Deloitte

Senior Forward Deployed Engineer- AWS

Deloitte$155K — $306K *
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science or Engineering.
  • 5+ years of experience in software engineering, data engineering, data science, or analytics engineering.
  • 1+ year of hands-on experience building and deploying GenAI/LLM-powered solutions.
  • 1+ year working with AWS AI & Data products, specifically Amazon Bedrock and its components.
  • 1+ year of experience leading projects and translating business needs into AI solutions.
  • Proficient in building reliable and maintainable code documentation.

Responsibilities

  • Embed with clients to identify business needs and translate them into GenAI solutions.
  • Partner with stakeholders to align on priorities and delivery.
  • Lead working sessions to shape solutions and drive outcomes.
  • Prototype and deliver AI solutions leveraging industry expertise.
  • Mentor newer team members while contributing independently in an FDE pod.
  • Coach client teams on platform capabilities and AI enablement while managing expectations.
  • Drive sales support by developing demos and contributing to proposals.

Benefits

  • Mentorship and career development opportunities.
  • Collaborative work environment with cross-functional teams.
  • Exposure to cutting-edge technologies and AI solutions.
  • Flexibility with travel and work arrangements.
  • Participation in incentive programs based on performance.
Full Job Description
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer- AWS

Work you'll do

As a Senior FDE, you will work side by side withseniorfunctional and technicalclientteam membersto rapidly prototype and deliver high-impact GenAI-enabledsolutions.This requiresahighly motivatedpractitioner who moves with speed and precision,building working software, engaging confidently with senior stakeholders and engineers to bringmeasurablebusinessimpactfrom day one. Additional responsibilities include:

Client Engagement

Embed with clients to identify business needs and translate high-value GenAI use cases into solutions.

Partner with leaders, product owners, architects, and engineers to align priorities and delivery.

Lead working sessions to shape solutions and drive client outcomes.

Prototype and deliver working AI solutions using industry expertise and emerging capabilities.

Contribute independently within an FDE pod while mentoring newer team members.

Coach client teams and end users on platform capabilities and AI enablement, while building trusted relationships, managing expectations, and supporting long-term engagement success.

Drive end-to-end sales and delivery support by developing demos/POCs, contributing to proposals and orals, articulating business value, and documenting solutions for smooth client handoff and knowledge transfer.

Strengthen team and organizational impact by mentoring other FDEs through design/code reviews and feedback, while contributing reusable components to intellectual capital.

Solution Engineering

Build AI-enabled solutions, agentic platforms, and workflows across enterprise AI platforms.

Develop scalable AI engineering patterns, tool-use approaches, and human-in-the-loop controls.

Apply architecture decisions that balance quality, safety, latency, cost, and model risk.

Deliver production-quality code using strong practices in testing, CI/CD, logging, versioning, and documentation.

Design extensible functionality, support sprint sizing, and align solutions with senior team members.

Contribute reusable assets including code, prompt libraries, runbooks, and reference implementations.

Required qualifications

Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Data Science or Engineering.

5+ yearsof experience in software engineering, data engineering, data science, or analytics engineering.

1+ yearsof hands-on experience building and deploying GenAI/LLM-powered solutions in client or production environments

1+ years of experience with AWS AI&Data including hands on experience with one of the following key platforms/products;Amazon Bedrock, Bedrock Agents, Knowledge Bases, Guardrails

1+ years of experience leading project workstreams/engagements and translating business problems into AI solutions

1+ years of experience building reliable, maintainable, and well-documented code

Ability to travel 50%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve

Limited immigration sponsorship may be available

Preferred qualifications

Experience with cloud environments (AWS, Azure, and/or Google Cloud) and common platform services (storage, compute, IAM, networking)

Demonstrated ability to work directly alongside client technical teams and program stakeholders in fast-paced, ambiguous delivery environments

Data engineering experience with Spark, Airflow/dbt, streaming, data modeling or ML/data science background feature engineering, experimentation or model evaluation

Experience withMLOps/LLMOpspractices: evaluation frameworks, model monitoring, and prompt management

Experience integrating LLM solutions with enterprise systems via APIs, microservices, or event-driven architectures

Experienceoperatingwithin hybrid onshore/offshore teams

Familiarity with security, privacy, and compliance considerations

The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $155,600 to $306,800.

You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.

Recruiting for this role ends September 30, 2026

Requisition code: 350634

Job ID 350634

About Deloitte

Deloitte is a multinational professional services network that provides audit, tax, consulting, enterprise risk and financial advisory services. The company was founded in London in 1845 and has since grown to become one of the largest professional services firms in the world. Deloitte has over 330,000 employees in more than 150 countries and territories. The company's mission is to help clients achieve their goals and make an impact that matters in their businesses and communities.
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