Amazon
Sr. Solutions Architect, Software and Technology
$177K–$239K
Portland, OR +2 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 23, 2026
- Location
- Portland, OR
East Palo Alto, CA
San Francisco, CA - Experience
- 8+ years in technology domains and 3+ years designing, implementing, or consulting on applications and infrastructure.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics or equivalent.
About the job
Defines technical strategy for AWS software and technology customers, validating architectural recommendations through hands-on prototypes and guiding customer adoption of cloud and AI solutions.
What you'll do
- Build prototypes, proofs of concept, and sandbox deployments to validate architectures and accelerate customer decisions.
- Own architectural decisions and technical strategy, advising customers on trade-offs and staying engaged through implementation.
- Partner with sales and customer leaders to grow AWS adoption, identify opportunities, deliver training, and contribute technical content and product feedback.
What they ask for
- 8+ years of experience in specific technology domains such as software development, cloud computing, systems engineering, infrastructure, security, networking, or data and analytics.
- 3+ years of experience designing, implementing, or consulting on applications and infrastructure.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics or equivalent.
- Demonstrated hands-on ability to build and validate solutions, plus communication experience across technical and non-technical audiences, including executives or clients.
Nice to have
- Experience in the Software and Technology segment, with startups or ISVs; or working with end-user or developer communities.
- Production AI/ML experience, AI-augmented development workflows, technical content adopted by peers or customers, or evidence-based influence on customer technical direction.
Pay
USD 176,600.00 - 239,000.00 annually (base salary); USD 176,600.00 - 239,000.00 annually (base salary)
Tools
Kiro, Claude Code, Bedrock, CDK, Terraform, GenAI, RAG pipelines, foundation model integration
AI focus
Lead with Agentic AI and AI-assisted development; build and validate agentic AI solutions, including multi-agent orchestration, RAG pipelines, and foundation model integration.
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