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# Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering

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Amazon (incl AWS) posts a FDE role to build what the customer runs in Boston, MA and 3 more, at $143,700–$213,800 base, below the senior FDE median of $190,000 across 1,864 postings with pay. Translate customer requirements and constraints into technical designs for AI-enabled production systems. Read from the employer’s posting on November 8, 2026.

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Posted Oct 12, 2026 by Amazon (incl AWS) · open on Amazon (incl AWS) careers as of Nov 8, 2026

**$143,700–$213,800** *annualized* Boston, MA +3 Full-time

Translate customer requirements and constraints into technical designs for AI-enabled production systems.

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## At a glance

### Posted base pay

$144K–$214K Below the median

Midpoint $179K · median $190K

This job $144K to $214K. Senior FDE postings, 1,864 postings: the middle 50% of posted pay is $160K to $220K, median $190K.

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### The work

Builds what the customer runs

Balance **Mostly building**

Project stages

1. Pre-sales (not covered)
2. Proof of concept (not covered)
3. Implementation
4. Operations

Travel **Up to 50%**

- **Coding**: Writes production code

- **Builds for**: External customers

- **Level**: Senior

- **Role**: Individual contributor

### What they ask for

Experience

- **3+ years** non-internship professional software development
- **2+ years** working in an Agile, startup, or rapidly scaling environment
- **3+ years** full software development lifecycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations *Preferred*

Background

- **Software engineering**

### Do you meet what the posting states?

The posting asks for 2+ years. How many do you have?

The posting reads as a senior role. What level are you at now?

The job is in Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +2 more. Could you work in one of these?

Which of these have you used in production?

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## Conditions

- **Location**: Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · Arlington, VA · New York, NY

- **Employment type**: Full-time

- **Travel**: Up to 50%

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## The job description from Amazon (incl AWS)

Posted by Amazon (incl AWS) on Oct 12, 2026

A Forward Deployed Engineer II (FDE II) embeds directly inside a strategic enterprise customer to independently design, build, deploy, and run AI-powered production systems alongside the customer's engineering team. FDE IIs write production-grade software and own delivery of complete AI workstreams end-to-end — from requirements gathering through production deployment — combining the technical rigor of an AWS SDE with the urgency and ownership required to deliver measurable customer business outcomes.

FDE IIs are autonomous contributors. They deliver working features spanning the full software lifecycle. They design cohesive implementations for ambiguous problems, making design trade-offs with appropriate guidance. They take on projects where the business problem is understood but implementations are not fully fleshed out, balancing constraints and limiting short-term workarounds. They coach others on producing high-quality code and train new team members.

Key job responsibilities
Embed within customer engineering teams. Work with customers, stakeholders, and peers to understand the business and customer value of the systems you build. Understand the customer's business processes, technical architecture, and operational constraints. Translate customer requirements into technical designs for AI-enabled production systems within your workstream. Requires 30–50% travel.

Build production AI applications. Design and develop production-grade software powering AI and agentic workflows — retrieval pipelines, workflow automation, API orchestration layers, data integration. Solve difficult problems with visible risks or roadblocks, bringing clarity and identifying simple designs for solutions. Integrate foundation models, customer data sources, and existing applications into cohesive AI experiences. Optimize for latency, reliability, and cost.

Own production for your workstream. Be a significant contributor to the full software development lifecycle including scoping, design, code, testing, deployment, operations, and maintenance. Troubleshoot production incidents across AI models, distributed systems, and application services. Ensure root causes of operational issues are identified and resolved. Implement monitoring, evaluations, guardrails, and CI/CD that keep AI systems healthy. Don't settle for the status quo — routinely identify and execute on opportunities to improve operations.

Mentor and uplift. Actively mentors and trains new team members on how systems are constructed, operated, and fit into the bigger picture. Coach others on producing high-quality code through mechanisms such as code review. Be active in the code review process, providing meaningful feedback to others.

Accelerate customer adoption. Identify opportunities to expand AI adoption within your customer engagement. Codify reusable patterns and accelerators that benefit future customer deployments and feed back into AWS services. Make enhancements that improve your team's software and processes.

### Basic qualifications

3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 2+ years of experience working in an Agile, startup, or rapidly scaling environment
- Experience communicating technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent professional experience
- Experience with agentic and spec-driven development (developing AI agents a plus)
- Experience with AI tools: eval frameworks, agent tooling, RAG pipelines, and prompt engineering

### Preferred qualifications

3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
- Experience working in customer production environments
- Experience building or deploying AI/ML applications in production environments
- Background as a founder, engineering lead, or startup builder with high ownership and urgency
- Prior experience with React, TypeScript, Python, and/or Go
- Experience interfacing with customers or leading technical projects with external stakeholders
- Experience working with teams that build and scale end-to-end production systems
- Experience with AWS services

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, MA, Boston - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually
USA, NY, New York - 158,100.00 - 213,800.00 USD annually
USA, VA, Arlington - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually
USA, WA, Seattle - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually

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## About Amazon (incl AWS)

Online retail, third-party marketplace, Prime/ads/devices, and AWS — the world's largest cloud platform powering startups and enterprises.

Public · 5000+ people

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