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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 $224K, based on 14 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 14 of 14 Amazon Web Services Forward Deployed Engineer postings tracked on FDE Pulse that disclosed pay. Base only; excludes equity and bonus.

MetricValue
Median base$224K
Disclosed range$118K – $350K
Postings with pay14 of 14
LevelPostingsMedian Base
Mid-level2$169K
Senior+4$212K
Manager / Lead8$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
  • Software Development Engineer II, WWPS Engineering - Customer Engineering Herndon, VA, US · $144K–$194K
  • Senior Customer Engineer, Advanced Customer Engineering, Global Financial Services New York, NY, US · $154K–$208K
  • Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering New York, NY, US · $168K–$262K
  • Forward Deployed Engineering Manager, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering New York, NY, US · $185K–$250K
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does a Forward Deployed Engineer at Amazon Web Services earn?
Across 14 Amazon Web Services FDE postings on FDE Pulse that disclosed pay, the median base salary is $224K. Base salary only; total compensation including equity and bonus is typically higher.
Is Amazon Web Services hiring Forward Deployed Engineers?
FDE Pulse currently tracks 14 Amazon Web Services Forward Deployed Engineer postings. The open-roles section above links to live listings.

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