Forward-Deployed AI Delivery Manager

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 185,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services, Inc. is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineering Manager to lead a pod of FDEs embedded with strategic enterprise customers, delivering production AI systems and developing engineers’ careers.

You will own pod-level outcomes, balance delivery with people development, and represent the team to AWS stakeholders across multiple engagements. The role manages 5–15 engineers, travels 30–50% as needed, and shapes engineering standards within the FDE practice while expanding AI

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in CS/Engineering/Math or related field.
• 7+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• 3+ years of engineering team management experience.
• 3+ years of experience working in an Agile, startup, or rapidly scaling environment.
• Experience communicating technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences, including senior leadership.
• Experience with agentic and spec-driven development (developing AI agents a plus).
• Experience building or deploying AI/ML applications in production environments at scale.

Responsibilities

• Lead FDE pod delivery across one or more customer engagements. Staff and structure the team for optimal customer coverage. Define execution cadences and ensure consistent engineering quality across active programs. Requires 30–50% travel.
• Provide technical oversight for customer AI programs within your scope. Review architecture decisions and ensure alignment with customer needs and AWS best practices. Resolve technical blockers and escape strategically when needed.
• Ensure operational standards, evaluation frameworks, and production readiness criteria are met for AI systems your team builds. Drive improvements that raise the operational bar within your scope.
• Hire, develop, and retain FDE talent. Coach junior FDEs toward independence and career growth. Drive performance management and create development plans. Contribute to hiring bar and calibration standards.
• Identify opportunities to expand AI adoption within your customer engagements. Ensure learnings are codified into reusable patterns and fed back into the broader FDE practice.

Skills

Engineering leadership

AI/ML domain knowledge

Effective communication

Agile / startup culture

Education

Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field

Tools

React

TypeScript

Python

Go

Job description

Amazon Web Services, Inc. is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineering Manager to lead a pod of FDEs embedded with strategic enterprise customers, delivering production AI systems and developing engineers’ careers.

You will own pod-level outcomes, balance delivery with people development, and represent the team to AWS stakeholders across multiple engagements. The role manages 5–15 engineers, travels 30–50% as needed, and shapes engineering standards within the FDE practice while expanding AI