Amazon is investing $1B in a hot new tech role. Here's what the job entails.

Amazon launches AWS Forward Deployed Engineering with a $1B investment, making it the hottest new job in tech. Marcin Golba/NurPhoto via Getty Images Amazon launches AWS Forward Deployed Engineering with a $1B investment to boost AI deployment. Demand for forward-deployed engineers has soared since early 2025. The role works directly with clients and tailors AI systems to fit their workflows. As AI reshapes the tech workforce, Amazon is making a billion-dollar bet that one engineering job is…