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, Customer production environment experience, AWS services, React, TypeScript, Python, Go
Preferred skills
Founder or engineering lead background, High ownership and urgency, Interfacing with external stakeholders, Building and scaling end-to-end production systems
Technologies
AWS, React, TypeScript, Python, Go, RAG, Agentic workflows
Responsibilities
Translate customer requirements into technical designs for AI-enabled systems, Design and develop production-grade software for AI workflows, Troubleshoot production incidents across AI models and distributed systems, Mentor new team members on system construction and code quality, Identify opportunities to expand AI adoption and codify reusable patterns
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC