Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering

Amazon Web Services; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 168,000 - 262,000; Full time

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RSUs

Job summary

Amazon Web Services is hiring a Sr Forward Deployed Engineer within the AWS Forward Deployed Engineering team. This role involves embedding with an enterprise customer to design, build, deploy and run AI-powered production systems with the customer's engineering team; you will lead multi-workstream AI programs, set production standards and mentor engineers.

Travel 30–50% across multiple major hubs. Location options include Mountain View, San Francisco, New York, Seattle, Boston, and Arlington

Job description

Embed within a strategic enterprise customer to design, build, deploy and run AI-powered production systems with the customer's engineering team; lead multi-workstream AI programs, set production standards and mentor engineers. Travel 30–50%.

AWS's named FDE org is hiring again with real posted bands: $193K–$262K base in the Bay, plus RSUs and 30–50% travel. Amazon's FDE seats pay base-heavy and equity-light versus the labs.

Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering at Amazon Web Services. Location: Mountain View / San Francisco / New York / Seattle / Boston / Arlington VA +. Compensation : $168K–$262K base + RSUs. Posted August 27, 2026.