Sr. Startup Solutions Architect, Solutions Architect, Early Stage Startups

Sr. Startup Solutions Architect, Solutions Architect, Early Stage Startups

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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 the Southern California 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 or are freshly backed by leading VC firms, and they need a trusted technical advisor in their corner.

• Work hands‑on with early‑stage founders to design and iterate on architectures that are practical for where they are today but built to scale as they grow.
• Help startups navigate the fast‑moving GenAI landscape, from selecting the right foundation models and AI services to building production‑ready AI‑powered products and services.
• Guide founders through the real challenges of building GenAI applications, including managing model costs, latency, accuracy, safety, and AI best practices.
• Support startups in building the right data foundations to power their AI products, whether that’s vector databases, data pipelines, retrieval‑augmented generation (RAG), or fine‑tuning workflows.
• Build and deepen relationships within Southern California’s startup ecosystem, including top accelerators, incubators, and leading VC firms.
• Be a voice for your founders, connecting their feedback and needs directly to product and engineering teams to help shape the tools and services being built for them.
• Create technical content tailored to early‑stage startups, such as blog posts, reference architectures, and sample code, that helps founders move faster and spend less time reinventing the wheel.
• Share your expertise at startup events, demo days, and developer meetups across the Southern California ecosystem to build trust and visibility in the community.

• 8+ years of specific technology domain experience (e.g., software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data & analytics).
• 3+ years of design, implementation, or consulting in applications and infrastructures.
• 10+ years of IT development or implementation/consulting in the software or Internet industries.
• 10+ years of infrastructure architecture, database architecture, and networking experience.
• Experience working with end user or developer communities.

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 (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). . Salary ranges: USA, CA, Irvine –  –  USD annually; USA, CA, Santa Monica –  –  USD annually.

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

Los Angeles County applicants:
Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position.

These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.