Job Description
Are you a passionate problem solver looking to push the boundaries of cloud computing? Are you ready to pioneer new approaches for solving computational problems with AI? Are you a bridge-builder who deploys innovative solutions with partners? Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a Senior Worldwide Partner Solutions Architect to lead technical engagement with our most strategic Semiconductor Partners.
The Semiconductor Partner Solution Architect provides technical leadership across all semiconductor partner engagements, ensuring AWS maintains excellence in performance benchmarking, solution development, and customer demonstrations while serving as the technical authority for the organization. This role oversees performance benchmarking activities, drives industry-standard benchmark programs, and collaborates with partners and ISVs to generate credible, customer-relevant performance data. The Technical Lead works with semiconductor partners to design technical enablement, creating content including reference architectures and best practices. Your technical solutions and insights will shape how customers transform their cloud computing approaches for the AI era.
AWS Partner Solutions Architects (PSAs) are technologists with deep domain-specific expertise, able to address advanced concepts and feature designs. As part of the AWS Worldwide Specialist Organization, PSAs work with partners who have complex challenges that require expert-level knowledge to solve. PSAs craft scalable, flexible, and resilient technical architectures that address those challenges.
If you're excited about being at the forefront of compute technology and want to make a lasting impact on how businesses scale AI and cloud computing - this role offers you the platform, the resources, and the opportunity to shape the future.
Key job responsibilities
In this role, you own technical strategy for AWS's semiconductor partners, working at the intersection of technology and business transformation. You'll collaborate with our largest and most strategic partners, helping them develop high performance architectures that deliver exceptional customer value. Your insights will shape both partner strategies and AWS's approach to compute technology.
• Develop and execute industry-standard benchmark programs (STAC, MLPerf, SPEC, etc.) across AWS semiconductor partners. Collaborate with partners and ISVs to generate credible, customer-relevant performance data, ensuring technical accuracy and competitive positioning of all claims.
• Design and deploy technical enablement programs for AWS field teams and partner organizations. This takes the form of reference architectures and solution briefs, demonstration environments showcasing EC2 instance performance advantages, and thought leadership initiatives including whitepapers, blog posts, and conference presentations
• Working with semiconductor partners, lead solution development for targeted computing applications including HPC, AI/ML, and industry-specific workloads. Provide technical expertise for customer proof-of-concepts and pilot programs.
• Collaborate with EC2 product and specialist teams on instance optimization and workload performance.
• Share best-practice knowledge amongst the worldwide AWS solution architect community.
• Identify technical differentiation for AWS compute offerings. Monitor competitive landscape and emerging technology trends.
About the team
Join a team that's pioneering innovation at the forefront of cloud computing, in advanced technology domains such as Core Computing, HPC, Physical AI, and Quantum Computing. The AWS Core and Advanced Computing Partner GTM team isn't just building partnerships - we're creating the future through an elite network of innovators.
Our Vision is bold: To pioneer the premier network of Computing partners that propels AWS growth and customer success through innovative solutions, technical excellence, and tightly coupled Go-To-Market execution. We do this by partnering with the most impactful partners in our industry, investing in key ISVs, systems integrators, and semiconductor partners who can accelerate adoption of strategic AWS services and workloads. Through technical leadership, partner channel experience, and go-to-market expertise, we create repeatable models that empower both our partners and AWS field teams to deliver customer outcomes.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
• 5+ years of infrastructure architecture, database architecture and networking experience
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related fields
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
• 8+ years of infrastructure architecture, database architecture and networking experience
• Experience working with end user or developer communities
• Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or related fields
• Experience communicating across technical and non-technical audiences, including executive level stakeholders or clients
• Experience with AWS Services including EC2, Lambda, S3, DynamoDB, SQS
• Experience building cross-functional partnerships and influencing stakeholders across the organization to act without having a direct reporting relationship
• Deep understanding of semiconductor architecture for large scale enterprise workloads in domains such as CAE/CFD, EDA, and financial services.
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.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
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 https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
USA, CA, Mountain View - 176,600.00 - 239,000.00 USD annually
USA, CA, San Francisco - 176,600.00 - 239,000.00 USD annually
USA, IL, Chicago - 153,600.00 - 207,800.00 USD annually
USA, MA, Boston - 153,600.00 - 207,800.00 USD annually
USA, TX, Austin - 153,600.00 - 207,800.00 USD annually
USA, VA, Arlington - 153,600.00 - 207,800.00 USD annually
The Semiconductor Partner Solution Architect provides technical leadership across all semiconductor partner engagements, ensuring AWS maintains excellence in performance benchmarking, solution development, and customer demonstrations while serving as the technical authority for the organization. This role oversees performance benchmarking activities, drives industry-standard benchmark programs, and collaborates with partners and ISVs to generate credible, customer-relevant performance data. The Technical Lead works with semiconductor partners to design technical enablement, creating content including reference architectures and best practices. Your technical solutions and insights will shape how customers transform their cloud computing approaches for the AI era.
AWS Partner Solutions Architects (PSAs) are technologists with deep domain-specific expertise, able to address advanced concepts and feature designs. As part of the AWS Worldwide Specialist Organization, PSAs work with partners who have complex challenges that require expert-level knowledge to solve. PSAs craft scalable, flexible, and resilient technical architectures that address those challenges.
If you're excited about being at the forefront of compute technology and want to make a lasting impact on how businesses scale AI and cloud computing - this role offers you the platform, the resources, and the opportunity to shape the future.
Key job responsibilities
In this role, you own technical strategy for AWS's semiconductor partners, working at the intersection of technology and business transformation. You'll collaborate with our largest and most strategic partners, helping them develop high performance architectures that deliver exceptional customer value. Your insights will shape both partner strategies and AWS's approach to compute technology.
• Develop and execute industry-standard benchmark programs (STAC, MLPerf, SPEC, etc.) across AWS semiconductor partners. Collaborate with partners and ISVs to generate credible, customer-relevant performance data, ensuring technical accuracy and competitive positioning of all claims.
• Design and deploy technical enablement programs for AWS field teams and partner organizations. This takes the form of reference architectures and solution briefs, demonstration environments showcasing EC2 instance performance advantages, and thought leadership initiatives including whitepapers, blog posts, and conference presentations
• Working with semiconductor partners, lead solution development for targeted computing applications including HPC, AI/ML, and industry-specific workloads. Provide technical expertise for customer proof-of-concepts and pilot programs.
• Collaborate with EC2 product and specialist teams on instance optimization and workload performance.
• Share best-practice knowledge amongst the worldwide AWS solution architect community.
• Identify technical differentiation for AWS compute offerings. Monitor competitive landscape and emerging technology trends.
About the team
Join a team that's pioneering innovation at the forefront of cloud computing, in advanced technology domains such as Core Computing, HPC, Physical AI, and Quantum Computing. The AWS Core and Advanced Computing Partner GTM team isn't just building partnerships - we're creating the future through an elite network of innovators.
Our Vision is bold: To pioneer the premier network of Computing partners that propels AWS growth and customer success through innovative solutions, technical excellence, and tightly coupled Go-To-Market execution. We do this by partnering with the most impactful partners in our industry, investing in key ISVs, systems integrators, and semiconductor partners who can accelerate adoption of strategic AWS services and workloads. Through technical leadership, partner channel experience, and go-to-market expertise, we create repeatable models that empower both our partners and AWS field teams to deliver customer outcomes.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
• 5+ years of infrastructure architecture, database architecture and networking experience
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related fields
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
• 8+ years of infrastructure architecture, database architecture and networking experience
• Experience working with end user or developer communities
• Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or related fields
• Experience communicating across technical and non-technical audiences, including executive level stakeholders or clients
• Experience with AWS Services including EC2, Lambda, S3, DynamoDB, SQS
• Experience building cross-functional partnerships and influencing stakeholders across the organization to act without having a direct reporting relationship
• Deep understanding of semiconductor architecture for large scale enterprise workloads in domains such as CAE/CFD, EDA, and financial services.
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.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
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 https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
USA, CA, Mountain View - 176,600.00 - 239,000.00 USD annually
USA, CA, San Francisco - 176,600.00 - 239,000.00 USD annually
USA, IL, Chicago - 153,600.00 - 207,800.00 USD annually
USA, MA, Boston - 153,600.00 - 207,800.00 USD annually
USA, TX, Austin - 153,600.00 - 207,800.00 USD annually
USA, VA, Arlington - 153,600.00 - 207,800.00 USD annually
💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The Senior Partner Solutions Architect - Semiconductor Partners, Core and Advanced Compute position is now open for candidates interested in the IT Engineer & Developer Jobs sector. This role in Chicago offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in IT Engineer & Developer Jobs is a plus.
