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Amazon Web Services FDE Salary

Forward Deployed Engineer compensation at Amazon Web Services, from disclosed postings and cited public data.

Forward Deployed Engineers at Amazon Web Services earn a median base near $250K, based on 5 disclosed Amazon Web Services FDE postings tracked on FDE Pulse. Figures below are base salary only and carry their source and date; equity and bonus, common at AI labs and startups, push total compensation higher.

Amazon Web Services FDE Salary (Disclosed Postings)

Base-salary medians from 5 of 5 Amazon Web Services Forward Deployed Engineer postings tracked on FDE Pulse that disclosed pay. Base only; excludes equity and bonus.

MetricValue
Median base$250K
Disclosed range$118K – $350K
Postings with pay5 of 5
LevelPostingsMedian Base
Senior+1$181K
Manager / Lead4$262K

Open Amazon Web Services FDE Roles

  • Director, Product Management — Forward Deployed Engineering, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) East Palo Alto, CA, US · $238K–$350K
  • Sr. Manager, Prototyping AI and Customer Engineering, AWS Prototyping and AI Customer Engineering (PACE) New York, NY, US · $201K–$299K
  • Senior Customer Engineer, Advanced Customer Engineering, Global Financial Services New York, NY, US · $154K–$208K
  • Senior Forward Deployed Engineering Manager, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering New York, NY, US · $220K–$328K
  • Senior Communications Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering New York, NY, US · $118K–$160K
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does a Forward Deployed Engineer at Amazon Web Services earn?
Across 5 Amazon Web Services FDE postings on FDE Pulse that disclosed pay, the median base salary is $250K. Base salary only; total compensation including equity and bonus is typically higher.
Is Amazon Web Services hiring Forward Deployed Engineers?
FDE Pulse currently tracks 5 Amazon Web Services Forward Deployed Engineer postings. The open-roles section above links to live listings.

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