Forward Deployed Engineering Manager, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
amazonwebservicesEast Boston (MA)
Forward Deployed Engineering Manager, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Posted today
amazonwebservicesEast Boston (MA)
SENIORITY
Lead
About the role
Overview:
In this role, you lead a pod of 5–15 FDEs embedded with strategic enterprise customers, owning delivery, quality, and team growth. You drive production AI outcomes, set engineering standards, and balance delivery with people development. You represent the FDE team to customer and AWS stakeholders, shaping technical direction and customer value. You will travel 30–50% to guide engagements and codify learnings into reusable patterns. This is a hands-on leadership role that combines technical oversight with people leadership to scale AI delivery at enterprise scale. Compensation / Benefits health insurance (medical, dental, vision) RSUs and sign-on payments 401(k) matching paid time off parental leave flexible work culture
Responsibilities:
Lead FDE pod delivery across one or more customer engagements, staffing for coverage and defining execution cadences Provide technical direction by reviewing architectures and aligning with customer needs and AWS best practices Ensure production readiness and operational standards for AI systems, driving improvements within scope Hire, develop and retain FDE talent; coach engineers toward independence and career growth; manage performance and calibration Identify opportunities to expand AI adoption with customers and codify learnings into reusable patterns for the practice
Key requirements:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field 7+ years of non-internship professional software development experience 3+ years of engineering team management experience 3+ years in Agile, startup, or rapidly scaling environments Experience communicating technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences, including senior leadership Experience with agentic and spec-driven development (AI agents a plus) Experience building or deploying AI/ML applications in production at scale leadership and people development clear communication with senior stakeholders strategic thinking and problem solving React TypeScript Python
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