Senior AI Production Architect (Forward-Deployed)

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Seattle (WA)

On-site

USD 168,000 - 227,000

Full time

42 hours ago

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Job summary

Amazon Web Services, Inc. is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) to embed with strategic enterprise customers, design and deploy AI-powered production systems, and own end-to-end outcomes from prototype to enterprise-scale deployment.

The role combines AWS SDE rigor with ownership to deliver measurable customer business outcomes. You will write production-grade software, create reusable architectures, and drive operational excellence across multiple workstreams, including defining patterns

Qualifications

5+ years of non-internship software development experience.
5+ years of programming with at least one language.
5+ years of leading design or architecture of new and existing systems.
Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team.
Experience communicating technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Experience leading AI-enabled production systems at scale.

Responsibilities

Lead technical delivery across customer engagements and define technical strategy.
Architect and build production AI systems at scale across multi-workstream engagements.
Define operational standards and production readiness criteria for AI systems.
Scale the team's effectiveness by defining engineering patterns and mentoring junior FDEs.
Accelerate customer transformation by creating accelerators and reusable platforms.