✦ Luna Orbit — Cloud & Infrastructure

Principal Solutions Architect, Startups

at Amazon.com

📍 US, CA, San Francisco Onsite Posted April 04, 2026
Type Full-Time
Experience lead
Exp. Years 10+ years
Education Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics or equivalent
Category Cloud & Infrastructure

Senior AWS Solutions Architect working with startups to design scalable cloud architectures and shape technology strategy. You’ll evangelize AWS services, mentor peers, and influence product roadmaps for startup customers.

  • Own and drive technical strategy for a global technology customer
  • Design and deliver large-scale architectures and technical solutions
  • Serve as a trusted advisor to customer leadership
  • Lead cross-organizational initiatives requiring consensus and collaboration
  • Mentor other Solutions Architects

Scope includes AWS cloud services, end-to-end architectural design, and cross-functional leadership to drive cloud transformations for startups. You’ll build reusable patterns, content, and events to accelerate adoption.

The ideal candidate is a senior AWS Solutions Architect with 10+ years of experience, a proven track record delivering large-scale cloud architectures for global customers, and a passion for startups. They excel at strategic technology planning, executive-level communication, mentoring, and shaping product roadmaps with internal and external stakeholders.

10+ years of specific technology domain areasBachelor's degree in computer scienceengineeringmathematics or equivalentExperience developing technology solutions and evangelising end-to-end technology roadmaps that guide IT transformations toward cloud computingExperience communicating across technical and non-technical audiences and at C-levelincluding trainingworkshopspublications
Knowledge of distributed systems design and implementation or equivalentKnowledge of large scale automation and workflow management or equivalentKnowledge of database design and implementation or equivalentKnowledge of presentations and whiteboarding skills with a high degree of comfort speaking with internal and external executivesIT managementand developersExperience architectingmigratingtransforming or modernizing customer requirements to the cloud
Amazon Web ServicesAWS Management Console
Amazon Web ServicesAWSSolutions Architectcloud computingend-to-end technology roadmapslarge-scale architecturestechnology strategytrusted advisorC-levelpresentationswhiteboardingmentoringglobal technology customerleadershipcross-functional collaboration
Amazon Web ServicesAWSSolutions Architectcloud computingend-to-end technology roadmapsdesigning large-scale architecturesstakeholder managementC-level communicationpresentationswhiteboardingmentoringtechnical strategy
leadershipmentoringcross-functional collaborationcommunicationpublic speakingproblem solving
Industry SaaS
Job Function Lead AWS startup-focused solutions architecture and strategy to help startups leverage AWS at scale
Role Subtype Solutions Architect
Tech Domains Amazon Web Services, Cloud computing, End-to-end technology roadmaps, Large-scale architectures, Cross-organizational leadership
Amazon Web ServicesAWSSolutions Architectcloud computingend-to-end technology roadmapslarge-scale architecturestechnology strategytrusted advisorC-levelpresentationswhiteboardingstartup ecosystemacceleratorsincubatorsVCstechnical contenteventsMentormentoringglobal technology customerC-level communication

10+ years of relevant technology experience, Bachelor's degree in CS/engineering or equivalent, Experience communicating at C-level

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