Amazon and AWS FDE postings span enterprise delivery, government work, and customer AI programs with different security and travel requirements.
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81 postings, 33 new in the last 30 days19 metrosmedian posted base $184,000Careers at Amazon (incl AWS) ↗read
East Palo Alto, CA · San Francisco, CA · +3 more +3East Palo Alto, CA +5
$144,000–$224,000
Denver, CO · Jessup, MD · +4 more +2Denver, CO +4
$144,000–$214,000
Denver, CO · Jessup, MD · +4 more +2Denver, CO +4
$168,000–$250,000
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 more +3East Palo Alto, CA +5
$168,100–$261,500
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 more +1East Palo Alto, CA +3
$144,000–$224,000
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 more +1East Palo Alto, CA +3
$168,000–$262,000
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +2 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +3
$143,700–$223,600
View job →East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +4
$168,100–$261,500
View job →East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +2
$168,100–$261,500
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +4 more +2Boston, MA +4
$168,100–$261,500
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +6 moreBoston, MA +7
$168,100–$261,500
View job →Seattle, WA · Arlington, VA · +1 moreSeattle, WA +2
$168,100–$250,200
View job →Arlington, VA · Herndon, VA · +1 more +3Arlington, VA +5
$200,000–$298,000
Arlington, VA · Herndon, VA · Jessup, MD +1Arlington, VA +3
$131,300–$177,600
Irvine, CA · Herndon, VA · +1 moreIrvine, CA +2On-site
$168,100–$227,400
View job →Denver, CO · Atlanta, GA · +6 more +2Denver, CO +4
$154,000–$239,000
Jersey City, NJ · Austin, TX · +8 moreJersey City, NJ +9
$131,300–$204,300
View job →Builds for teams inside the company
New York, NY
$184,900–$250,200
View job →Leads the deployment team
East Palo Alto, CA · Irvine, CA · +4 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +5
$184,900–$287,700
View job →Builds for teams inside the company
Dallas, TX · Mountain View, CA · Boston, MA +1Dallas, TX +3
$159,000–$213,000
Builds for teams inside the company
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +4 more +1Boston, MA +3
$175,100–$247,600
Leads the deployment team
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +1 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +2
$237,500–$350,000
View job →Leads the deployment team
Arlington, VA · Seattle, WA · +2 moreArlington, VA +3
$184,900–$275,200
View job →Integrates and configures it
Denver, CO · Arlington, VA · +1 moreDenver, CO +2
$153,600–$207,800
View job →Integrates and configures it
Herndon, VA · Jessup, MDHerndon, VA +1
$153,600–$207,800
Integrates and configures it
Denver, CO · Arlington, VA · +1 moreDenver, CO +2
$131,300–$177,600
View job →Integrates and configures it
Denver, CO · Arlington, VA · +1 moreDenver, CO +2
$153,600–$207,800
View job →$153,600–$207,800
View job →Integrates and configures it
Herndon, VA
$153,600–$207,800
View job →Integrates and configures it
Jersey City, NJ · Arlington, VA · +2 moreJersey City, NJ +2
$98,200–$185,000
Integrates and configures it
Arlington, VA · Herndon, VAArlington, VA +1
$131,300–$177,600
View job →Integrates and configures it
Atlanta, GA · Dallas, TX · +2 moreAtlanta, GA +3
$131,300–$177,600
View job →Integrates and configures it
Jessup, MD
$98,200–$160,000
View job →Integrates and configures it
Arlington, VA · Herndon, VAArlington, VA +1
$153,600–$207,800
View job →Integrates and configures it
Jessup, MD
$153,600–$207,800
View job →Integrates and configures it
Denver, CO · Jessup, MD · +3 moreDenver, CO +4
$153,600–$207,800
View job →Integrates and configures it
Arlington, VA · Herndon, VAArlington, VA +1On-site
$131,300–$177,600
Integrates and configures it
Arlington, VA · Dallas, TXArlington, VA +1
$153,600–$207,800
View job →Integrates and configures it
Arlington, VA · Dallas, TXArlington, VA +1
$153,600–$207,800
View job →Integrates and configures it
Dallas, TX · Arlington, VADallas, TX +1
$131,300–$177,600
Integrates and configures it
Arlington, VA · Dallas, TXArlington, VA +1
$153,600–$207,800
View job →Integrates and configures it
Herndon, VA · Chicago, IL · +1 moreHerndon, VA +2On-site
$153,600–$207,800
View job →Integrates and configures it
Jessup, MD
$153,600–$207,800
View job →Integrates and configures it
Jessup, MD · Arlington, VA · +3 moreJessup, MD +4
$153,600–$207,800
View job →Builds for teams inside the company
Austin, TX · Seattle, WA · +1 moreAustin, TX +2
$168,100–$227,400
View job →$151,200–$204,600
View job →Builds for teams inside the company
Seattle, WA
$168,100–$227,400
Builds for teams inside the company
Bellevue, WA · Arlington, VA · +1 moreBellevue, WA +2
$151,200–$204,600
View job →43 of 81 postings are hands-on engineering in the customer’s own systems. Rows that do other work name it.
Compare these roles with pay ranges at other US FDE employers.
AWS Forward Deployed Engineering roles place engineers inside strategic enterprise customers. A senior role owns technical strategy and delivery across multi-workstream AI programs, builds production systems, and sets operational standards, evaluation frameworks, and production-readiness criteria.
Mention travel
How often postings mention travel
54% of postings · US 42%
Above average
Senior or staff level
Senior-level responsibility or above
95% of postings · US 94%
About average
Require production code
Postings that involve writing production code
94% of postings · US 80%
Above average
Remote allowed
Not enough postings say
Work for external customers
Work done for people outside the company
94% of postings · US 86%
Above average
Include pre-sales work
Evaluation or proposal work before a deal
10% of postings · US 24%
Below average
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Amazon (incl AWS)’s postings describe production code more often than the US average (94% vs 80%) and involve pre-sales less often (10% vs 24%).
Shares leave out postings that say nothing about a measure. Travel counts silence as no mention. Compare with all US FDE postings and read the method →
Median posted base $184,000 · US senior FDE median $190,000
From 81 posted base ranges, each read at its middle. Bonus and equity are not counted. Compare pay across all Amazon (incl AWS) postings →
Employers whose postings describe the most similar work.
$160,000
7 postings
$233,000
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$207,000
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