> AI agents: this is one page of Nextmove’s FDE site, in Markdown. Nextmove is a job board and free career service for forward deployed engineers (FDEs). Each posting is classified from its text, not its title: the kind of work, how much of it is production code, pre-sales weight, time at customer sites, travel, remote arrangement, level and posted base pay. The site also publishes the aggregates: median pay by level, metro, company and kind of work, and which companies started hiring FDEs each week. Every page under https://nextmove.md/fde is served this way; the index of pages is https://nextmove.md/llms.txt. # Senior Software Development Engineer, AI Acceleration, Amazon Games Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/946521bb66a23cce Amazon (incl AWS) posts a senior FDE role to build for teams inside the company in Seattle, WA, at $168,100–$227,400 base, level with the senior FDE median of $190,000 across 1,864 postings with pay. Build and operate production AI productivity solutions by embedding with Luna Engineering, Marketing Technology, and business teams, owning engagements from discovery through adoption. Read from the employer’s posting on November 8, 2026. - [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) Posted Nov 17, 2025 by Amazon (incl AWS) · open on Amazon (incl AWS) careers as of Nov 8, 2026 **$168,100–$227,400** *annualized* Seattle, WA Full-time Build and operate production AI productivity solutions by embedding with Luna Engineering, Marketing Technology, and business teams, owning engagements from discovery through adoption. - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%2F946521bb66a23cce&placement=top) - [View posting at Amazon (incl AWS)](https://www.amazon.jobs/en/jobs/3127844/senior-software-development-engineer-ai-acceleration-amazon-games) Free. Upload your resume once, see why each FDE role fits, and get introduced only when you say so. ## At a glance ### Posted base pay $168K–$227K Level with the median Midpoint $198K · median $190K This job $168K to $227K. Senior FDE postings, 1,864 postings: the middle 50% of posted pay is $160K to $220K, median $190K. [Compare pay across all Amazon (incl AWS) postings](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary/amazon-incl-aws) ### The work Builds for teams inside the company Balance **Mostly building** Project stages 1. Pre-sales (not covered) 2. Proof of concept (not covered) 3. Implementation 4. Operations - **Coding**: Writes production code - **Builds for**: Internal teams - **Level**: Senior - **Role**: Technical lead ### What they ask for Experience - **5+ years** Non-internship professional software development - **5+ years** Programming with at least one software programming language - **5+ years** Leading design or architecture of new and existing systems - **5+ years** Full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations *Preferred* - **4+ years** Games industry supporting title development, release, or live operations *Preferred* Background - **Software engineering** ### Do you meet what the posting states? The posting asks for 5+ years. How many do you have? The posting reads as a senior role. What level are you at now? The job is in Seattle, WA. Could you work there? Which of these have you used in production? Answer each one. Nothing is saved or sent. [What postings ask for, by background →](https://nextmove.md/fde/paths) ## Conditions - **Location**: Seattle, WA - **Employment type**: Full-time ## More like this [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Senior Software Development Engineer, AI Acceleration, Amazon Games](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bacab26f5fa06521) Seattle, WA 2mo ago $168,100–$227,400 [T-Mobile](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/t-mobile) ### [Sr Forward Deployment Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fe873f43dfb0ff9d) Bellevue, WA · Frisco, TX 2w ago $142,300–$256,700 [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) ### [AI Tooling Technical Solutions Consultant, GSRS Security Systems and Technology](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b06d4e026bdf987b) Sunnyvale, CA · Austin, TX · +5 more 2w ago $152,000–$221,000 - [Other jobs at Amazon (incl AWS) (80)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ## The job description from Amazon (incl AWS) Posted by Amazon (incl AWS) on Nov 17, 2025 We are seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer to join our AI acceleration team. You will embed directly with internal teams across Luna Engineering, Marketing Technology and Business teams, working with their real workflows and constraints to ship AI powered productivity solutions into production. This is a builder role where you own the outcome end to end, from discovery through a live, adopted deployment, and you feed what you learn in the field back into our shared platform and tooling so every other team benefits. You are a hands on builder who designs, develops, and operates the systems and agents that bring proprietary and third party models into the daily work of internal teams. You translate a team's ambiguous, real world problem into a working technical solution, writing production code in whatever stack the work requires. Between engagements, you turn one off solutions into reusable platform capabilities, agents, SDKs, and patterns that scale from one internal team to the next. We are looking for a highly collaborative engineer with a customer obsessed mindset with strong business acumen. Ambiguity motivates you to invent and solve problems. You are comfortable being the technical owner in front of business teams you serve, including pushing back on request with data backed alternatives. You thrive in fast paced, entrepreneurial environments and are comfortable owning and executing delivery from start to finish. This is an exciting opportunity to fundamentally shift how teams work using AI. Key job responsibilities - Embed with internal teams: you work inside a team's real workflow and constraints to scope, design, and ship AI powered productivity solutions into production. - Own the outcome: you define success with each team up front and stay accountable until the solution is live, adopted, and delivering the agreed productivity result. - Reach production fast and make it stick: you get to a working production deployment quickly, then enable the team to operate and build on the solution over time. - Close the loop to product: when applicable, you turn what you learn in each engagement into reusable platform capabilities, agents, SDKs, and patterns, so a one-off solution for one team becomes the default for the next. - Launch cross-functional agents: you identify high value productivity use cases and partner with domain experts to build transformative agentic workflows and systems. - Stay ahead and pioneer: you track the latest AI methodologies and tooling, bring the best of them into Amazon Games, and act as an evangelist and change agent who shifts how teams work. - You build and operate high scale API infrastructure: you design, develop, and maintain secure, scalable and cost-efficient AI solutions using native AWS. - Ensure enterprise grade security, compliance, and responsible AI underpin every solution. About the team Amazon Games operates Luna, a cloud gaming service that makes it easy for anyone to play high-quality games on the devices they already own—including Fire TV and tablet devices, smartphones, tablets, web browsers, select smart televisions from LG and Samsung, and more--with no need to purchase new gaming consoles or equipment. Luna brings more than 50 games to Prime members at no additional cost, including GameNight, an evolving collection of more than 25 approachable, local multiplayer games designed to bring friends and family together in the living room. To play GameNight titles, simply scan a QR code on your TV and your smartphone becomes your controller. With simple and responsive touchscreen inputs and support for multiple local players, GameNight offers and easy and approachable way to play whether you’re an experienced gamer of a casual fan. ### Basic qualifications Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent - 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience - 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience - 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience - Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team - Experience with AWS or cloud technologies ### Preferred qualifications 5+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience - 4+ years of Games Industry (supporting title Development, Release, or Live Ops) experience - Master's degree in computer science or equivalent - Experience building large-scale machine learning and AI solutions at Internet scale 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, WA, Seattle - 168,100.00 - 227,400.00 USD annually [View posting at Amazon (incl AWS)](https://www.amazon.jobs/en/jobs/3127844/senior-software-development-engineer-ai-acceleration-amazon-games) ## About Amazon (incl AWS) Online retail, third-party marketplace, Prime/ads/devices, and AWS — the world's largest cloud platform powering startups and enterprises. 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