Sr. Prototyping Architect, AWS Prototyping and AI Customer Engineering (PACE)

Build the future of AI innovation alongside AWSs most forward-thinking customers. The AWS Prototyping and AI Customer Engineering (PACE) team transforms ambitious ideas into working Generative AI and Agentic AI prototypes in days and weeks - not months - and we need world-class builders who can turn customer visions into reality. If youre passionate about full-stack development love experimenting with cutting-edge AI technologies and thrive on shipping prototypes that demonstrate whats possible with large language models autonomous agents and multi-agent systems this is your opportunity to make history.

In this role youll work hands-on with customers to architect and build production-ready AI prototypes using the latest Generative AI technologies - from prompt engineering and RAG architectures to function calling autonomous agents and complex multi-agent orchestration. Youll leverage AI-driven development tools to write code faster exploring agentic workflows where AI systems can reason plan use tools and collaborate to solve complex problems. Youll be a full-stack developer comfortable with multiple languages and frameworks combining modern application patterns with AWS AI services to rapidly deliver solutions that showcase the transformative potential of Generative AI and Agentic AI. This isnt traditional consulting - youll be writing code making architectural decisions about agent behaviors and LLM integrations and creating breakthrough experiences that influence how organizations globally approach AI adoption.

Position requires travel - generally 25%

Key job responsibilities
- Architect and build working Generative AI and Agentic AI prototypes directly with customers using AWS AI services (Bedrock SageMaker Q Developer) and cloud-native architectures including autonomous agents multi-agent systems RAG architectures and LLM-powered applications that demonstrate production-ready solutions
- Leverage AI-driven development tools (Cursor Kiro Q Developer Cline Windsurf) to accelerate prototype development implementing patterns like prompt engineering function calling agent orchestration and tool use
- Serve as a trusted technical advisor to customers on LLM selection agent design patterns agentic architectures and AI adoption strategies guiding them through complex technical decisions and trade-offs
- Collaborate with Technical Program Managers and Design Technologists to deliver customer engagements on time while partnering with AWS service teams to provide feedback and influence AI product roadmaps
- Create and share reusable patterns and thought leadership through agent frameworks code libraries technical content whitepapers blogs and conference presentations that accelerate Generative AI and Agentic AI adoption across the AWS customer base

A day in the life
Your morning starts with team standup where you and fellow Prototyping Architects align with your Technical Program Manager on customer momentum breakthrough patterns and hard problems at agentic AIs edge. Then into deep coding work building transformative agentic solutions orchestrating multi-agent patterns integrated with AWS AI services. You make architectural decisions that drive measurable business outcomes: faster resolution smarter recommendations autonomous scaling. Mid-morning brings a strategic conversation with customer leadership on how agentic architectures power their business. Afternoon: architecting a retail shopping assistant with specialized agents collaborating with Design Technologists. You document edge cases and patterns that become blueprints for future engagements. As day closes youre context-switching between production code architectural decisions and translating innovation into strategic language for leadership. Youre building solutions that illuminate the path for how enterprises adopt transformative AI.

About the team
The PACE team accelerates innovation for AWS customers setting the direction for enterprise adoption. Were builders: Design Technologists Technical Program Managers and Prototyping Architects building solutions with world-class engineers using emerging technologies. We operate at technologys bleeding edge embracing high-judgment experimentation as a catalyst for breakthrough innovation. We own decisions partner with forward-thinking customers across industries and move at unprecedented speed delivering functional prototypes in weeks and scaling learnings across enterprises. Our work shapes how industries adopt transformative technology. We engage with customer executives collaborate on novel problems and drive impact globally.

- Knowledge of cloud architecture
- 7 years of design implementation or consulting in applications and infrastructures experience

- Knowledge of software development tools and methodologies
- AWS Certifications (Solutions Architect Developer or Machine Learning) or equivalent

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. As a total compensation company Amazons package may include other elements such as sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription basic life & AD&D insurance) Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP) paid time off and other resources to improve health and well-being. We thank all applicants for their interest however only those interviewed will be advised as to hiring status.

CAN ON Toronto - 146000.00 - 211600.00 CAD annually