Forward Deployed Engineering Manager, FDE US Government

Application deadline: Sep 1 2026

A Forward Deployed Engineering Manager (FDE Manager) leads a pod of FDEs embedded within strategic enterprise customers owning delivery execution engineering quality and team development for their scope. FDE Managers own pod-level outcomes they ensure their team delivers production AI systems that meet customer expectations develop their engineers careers and contribute to the broader FDE practices engineering standards.

FDE Managers operate at pod/multi-pod scope. They lead 515 engineers own technical delivery across one or more concurrent customer engagements and define what great looks like for their team. They represent the FDE team to customer engineering leaders and AWS stakeholders balancing delivery execution with people development.

This position requires that the candidate selected be a US Citizen and currently possess and maintain an active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.

Key job responsibilities
Lead FDE pod delivery.
- Own delivery across one or more customer engagements. Staff and structure the team for optimal customer coverage. Define execution cadences and ensure consistent engineering quality across active programs. Requires up to 25% travel.

Guide technical direction.
- Provide technical oversight for customer AI programs within your scope. Review architecture decisions and ensure alignment with customer needs and AWS best practices. Resolve technical blockers and escalate strategically when needed.

Own production excellence for your team.
- Ensure operational standards evaluation frameworks and production readiness criteria are met for AI systems your team builds. Drive improvements that raise the operational bar within your scope.

Build and develop the team.
- Hire develop and retain FDE talent. Coach junior FDEs toward independence and career growth. Drive performance management and create development plans. Contribute to hiring bar and calibration standards.

Accelerate customer adoption.
- Identify opportunities to expand AI adoption within your customer engagements. Ensure learnings are codified into reusable patterns and fed back into the broader FDE practice.

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- 3 years of engineering team management experience
- Bachelors degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science Engineering Mathematics or a related field
- 7 years of non-internship professional software development experience
- Current active US Government Security Clearance of TS/SCI with Polygraph
- 3 years of experience working in an Agile startup or rapidly scaling environment
- Experience communicating technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences including senior leadership
- Experience with agentic and spec-driven development (developing AI agents a plus)
- Experience building or deploying AI/ML applications in production environments at scale

- Experience working with teams that build and scale end-to-end production systems
- Experience working in customer production environments
- Experience managing teams in customer-facing or consulting-adjacent engineering roles
- Background leading engineering teams in a startup high-growth or rapidly scaling environment
- Prior experience with React TypeScript Python and/or Go
- Experience managing delivery across multiple concurrent customer programs
- 3 years of leadership development and talent management experience

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans EAP Mental Health Support Medical Advice Line Flexible Spending Accounts Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage) 401(k) matching paid time off and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at CO Denver - 184900.00 - 250200.00 USD annually
USA NY New York - 203400.00 - 275200.00 USD annually
USA VA Arlington - 184900.00 - 250200.00 USD annually
USA WA Seattle - 184900.00 - 250200.00 USD annually