Forward deployed engineering started at Palantir and has spread to 50+ companies. The role sits between product engineering and customer success, with FDEs embedded directly with customers to build custom solutions.
This list covers what exists today. Job boards, engineering blogs, communities, and career resources for people who build software at the customer's site, not in the home office.
Gergely Orosz's 1.1M+ subscriber newsletter. Published a deep-dive on forward deployed engineers.
Substack newsletter with 'The Definitive Guide to Forward Deployed Engineering.'
Original FDE content from the company that invented the role, including 'Day in the Life' posts.
Marty Cagan's Silicon Valley Product Group analysis of the FDE model.
Job board and market intelligence platform for forward deployed engineers.
Data analysis of 1,000+ FDE job postings showing skills demand and salary trends.
Dedicated FDE job board aggregating forward deployed engineer roles across companies.
AI career intelligence with job boards and salary data relevant to AI-focused FDE roles.
World's first structured 32-week PGP program to become a Forward Deployed Engineer, by Futurense.
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Forward deployed engineer jobs, salary benchmarks, and market intelligence. Visit FDE Pulse for the full picture.