The fastest-growing hybrid role in AI: build and deploy at customer sites, then explain it to non-technical stakeholders. Technical problems paired with a scored stakeholder roleplay.

Palantir
OpenAI
Anthropic
Databricks

What you'll cover

The full curriculum at a glance — the two halves of the FDE job. Technical foundations are the SWE/systems skills you deploy with; the consultant skills are scored in a live stakeholder roleplay.

Core FDE skills

What a Forward Deployed Engineer is
The deployment mindset — demo vs production
The customer engagement lifecycle
Problem decomposition under ambiguity

The fastest-growing hybrid role in AI: build and deploy at customer sites, then explain it to non-technical stakeholders. Technical problems paired with a scored stakeholder roleplay.

What you'll cover

The six stages

Foundation

Technical Foundations

Core Skills

Applied Practice

Interview Ready

Final Prep + Certificate