Free Lesson
The State of FDE in 2026: Where It Is, Where It’s Going
30 min
Dec 11, 2026 2:00 PM
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What you'll learn
Where Forward Deployed Engineering Stands Today
The postings data and hiring patterns I’ve tracked, and what they say about who companies are actually hiring.
What Founders and Hiring Teams Are Telling Me
Patterns from founder conversations and initial interview calls: what gets people through, and what screens them out.
Where the Role Is Heading and How to Get In
My read on the next 12 months, and the specific steps I’d take now to land a Forward Deployed Engineer role.
Why this topic matters
Forward Deployed Engineer went from a niche title to a role every AI company is hiring for, and most advice about it is guesswork. This year I’ve tracked job postings, talked with founders, and been through initial interview calls. This session puts it all in one place: where the role is today, where I think it’s going, and what I’d do to get in. I do this job at Notion and I’m writing the O’Reilly book on it. Bring your questions.
