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14 open forward deployed roles

• Sr Software Development Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed EngineeringTodaySeattle, WA, USA; Arlington, VA, USA; New York, NY, USAUSD 168,100 – 250,200 base/year (varies by location)
• Sr. Software Development Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed EngineeringTodayNew York, NY, USAUSD 184,900 – 250,200 base/year (varies by location)
• FDE Geo Leader LATAM, AWS Forward Deployed EngineeringTodayBrazil, SP, Sao Paulo
• Software Development Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed EngineeringTodayUnited Kingdom, London
• Senior Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US GovernmentTodaySeattle, WA, USA; Arlington, VA, USA; New York, NY, USA; Denver, CO, USAUSD 220,100 – 327,500 base/year (varies by location)
• Forward Deployed Engineering Manager, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US GovernmentTodayArlington, VA, USA; Seattle, WA, USA; New York, NY, USA; Denver, CO, USAUSD 184,900 – 275,200 base/year (varies by location)
• Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US GovernmentTodaySeattle, WA, USA; Arlington, VA, USA; New York, NY, USA; Denver, CO, USAUSD 168,100 – 250,200 base/year (varies by location)
• Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US GovernmentTodayArlington, VA, USA; Seattle, WA, USA; New York, NY, USA; Denver, CO, USAUSD 143,700 – 213,800 base/year (varies by location)
• Security Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering, AWS Forward Deployed EngineeringToday2 openings

  • Boston, MA, USA; Seattle, WA, USA; Arlington, VA, USA; New York, NY, USA + 2 more locationsAWS Forward Deployed EngineeringUSD 159,300 – 212,800 base/year (varies by location)
  • Dallas, TX, USAAWS Forward Deployed EngineeringUSD 159,300 – 202,400 base/year (varies by location)
• Principal Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed EngineeringTodaySeattle, WA, USA; Arlington, VA, USA; New York, NY, USA; Denver, CO, USAUSD 200,100 – 297,700 base/year (varies by location)
• Senior Security Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering, AWS Forward Deployed EngineeringTodayBoston, MA, USA; Seattle, WA, USA; Arlington, VA, USA; New York, NY, USA + 2 more locationsUSD 175,100 – 247,600 base/year (varies by location)
• Forward Deployed Engineering Manager, AWS Forward Deployed EngineeringTodayBoston, MA, USA; Seattle, WA, USA; Arlington, VA, USA; Bellevue, WA, USA + 4 more locationsUSD 184,900 – 287,700 base/year (varies by location)
• Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed EngineeringTodayBoston, MA, USA; Seattle, WA, USA; Arlington, VA, USA; Bellevue, WA, USA + 4 more locationsUSD 168,100 – 261,500 base/year (varies by location)

In the news

• Caylent has 125 FDEs and plans to move 200 more engineers into the role

  AWS partner Caylent told CRN its forward deployed engineers built an agentic development framework for Smarsh that freed up to $10 million in capacity, and its CEO expects a third of the company to fit the FDE model within a year.

  Oct 9, 2026Amazon Web ServicesAnthropicCaylent
• AWS's FDE chief on hiring: "These are unicorns"

  Asa Kalavade, who runs forward-deployed engineering at AWS, told Business Insider the company is being selective as it builds its $1 billion FDE organization, looking for product mindset, deep software skills and agentic AI experience.

  Oct 4, 2026Amazon Web Services
• Devoteam plans 300+ forward deployed engineers in 2026 and launches an FDE certification

  European consultancy Devoteam is scaling its FDE practice across EMEA, backed by AWS, Google Cloud and Microsoft, and starts the first 20-engineer cohort of its FDE Foundation program on 12 October.

  Sep 30, 2026Amazon Web ServicesDevoteamGoogle CloudMicrosoft
• Essay: The $9 billion bet on forward deployed engineers

  VC Eze Vidra argues that deployment, not model access, is now the bottleneck in enterprise AI, and that FDE teams build a moat only when their fieldwork turns into reusable product.

  Aug 12, 2026Amazon Web ServicesAnthropicMicrosoftOpenAI