Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Core
Embed directly inside strategic enterprise customer engineering teams to independently design, build, deploy, and run AI-powered production systems end-to-end.
Role type
Senior IC Forward Deployed Engineer (AI/ML)
Builds
Production-grade AI applications, agentic workflows, retrieval pipelines, and API orchestration layers for enterprise customers.
Domain
Cloud computing, Artificial Intelligence, Enterprise Software
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Production software development, AI/ML application deployment, Agentic and spec-driven development, RAG pipelines, Prompt engineering, Full software development lifecycle (SDLC), Customer production environment experience, AWS services, React, TypeScript, Python, Go
Preferred skills
Experience with eval frameworks, Agent tooling, Background as a founder or engineering lead
Technologies
AWS, React, TypeScript, Python, Go, RAG, Agentic workflows
Responsibilities
Embed within customer engineering teams to understand business processes and translate requirements into technical designs; Design and develop production-grade software for AI and agentic workflows; Own production operations including troubleshooting, monitoring, and CI/CD implementation; Mentor new team members and coach others on code quality; Identify opportunities to expand AI adoption and codify reusable patterns.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC