The FDE Playbook: What No Job Description Tells You
Hosted by Aishwarya Srinivasan & Arvind Narayan and Nikhil Nainani
Tue, Aug 11, 2026
7:00 PM UTC (30 minutes)
Virtual (Zoom)
Free to join
Go deeper with a course
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Tue, Aug 11, 2026
7:00 PM UTC (30 minutes)
Virtual (Zoom)
Free to join
Go deeper with a course
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What you'll learn
Learn From 4+ Years in the Field
What Great FDEs Actually Do
Build the Mindset of a High-Impact FDE
Why this topic matters
You'll learn from
Aishwarya Srinivasan & Arvind Narayan
AI Engineers | Building & Teaching @ The Gen Academy
Aishwarya Srinivasan is the co-founder of The Gen Academy and one of the world's most recognized AI educators, with a community of over 1.2 million AI professionals across social platforms. Previously, she led AI Developer Relations at Fireworks AI and spent over a decade building AI products and ecosystems at Google, Microsoft, and IBM. She holds a Master's in Data Science from Columbia University. Known for breaking down complex AI concepts with clarity and honesty, Aishwarya teaches builders how to move beyond demos and develop production-ready AI systems that solve real business problems.
Arvind Narayanamurthy is the Co-founder of The Gen Academy, Previously AI Solutions Architect at Ema, and Founder of Eikos Health. He has built and deployed enterprise AI systems across Microsoft, IBM, Adobe, and high-growth startups, leading initiatives that translated machine learning into measurable business impact. Arvind holds a Master's degree from Carnegie Mellon University. His teaching focuses on first-principles thinking, practical engineering, and helping builders design, evaluate, and deploy reliable AI systems for production.
Nikhil Nainani
FDE @ Palantir
Nikhil Nainani is a Forward Deployed Engineer at Palantir, where he helps organizations transform their businesses by designing, building, and deploying AI-powered workflows. Previously, he worked as a Machine Learning Engineer at Google, a Quantitative Researcher at a hedge fund, and a Strat at Goldman Sachs. His experience spans AI, large-scale systems, finance, and enterprise transformation.