Forward Deployed Engineering Manager, FDE US Government

Amazon Web Services (AWS); New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineering Manager to lead a pod of 5–15 engineers embedded within strategic enterprise customers, owning delivery execution and engineering quality for their scope. You will shape technical direction, ensure production readiness of AI systems, and develop your team's careers while representing the FDE practice to AWS stakeholders.

You will also own production excellence, hire and coach engineers, and identify opportunities to expand AI

Qualifications

• Experience leading engineering teams delivering complex AI/ML programs.
• Proven track record in delivery management and customer engagement.
• Ability to define standards and coach engineers toward career growth.

Responsibilities

• Lead FDE pod delivery across one or more customer engagements, staffing for optimal coverage and defining execution cadences.
• Provide technical oversight, review architecture decisions, and align with customer needs and AWS best practices.
• Own production excellence by ensuring readiness criteria and driving improvements within scope.
• Hire, develop, and retain FDE talent; coach junior engineers and contribute to hiring standards.
• Identify opportunities to expand AI adoption and codify learnings into reusable patterns.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Delivery management

AI/ML program oversight

Job description

Description

Application deadline: Sep 16, 2026
A Forward Deployed Engineering Manager (FDE Manager) leads a pod of FDEs embedded within strategic enterprise customers, owning delivery execution, engineering quality, and team development for their scope. FDE Managers own pod-level outcomes — they ensure their team delivers production AI systems that meet customer expectations, develop their engineers' careers, and contribute to the broader FDE practice's engineering standards.
FDE Managers operate at pod/multi-pod scope. They lead 5–15 engineers, own technical delivery across one or more concurrent customer engagements, and define what "great" looks like for their team. They represent the FDE team to customer engineering leaders and AWS stakeholders, balancing delivery execution with people development.
This position requires that the candidate selected be a US Citizen and currently possess and maintain an active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.

Key job responsibilities

Lead FDE pod delivery.

• Own 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 up to 25% travel.
  

Guide technical direction.

• 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 elevate strategically when needed.
  

Own production excellence for your team.

• 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.
  

Build and develop the team.

• 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.
  

Accelerate customer adoption.

• 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.
  

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