Amazon · 22 hours ago
Sr. Solutions Architect, Startups
Santa Monica, California, USA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$154K/yr - $208K/yr
10+ years expAmazon Web Services, Inc. is a leading cloud platform that provides comprehensive services to startups. The Sr. Solutions Architect for Startups will work directly with strategic startup customers to help them accelerate their projects, recommend best-practice architectures, and build technical relationships as a trusted advisor.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)DeliveryE-CommerceFoundational AIRetail
Responsibilities
Work directly with strategic startup customers to accelerate their challenging projects and recommend best-practice architectures in line with their long-term business outcomes
Build technical relationships with customers and operate as their trusted advisor. The best interests of the customer will shape the guidance you provide
Share the voice of the customer to inform the roadmap of AWS features
Participate in the creation and sharing of best practices, technical content and new reference architectures (e.g. white papers, code samples, blog posts)
Evangelize and educate about AWS technology (e.g. through workshops, user groups, meetups, public speaking, online videos or conferences)
Contribute to the growth of the Solutions Architecture organization by interviewing candidates and having a voice in hiring decisions. You will also be helping others develop new skills by mentoring team members
Develop areas of depth in technical domains relevant to your interests and your customer's outcomes
Design and implement proof-of-concepts (POCs) and reference architectures to showcase the value of AWS services and demonstrate their potential impact on the customer's business
Qualification
Required
8+ years of specific technology domain areas (e.g. software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data & analytics) experience
3+ years of design, implementation, or consulting in applications and infrastructures experience
10+ years of IT development or implementation/consulting in the software or Internet industries experience
Preferred
5+ years of infrastructure architecture, database architecture and networking experience
Experience communicating across technical and non-technical audiences, including executive level stakeholders or clients
Experience architecting/operating solutions built on AWS
Benefits
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
Parental leave
Company
Amazon
Amazon is a tech firm with a focus on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$8.11BKey Investors
AmazonKleiner Perkins
2023-01-03Post Ipo Debt· $8B
2001-07-24Post Ipo Equity· $100M
1997-05-15IPO
Leadership Team
Douglas J. Herrington
CEO, Worldwide Amazon Stores
Werner Vogels
VP & CTO
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