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Frequently asked questions about jobs and FDE careers.
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For job seekers

Yes, completely free. Register with email and password to search and apply immediately. Add skills, preferences and work history to receive scout messages from companies.

Yes. FDE is a role with active transitions from software engineers, SIers, consultants, presales and customer engineers. With either implementation or customer-facing experience you can aim for it, and potential-hire tracks are growing. Always check each posting's requirements.

We list these 6 categories.

  • Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)
  • Solution Engineer
  • AI Implementation Engineer
  • Customer Engineer
  • Deployment Strategist
  • Professional Services

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About the FDE role

A role pioneered by Palantir and hired at scale by OpenAI, Anthropic and Sierra. FDEs embed deeply at customer sites to implement, integrate and drive adoption of AI/LLM solutions. See the role guides from job listings.

In Japan, roughly JPY 8–15M, with senior FDEs at foreign AI/SaaS firms exceeding JPY 20M. Top US AI firms pay base $200,000–$400,000 plus equity.

Transitions from software engineers, SIers, consultants, presales and customer engineers are active. Either implementation or customer-facing experience qualifies; shipping to production (not just PoC) is most valued.

A typical SWE focuses on product development. An FDE embeds at the customer, owning outcomes from discovery through implementation, deployment and adoption, spanning presales to customer success.

Career & transitions

Full-stack implementation in Python etc., API/system integration, LLM/RAG implementation know-how, plus requirements definition, problem decomposition and customer communication. Bridging technology and business is highly valued.

Senior FDE → FDE lead/manager, or into Deployment Strategist, Solutions Architect or the product side. Because you gain both business and technical experience, later options are broad.

It depends on the role. FDEs work closely with customer sites so hybrid is common, though fully remote roles exist. Check each posting's conditions.

Other / general

Usually within 2–3 business days. Closed on weekends and holidays. For urgent matters, please note that in your message.

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