Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering

fde; Boston, New York (MA, NY); On-site; USD 168,000 - 262,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon’s AWS Forward Deployed Engineering team seeks Sr Forward Deployed Engineer to design, build, deploy and run AI-powered production systems with customer engineers. Location options include Mountain View/SF, New York, Boston and more.

Expected compensation spans multiple cities, with base salaries shown per location and RSUs/sign-on depending on seniority. The role emphasizes creating reusable accelerators for the wider FDE organization and leading technical delivery across multi-workstream

Job description

Embeds inside a strategic enterprise customer to design, build, deploy, and run AI-powered production systems alongside the customer's engineers. Leads technical delivery across multi-workstream AI programs, sets operational and evaluation standards, and creates reusable architectures and accelerators for the FDE practice. Base by location: Mountain View/SF $193,300-$261,500; New York $184,900-$250,200; Boston/Arlington/Herndon/Bellevue/Seattle $168,100-$227,400.

AWS now runs a dedicated Forward Deployed Engineering practice with Senior and Principal bands listed side by side, and the senior seat is asked to build reusable accelerators for the wider FDE org, not only ship for one customer.

Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering at Amazon (AWS). Location: Mountain View / San Francisco / Boston / New York / Arlington / Herndon / Bellevue / Seattle. Compensation: $168K-$262K base + sign-on and RSUs. Posted October 17, 2026.