Solutions Architect, Frontier AI Startups

About the role

The companies defining the future of AI are a small number of startups training, tuning, and operating models at scale. They are run by ambitious founders, who solve the hardest problems across a variety of different industries. They are moving fast, operating at the edge of what technology can do, and defining the possibilities of computing for years to come.

We are looking for technical builders who are passionate about helping startups at the frontier of AI to grow. This role requires someone who is equally comfortable in deep architectural conversations and advisory discussions. For someone who understands that for a startup, the right technical decision and the right business decision are rarely separate.

In this position, you will work directly with a portfolio of frontier AI startups, helping them architect, train, fine-tune, and deploy AI systems at scale. Your conversations will range from low-level discussions about chip types to high-level explorations of advanced prompt engineering.

Your work will extend beyond individual customer relationships. You will serve as a direct feedback channel to product teams, translating patterns you observe across your portfolio into concrete input on what should be built and improved. You will contribute to the broader technical community through written content and conference presentations, sharing knowledge at a scale that one-on-one work alone cannot reach.

Key job responsibilities

• Advise a range of funded AI Startups to adopt the right architecture for them.
• Support startups in architecting scalable, reliable, and secure solutions.
• Support adoption of a broad range of AWS services to deliver business value and accelerate growth.
• Support the evolution and roadmap of the AWS platform and services, connecting our engineering teams with our customers for feedback.
• Establish and build technical relationships within the startup ecosystem, including accelerators, incubators, and VCs.
• Develop startup specific technical content, such as blog posts, sample code, and solutions to assist customers solve technical problems and reduce time-to-market.

A day in the life

A day in the life of a Frontier AI Solutions Architect is rarely the same. Expect to have a variety of different types of technical conversations revolving around applied AI and infrastructure, meetings with VCs and incubators, and opportunities to build and present AI content and projects.

Basic Qualifications

• 2+ years of design, implementation, or consulting in applications and infrastructures experience
• 4+ years of specific technology domain areas (e.g. software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data & analytics) experience
• Experience in a new unit business or a startup

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working within 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

Additional information

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If the country/region you're applying in isn't listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

Pay and benefits

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave.

USA, CA, East Palo Alto - 151,000.00 - 204,300.00 USD annually

USA, CA, San Francisco - 151,000.00 - 204,300.00 USD annually