Startup Solutions Architect, Startups

Do you like startups Are you interested in cloud computing Come join us!

Startups are the enterprises of the future. These young companies are founded by ambitious people who have a desire to build something meaningful and to challenge the status quo. To address underserved customers or to challenge incumbents. They usually operate in an environment of scarcity: whether thats capital engineering resource or experience. This is where you come in.

The AWS Startup Solutions Architecture team is dedicated to working with these early stage startup companies as they build their businesses. Were here to make sure that they can deploy the best most scalable and most secure architectures possible and that they spend as little time and money as possible doing so.

We are looking for technical builders who love the idea of working with early stage startups to help them as they this role youll work directly with a variety of interesting customers and help them make the best (and sometimes the most pragmatic) technical decisions along the way. Youll have a chance to build enduring relationships with these companies and establish yourself as a trusted advisor.

As well as spending time working directly with customers youll also get time to sharpen the saw and keep your skills fresh. We have more than 200 services across a range of different categories and its important that we can help startups take advantages of the right ones. Youll also play an important role as an advocate with our product teams to make sure we are building the right products for the startups you work with.

For the customers you dont get to work with on a 1:1 basis youll get the chance to share your knowledge more broadly by working on technical content and presenting at events.

Key job responsibilities
Help a diverse range of startups to adopt the right architecture at each part of their lifecycle
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

About the team
Diverse Experiences
Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting hasnt followed a traditional path or includes alternative experiences dont let it stop you from applying.

Why AWS Amazon
Web Services (AWS) is the worlds most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating thats why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home which is why flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home theres nothing we cant achieve in the cloud. Inclusive

Mentorship and Career Growth
Were continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earths Best Employer. Thats why youll find endless knowledge-sharing mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

- 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 working within software development or Internet-related industries
- Experience migrating or transforming legacy customer solutions to the cloud
- Experience with AWS technologies
- Experience designing or advising on production agentic AI architectures including multi-agent orchestration tool-use frameworks memory/state management and agent runtime selection. Ability to guide customers on production hardening: observability cost attribution session isolation fallback strategies and human-in-the-loop patterns.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process including support for the interview or onboarding process please visit for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt listed please contact your Recruiting Partner.

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. Learn more about our benefits at IL Chicago - 131300.00 - 177600.00 USD annually