Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering

A Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) embeds directly inside a strategic enterprise customer to design, build, deploy, and run AI-powered production systems alongside the customer's engineering team. FDEs Basic qualifications: - Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team - Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C# including object-oriented design - Experience in professional, non-internship software development - Experience leading the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current systems - Experience in development in the last 3 years - Experience communicating technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences, including senior stakeholders - Experience leading agentic and spec-driven development at production scale (developing AI agents a plus) - Experience with AI tools: eval frameworks, agent tooling, RAG pipelines, and prompt engineering Preferred: - Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent - Experience with full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations - Experience working with AWS Services - Experience building or deploying AI/ML applications at enterprise production scale - Background as a founder, engineering lead, or startup builder with high ownership and urgency - Experience architecting and delivering complex, multi-component systems in customer production environments - Experience with React, TypeScript, Python, and/or Go - Experience leading customer-facing technical projects or managing external stakeholder relationships - 3+ years of experience working in an Agile, startup, or rapidly scaling environment Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice ( https://www.amazon.jobs/en/privacy_page ) to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates. m/w/d 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.