Forward deployed engineer guides
Guides
A forward deployed engineer (FDE) works inside a customer's team and builds what they need to get a product into real use. These forward deployed engineer guides are for engineers who want the job and for companies that want to hire one.
- No deposit to get started
- Every requirement read by us
- A best-fit shortlist, not a pile of CVs
- One agreement, one invoice
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Core forward deployed engineer guides
- What is a forward deployed engineer? What the role is, where it started and how it differs by company.
- FDE job description Duties, skills and requirements from real postings, plus a template.
- FDE salary Posted pay by company and level.
- How to become an FDE A roadmap with one real project at each stage, and free resources.
- FDE interview questions The interview process at each company and a practice question bank.
- FDE jobs Live forward deployed engineer roles.
For engineers and leaders
Looking for FDE work?
Apply with your CV. We look at each application ourselves.
Getting into FDE work
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FDE courses and training Paid programmes we could check, and free alternatives. - FDE resume guide The skills FDE ads name, and bullets that prove them.
- Entry-level FDE roles and internships New grad and intern roles, and how to get ready.
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Switching into FDE work The gap to close from your current role. -
FDE case interview prep A worked decomposition case, step by step. - FDE tools and skills The tools to learn first.
Life as an FDE
For companies hiring FDEs
- How to hire an FDE When you need one, writing the role and finding people.
- How to interview FDE candidates An interview loop with a rubric.
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FDE team structure How Palantir, OpenAI, Anthropic and AWS set up their teams. - The FDE model for AI companies Why AI companies use FDEs, and the risks.
- Measuring FDE work What to measure for one project and for a team.
- Hire forward deployed engineers Hire one through us.
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Send your requirement Companies can hire forward deployed engineers through us.
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Send your requirement. We send you a shortlist of senior leaders who fit. One agreement and one invoice, with the terms agreed in writing before anything starts.
- No deposit to get started
- Every requirement read by us
- A best-fit shortlist, not a pile of CVs
- One agreement, one invoice
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- No deposit to get started
- Every requirement read by us
- A best-fit shortlist, not a pile of CVs
- One agreement, one invoice
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