Job description

Amazon Web Services, Inc. is seeking a Startup Solutions Architect for Early Stage Startups to work with founders across AI/ML, FinTech, ClimateTech, healthcare, and more. You will prototype with startups, advise on architectures, and help scale products while staying credible with engineering teams.

You’ll navigate fast-changing GenAI tools, build reference patterns, and connect founders’ needs to AWS product roadmaps. This role blends hands-on coding with strategic guidance.

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