Amazon · 6 hours ago
Sr. Prototyping Architect, Prototyping and AI Customer Engineering (PACE)
Santa Clara, California, USA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$177K/yr - $239K/yr
8+ years expAmazon Web Services (AWS) is a leading cloud platform that drives global adoption of cloud technology. The Sr. Prototyping Architect role focuses on building innovative AI prototypes with customers, utilizing cutting-edge Generative AI technologies to create production-ready solutions that transform customer visions into reality.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)DeliveryE-CommerceFoundational AIRetail
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
Qualification
Required
8+ years of specific technology domain areas (e.g. software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, data & analytics) experience
Experience building complex software systems that have been successfully delivered to customers, or experience contributing to the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current systems
Experience working with or having knowledge of cloud computing and existing cloud technologies
4+ years of programming with at least one modern language such as C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, Ruby experience
Working knowledge of AI/ML technologies, with particular interest in or exposure to Generative AI, large language models, or emerging AI technologies
Preferred
Proven experience architecting production-grade solutions on AWS, with specific experience in generative AI and large language model services
Hands-on experience building agentic AI systems: multi-agent orchestration, tool use, autonomous reasoning patterns
Proficiency in leveraging AI-driven development workflows to accelerate prototyping and delivery
Track record of delivering customer prototypes and POCs that shaped enterprise adoption strategies
AWS Certifications (Solutions Architect, Developer, or Machine Learning) or equivalent
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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