Amazon Web Services, Inc.

Technology

StartupSolutionsArchitect

$151–204k San Francisco, California, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Mid+ candidates.

The Brief

“Startup Solutions Architect at Amazon Web Services, Inc.. Skills: Startup ecosystem, Cloud architecture, AI/ML products. Design and iterate on architectures. Help startups navigate GenAI landscape”

Industry & Context.

Technology
Problems you'll solve

Solve hard technical problems

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

2+ years design, implementation, or consulting experience, 4+ years specific technology domain experience

Nice to Have

Experience in software development, Experience in Internet-related industries, Experience migrating legacy solutions to cloud, Experience with AWS technologies (dev/ops), Experience with end user communities, Experience with developer communities

What You'll Do.

Design and iterate on architectures

Help startups navigate GenAI landscape

Select foundation models

Build AI-powered products

Build AI-powered services

Guide founders through GenAI challenges

Implement AI best practices

Support startups building data foundations

Build vector databases

Build retrieval-augmented generation

Build fine-tuning workflows

Build and deepen relationships

Connect founder feedback to product teams

Connect founder needs to engineering teams

Create technical content

Create reference architectures

Share expertise at startup events

Present at developer meetups

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional teams; Product teams; Engineering teams

Communication Scope

Technical content; Presentations

Full Job Description

Are you passionate about startups? Do you get excited about helping founders solve hard technical problems at the earliest and most critical stages of building their company? We're looking for a Solutions Architect who wants to be deeply embedded in San Francisco's startup ecosystem. Come join us! Early-stage startups are unlike any other customer. Founders are moving fast, resources are tight, and the technical decisions they make today can either unlock their growth or become a bottleneck six months from now. Many of these companies are coming straight out of top accelerators like Y Combinator or are freshly backed by leading VC firms, and they need a trusted technical advisor in their corner. This is where you come in. In this role, you'll work directly with early-stage founders across a wide range of industries including AI/ML, FinTech, ClimateTech, healthcare, consumer, B2B SaaS, and more. You'll help them make smart, pragmatic architectural decisions that set them up to move fast without breaking things later. You'll have the chance to build real, lasting relationships with these founders and establish yourself as one of the first trusted technical voices in their journey. You won't be handing founders a generic playbook. On any given week you might be helping a first-time founder think through their architecture before they've written a single line of code, helping a seed-stage company figure out how to scale after an unexpected viral launch, or working through a compliance challenge with a FinTech startup that needs to move quickly but can't afford to cut corners. Beyond your direct work with founders, you'll also get time to stay sharp and keep your technical skills fresh. You'll act as a voice for the startups you work with, making sure the right products and features are being built for their needs. And you'll have plenty of opportunities to share your knowledge more broadly by writing technical content and presenting at startup and developer events acros

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