Builds what the customer runs
Forward Deployed Engineer (Model Customization and Optimization), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +3 moreBoston, MA +4
$143,700–$213,800
View job →FDE jobs at Amazon (incl AWS)
Online retail, third-party marketplace, Prime/ads/devices, and AWS — the world's largest cloud platform powering startups and enterprises.
Public · About 5,000+ people · Tech / Retail / Cloud
73 postings, 24 new in the last 30 days19 metrosmedian of posted base ranges $181,000
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How Amazon (incl AWS) describes FDE work
Amazon (incl AWS) · US average
Pre-sales
Evaluation or proposal work before a deal
11% · avg 24%
Below average
Production code
Postings that involve writing production code
92% · avg 81%
Above average
Customer contact
Work done for people outside the company
90% · avg 85%
Above average
Seniority
Senior-level responsibility or above
93% · avg 94%
About average
Travel
How often postings mention travel
41% · avg 40%
About average
0%50%100%
Amazon (incl AWS)’s postings involve pre-sales less often than the US average (11% vs 24%) and describe production code more often (92% vs 81%).
Shares leave out postings that say nothing about a measure. Travel counts silence as no mention. Work arrangement is stated in only 7 of 73 postings, so it is not compared. Compare with all US FDE postings and read the method →
Pay at Amazon (incl AWS)
Across 73 posted ranges, Amazon (incl AWS)’s median sits below $187,000 for senior FDE postings in the US.
Posted base ranges in annual US dollars, from postings that state both ends, each counted at the middle of its range. Bonus, commission and equity are not counted. Compare pay across all Amazon (incl AWS) postings →
Builds what the customer runs
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +3 more +3Boston, MA +5
$168,100–$261,500
4 postings
- Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +3 more · 3d agoView job →
- Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +4 more · 2w agoView job →
- Boston, MA · Bellevue, WA · +4 more · 2w agoView job →
- East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 more · 2w agoView job →
Builds what the customer runs
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Model Customization and Optimization)
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +3 moreBoston, MA +4
$168,100–$250,200
View job →Builds what the customer runs
Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +2 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +3
$143,700–$223,600
View job →Builds what the customer runs
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Sr Forward Deployment Engineering
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +4
$168,100–$261,500
View job →Builds what the customer runs
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +2
$168,100–$261,500
4 postings
- East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 more · 6d agoView job →
- East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 more · 6d agoView job →
- East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 more · 6d agoView job →
- East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 more · 6d agoView job →
Builds what the customer runs
Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +2 moreBoston, MA +3
$143,700–$213,800
View job →Builds what the customer runs
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +4 more +2Boston, MA +4
$168,100–$261,500
2 postings
- Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +4 more · 2w agoView job →
- East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 more · 2w agoView job →
Builds what the customer runs
Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Denver, CO · New York, NY · +2 moreDenver, CO +3
$143,700–$213,800
View job →Builds what the customer runs
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +6 moreBoston, MA +7
$168,100–$261,500
View job →Builds what the customer runs
Sr Software Development Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Seattle, WA · Arlington, VA · +1 moreSeattle, WA +2
$168,100–$250,200
View job →Builds what the customer runs
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Denver, CO · New York, NY · +2 moreDenver, CO +3
$200,100–$297,700
View job →Builds what the customer runs
Delivery Consultant- AI/ML, Data & Machine Learning (DML)
Arlington, VA · Herndon, VA · Denver, CO +2Arlington, VA +4
$131,300–$177,600
5 postings
- Arlington, VA · Herndon, VA · 7d agoView job →
- Denver, CO · Jessup, MD · +2 more · 3w agoView job →
- Arlington, VA · Herndon, VA · 4w agoView job →
- Arlington, VA · Herndon, VA · 4w agoView job →
- Arlington, VA · Herndon, VA · 3mo agoView job →
Builds what the customer runs
Senior Software Engineer, Security Services and Observability, Amazon Web Services
Irvine, CA · Herndon, VA · +1 moreIrvine, CA +2On-site
$168,100–$227,400
View job →Builds what the customer runs
Sr. Delivery Consultant - AI/ML, WWPS ProServe
Jersey City, NJ · Austin, TX · +6 moreJersey City, NJ +2
$154,000–$239,000
2 postings
- Jersey City, NJ · Austin, TX · +6 more · 3w agoView job →
- Jersey City, NJ · Austin, TX · +6 more · 5w agoView job →
Builds what the customer runs
Delivery Consultant- AI/ML, WWPS ProServe
Jersey City, NJ · Austin, TX · +8 moreJersey City, NJ +9
$131,300–$204,300
View job →Leads the deployment team
Forward Deployed Engineering Manager, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Arlington, VA · +6 moreBoston, MA +7
$184,900–$287,700
View job →Builds for teams inside the company
Sr. Software Development Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
New York, NY
$184,900–$250,200
View job →Builds for teams inside the company
Security Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Mountain View, CA · Boston, MA · +4 more +1Mountain View, CA +3
$159,000–$213,000
3 postings
- Mountain View, CA · Boston, MA · +4 more · 5w agoView job →
- Dallas, TX · 5w agoView job →
- Mountain View, CA · Boston, MA · +4 more · 7w agoView job →
Builds for teams inside the company
Senior Security Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +4 more +1Boston, MA +3
$175,100–$247,600
2 postings
- Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +4 more · 5w agoView job →
- Mountain View, CA · Boston, MA · +4 more · 5w agoView job →
Leads the deployment team
Director, Product Management — Forward Deployed Engineering, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE)
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +1 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +2
$237,500–$350,000
View job →Leads the deployment team
Forward Deployed Engineering Manager, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Arlington, VA · Seattle, WA · +2 moreArlington, VA +3
$184,900–$275,200
View job →Integrates and configures it
Senior Delivery Consultant – DevOps, WWPS ProServe
Denver, CO · Arlington, VA · +1 moreDenver, CO +2
$153,600–$207,800
View job →Integrates and configures it
Sr. Delivery Consultant, WWPS ProServe
Herndon, VA · Jessup, MDHerndon, VA +1
$153,600–$207,800
2 postings
- Herndon, VA · 6w agoView job →
- Jessup, MD · 7mo agoView job →
Integrates and configures it
Delivery Consultant, WWPS ProServe
Denver, CO · Arlington, VA · +1 moreDenver, CO +2
$131,300–$177,600
View job →Integrates and configures it
Senior Delivery Consultant – Emerging Tech, WWPS ProServe
Denver, CO · Arlington, VA · +1 moreDenver, CO +2
$153,600–$207,800
View job →$153,600–$207,800
View job →Integrates and configures it
Delivery Consultant - DevOps, WWPS ProServe
Denver, CO · Arlington, VA · +1 moreDenver, CO +2
$131,300–$177,600
View job →Integrates and configures it
Senior Delivery Consultant - Security, WWPS Professional Services - GPS
Herndon, VA
$153,600–$207,800
View job →Integrates and configures it
Assoc Delivery Cons, AI/ML, A2C ProServe Shared Delivery
Jersey City, NJ · Arlington, VA · +2 moreJersey City, NJ +2
$98,200–$185,000
2 postings
- Jersey City, NJ · Arlington, VA · +2 more · 2mo agoView job →
- Jersey City, NJ · Arlington, VA · +2 more · 3mo agoView job →
Integrates and configures it
Delivery Consultant- AI/ML, WWPS ProServe Delivery Team
Arlington, VA · Herndon, VAArlington, VA +1
$131,300–$177,600
View job →Integrates and configures it
Delivery Consultant , WWPS ProServe
Atlanta, GA · Dallas, TX · +2 moreAtlanta, GA +3
$131,300–$177,600
View job →Integrates and configures it
Associate Delivery Consultant – AIML, A2C ProServe Shared Delivery (SDT)
Chicago, IL · Jersey City, NJ · +4 moreChicago, IL +2
$98,200–$185,000
2 postings
- Chicago, IL · Jersey City, NJ · +4 more · 3mo agoView job →
- Chicago, IL · Jersey City, NJ · +4 more · 3mo agoView job →
Integrates and configures it
Associate Delivery Consultant - AIML, Professional Services A2C Delivery
Jessup, MD
$98,200–$160,000
View job →Integrates and configures it
Sr Delivery Consultant- AI/ML, Data & Machine Learning (DML)
Arlington, VA · Herndon, VAArlington, VA +1
$153,600–$207,800
View job →Integrates and configures it
Sr. Delivery Consultant, National Security (NatSec) Professional Services (ProServe)
Jessup, MD
$153,600–$207,800
View job →Integrates and configures it
Associate Delivery Consultant – AIML, ProServe A2C Delivery , Proserve A2C
Arlington, VA
$98,200–$160,000
View job →Integrates and configures it
Senior Delivery Consultant - Security
Denver, CO · Jessup, MD · +3 moreDenver, CO +4
$153,600–$207,800
View job →Integrates and configures it
Delivery Consultant- Data, WWPS ProServe Data and Machine Learning
Arlington, VA · Herndon, VAArlington, VA +1On-site
$131,300–$177,600
2 postings
- Arlington, VA · Herndon, VA · 4mo agoView job →
- Arlington, VA · Herndon, VA · 6mo agoView job →
Integrates and configures it
Sr. Delivery Consultant - AI/ML, AWS ProServe
Arlington, VA · Dallas, TXArlington, VA +1
$153,600–$207,800
View job →Integrates and configures it
Sr. Delivery Consultant - Application Development, AWS WWPS ProServe
Arlington, VA · Dallas, TXArlington, VA +1
$153,600–$207,800
View job →Integrates and configures it
Delivery Consultant - Application Development, AWS ProServe
Dallas, TX · Arlington, VADallas, TX +1
$131,300–$177,600
2 postings
- Dallas, TX · Arlington, VA · 4mo agoView job →
- Dallas, TX · Arlington, VA · 4mo agoView job →
Integrates and configures it
Sr. Delivery Consultant - AI/ML, AWS WWPS ProServe
Arlington, VA · Dallas, TXArlington, VA +1
$153,600–$207,800
View job →Integrates and configures it
Sr. Delivery Consultant- Data & Analytics, WWPS, ProServe Non Profits Organization (NPO)
Herndon, VA · Chicago, IL · +1 moreHerndon, VA +2On-site
$153,600–$207,800
View job →Integrates and configures it
Cloud Solutions Consultant, National Security (NatSec) Professional Services (ProServe)
Jessup, MD
$153,600–$207,800
View job →Integrates and configures it
WWPS ProServe Consultant, WWPS Professional Services
Jessup, MD · Arlington, VA · +3 moreJessup, MD +4
$153,600–$207,800
View job →Builds for teams inside the company
Senior Software Development Engineer, Frontier AI Tools
Austin, TX · Seattle, WA · +1 moreAustin, TX +2
$168,100–$227,400
View job →Builds for teams inside the company
Sr TPM, Fwd Deployed Engineer , Business Innovation and AI
Nashville, TN · Bellevue, WANashville, TN +1
$141,300–$201,200
View job →Builds for teams inside the company
TPM, Fwd Deployed Engineer, Business Innovation and AI
Nashville, TN · Bellevue, WANashville, TN +1On-site
$120,800–$172,000
View job →$151,200–$204,600
View job →Builds for teams inside the company
Senior Software Development Engineer, AI Acceleration, Amazon Games
Seattle, WA
$168,100–$227,400
2 postings
- Seattle, WA · 7w agoView job →
- Seattle, WA · 11mo agoView job →
Builds for teams inside the company
Sr System Development Engineer, Amazon Leo
Bellevue, WA · Arlington, VA · +1 moreBellevue, WA +2
$151,200–$204,600
View job →Compare these roles with pay ranges at other US FDE employers.
Amazon and AWS FDE postings span enterprise delivery, government work, and customer AI programs with different security and travel requirements.
AWS Forward Deployed Engineering roles place engineers inside strategic enterprise customers. A senior role owns technical strategy and delivery across multi-workstream AI programs, builds production systems, and sets operational standards, evaluation frameworks, and production-readiness criteria.
The Principal Forward Deployed Engineer posting describes production software, multi-agent orchestration, enterprise retrieval systems, reusable architectures, and technical direction across workstreams. The employer lists location-specific salary terms and says the package can include sign-on payments and restricted stock units. The FDE US Government posting requires US citizenship and an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
Compare business, customer group, level, location, clearance, and travel before comparing pay. This page groups Amazon and AWS, so open the individual job for its current terms.
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