> 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 Engineer, Security Services and Observability, Amazon Web Services Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b5703d11db556846 Amazon (incl AWS) posts a senior FDE role to build what the customer runs in Irvine, CA and 2 more, at $168,100–$227,400 base, below the staff+ FDE median of $225,000 across 388 postings with pay. Senior SDE III in AWS's Field Innovation Forward Deployed Engineering team, building production AI systems for Fortune 500 enterprises across security, search, observability, and governance. Read from the employer’s posting on November 8, 2026. - [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) Posted Oct 6, 2026 by Amazon (incl AWS) · open on Amazon (incl AWS) careers as of Nov 8, 2026 **$168,100–$227,400** *annualized* Irvine, CA +2 On-site Full-time Senior SDE III in AWS's Field Innovation Forward Deployed Engineering team, building production AI systems for Fortune 500 enterprises across security, search, observability, and governance. - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%2Fb5703d11db556846&placement=top) - [View posting at Amazon (incl AWS)](https://www.amazon.jobs/en/jobs/10569931/senior-software-engineer-security-services-and-observability-amazon-web-services) 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 Below the median Midpoint $198K · median $225K This job $168K to $227K. Staff+ FDE postings, 388 postings: the middle 50% of posted pay is $197K to $262K, median $225K. [Compare pay across all Amazon (incl AWS) postings](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary/amazon-incl-aws) ### 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 - **Coding**: Writes production code - **Builds for**: External customers - **Level**: Staff+ - **Role**: Technical lead ### What they ask for Experience - **7+ years** non-internship professional software development - **7+ years** programming with at least one software programming language - **7+ years** leading design or architecture of new and existing systems, including design patterns, reliability, and scaling Background - **Software engineering** ### Do you meet what the posting states? The posting asks for 7+ years. How many do you have? The posting reads as a staff-level role. What level are you at now? The job is in Irvine, CA · Herndon, VA · +1 more. Could you work in one of these? 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**: Irvine, CA · Herndon, VA · Seattle, WA - **Work arrangement**: On-site - **Employment type**: Full-time ## More like this [Meta](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/meta) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Enterprise AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1b56b79b36aa36a5) Menlo Park, CA · Seattle, WA · +2 more 2w ago $183,997–$257,000 [Gradial](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/gradial) ### [Staff Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0c5715c904689d35) Seattle, WA 11d ago $155,000–$225,000 [Red Cell Partners](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/red-cell-partners) ### [Staff Applied ML Engineer, Federal/National Security](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d7dbd0967123dff7) Washington, DC Remote 6w ago $180,000–$240,000 - [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 Oct 6, 2026 Your impact here will be immediate and visible. You will ship features that directly change how customers run their businesses. The team is small enough that your decisions carry real weight and large enough that you will always have someone to learn from. As a senior engineer, you will set the technical direction for the projects you own and mentor the engineers around you. AI is not a side experiment on this team. It is a core part of the stack. You will build orchestration layers for multi-agent systems, retrieval pipelines, workflow automation, and decision intelligence, all as everyday engineering primitives. You will integrate foundation models, customer data sources, APIs, and existing applications into cohesive AI experiences, then optimize for latency, reliability, observability, cost, and security. We operate across security, observability, search, and governance, but you do not need a background in any of them. What you need is curiosity, strong technical judgment, a bias for action, a desire to work on the bleeding edge of technology, and a drive to solve ambiguous problems at scale. This is a team of engineers and scientists who care about craft, customer outcomes, and having fun doing the work. Growth here is by design. We assign projects based on what will stretch you. At the SDE III level, that means owning complex, cross-team technical challenges end-to-end, leading design for systems that enterprise customers depend on, and turning the patterns you discover into reusable accelerators that scale the entire FDE practice. A broad mix of experience levels and a genuine culture of mentorship means you will level up fast. About the team The Field Innovation team is a Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) group inside AWS. We work directly with customers and AWS service teams to build next-generation AI systems that help the world's largest enterprises get faster return on value from security, search, observability, and governance services. We are hiring senior builders who want to work at the intersection of customer impact and cutting-edge AI. You will embed with customers to understand how they operate, then partner with service teams to design and ship production-grade products powered by large language models, agent frameworks, retrieval-augmented generation, and AI-assisted development tools. From day one your code will be in production, and your architectural decisions will shape how fortune 500 enterprises operate. ### Basic qualifications 7+ years of non-internship professional software development experience - 7+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience - 7+ 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 leading and influencing your team or organization - Experience building complex software systems that have been successfully delivered to customers - Experience communicating technical concepts to non-technical audiences, or experience in similar environments ### Preferred qualifications Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent - Experience in machine learning, data mining, information retrieval, statistics or natural language processing, or experience with Machine Learning and Large Language Model fundamentals, including architecture, training/inference lifecycles, and optimization of model execution - Experience developing, deploying and managing AI products at scale - Experience with the AWS platform, web services, software development, or related technologie - Experience working in a customer-facing environment - Experience with agentic and specification-driven development practices. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. 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, CA, Irvine - 168,100.00 - 227,400.00 USD annually USA, VA, Herndon - 168,100.00 - 227,400.00 USD annually USA, WA, Seattle - 168,100.00 - 227,400.00 USD annually [View posting at Amazon (incl AWS)](https://www.amazon.jobs/en/jobs/10569931/senior-software-engineer-security-services-and-observability-amazon-web-services) ## 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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