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2026-08-07
SHORT SUMMARY: I've still never quite understood the difference between an FDE
TYPE: comment
ON: US's largest newspaper chain partners with Palantir to analyze audience data
QUOTE: """I've still never quite understood the difference between an FDE and a contractor SWE the client hires through their parent"""
USER: glaslong
2026-08-04
SHORT SUMMARY: Location: Wisconsin Remote: Yes Willing to relocate: Yes Technologies: RL
TYPE: ask hn
ON: Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (August 2026)
QUOTE: """and musings on my Substack: https://thelisowe.substack.com/ Seeking roles focusing on FDE, post-training, or full-stack AI/ML systems engineering."""
USER: Mockapapella
2026-08-04
SHORT SUMMARY: What Founders Should Steal from the Forward-Deployed Engineer Model
TYPE: story
ON: What Founders Should Steal from the Forward-Deployed Engineer Model
QUOTE: """What Founders Should Steal from the Forward-Deployed Engineer Model https://www.mercuryconsulting.ai/insights/forward-deployed-engineer-model"""
USER: dmujic
URL: https://www.mercuryconsulting.ai/insights/forward-deployed-engineer-model
2026-08-04
SHORT SUMMARY: Snowflake | Forward Deployed Engineer | Menlo Park, CA |
TYPE: ask hn
ON: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (August 2026)
QUOTE: """using Snowpark, Cortex, and Snowflake’s native AI capabilities. For the FDE role, we’re looking for strong engineers who can build and"""
USER: kendallchuang
2026-08-03
SHORT SUMMARY: Forward Deployed Engineer | AI Transformation | Agentic Systems |
TYPE: ask hn
ON: Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (August 2026)
QUOTE: """Forward Deployed Engineer | AI Transformation | Agentic Systems | Previously at frontier labs Location: EU/US Remote: Yes Willing to"""
USER: ddevnyc
2026-08-03
SHORT SUMMARY: Akkio | US Fully Remote | Full-time | Senior Software
TYPE: ask hn
ON: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (August 2026)
QUOTE: """development; Vue.js, Typescript, Node.js, Python. https://www.akkio.com/jobs * Senior forward-deployed engineer (FDE), 160k-240k w/ equity: True full-stack developer who is able to"""
USER: akkio
2026-08-03
SHORT SUMMARY: SEEKING CONTRACT WORK – Forward deployed engineer, remote, email in
TYPE: ask hn
ON: Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (August 2026)
QUOTE: """SEEKING CONTRACT WORK – Forward deployed engineer, remote, email in profile. Location: West coast, remote only. I'm a forward-deployed engineer."""
USER: spitfire
2026-08-03
SHORT SUMMARY: Location: Cincinnati, OH Remote: Yes, remote or Cincinnati area only
TYPE: ask hn
ON: Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (August 2026)
QUOTE: """development in Unity and Godot Other skills: Developer education, partner engineering/FDE, solutions engineering Resume: https://gabethebando.cc/resume Email: g.albacarys@gmail.com Jack-of-all-trades software engineer with"""
USER: nameless912
2026-08-02
SHORT SUMMARY: Hiring FDE's (full stack software eng) // 100K+ & equity
TYPE: story
ON: Hiring FDE's (full stack software eng) // 100K+ & equity // AI for Manufacturing
QUOTE: """Hiring FDE's (full stack software eng) // 100K+ & equity // AI"""
USER: georgeharmony
2026-08-01
SHORT SUMMARY: Why 95%+ of Startups Get the Forward Deployed Engineer Role
TYPE: story
ON: Why 95%+ of Startups Get the Forward Deployed Engineer Role Wrong
QUOTE: """95%+ of Startups Get the Forward Deployed Engineer Role Wrong https://www.flybridge.com/ideas/the-bow/why-95-of-startups-get-the-forward-deployed-engineer-role-completely-wrong"""
USER: nlpnerd
2026-07-29
SHORT SUMMARY: The Forward Deployed Engineer
TYPE: story
ON: The Forward Deployed Engineer
QUOTE: """The Forward Deployed Engineer https://theagenticfounder.com/fde-guide"""
USER: peteridah
2026-07-26
SHORT SUMMARY: Dave Morse and Varun (later Toan, great FDE i learnt
TYPE: comment
ON: This July I Was Fired from Simple AI (A Deeply YC Company)
QUOTE: """Dave Morse and Varun (later Toan, great FDE i learnt a lot from him about many things at"""
USER: andytratt
2026-07-23
SHORT SUMMARY: AI-Native FDE for the RNC
TYPE: story
ON: AI-Native FDE for the RNC
QUOTE: """AI-Native FDE for the RNC https://rnc.dev/"""
USER: arionhardison
URL: https://rnc.dev/
2026-07-23
SHORT SUMMARY: I made a way for AI-political agents to work on
TYPE: comment
ON: AI-Native FDE for the RNC
QUOTE: """I made a way for AI-political agents to work on policy issues that can be solved w/ simple dev efforts."""
USER: arionhardison
2026-07-20
SHORT SUMMARY: OP here, and I agree it's probably not AI directly
TYPE: comment
ON: Tech Workers Face Evaporating Financial Security as AI Transforms Industry
QUOTE: """believe (probably the reason why frontier labs are going the FDE/consulting path). So it's unlikely that the impact on productivity is"""
USER: nlpnerd
2026-07-20
SHORT SUMMARY: Palantir pioneered forward-deployed engineering, aren’t they deeply embedded in the
TYPE: comment
ON: The Anti-Palantir Manifesto
QUOTE: """Palantir pioneered forward-deployed engineering, aren’t they deeply embedded in the above?"""
USER: gcr
2026-07-19
SHORT SUMMARY: Why no one is interested to become a Forward Deployed
TYPE: story
ON: Why no one is interested to become a Forward Deployed Engineer
QUOTE: """Why no one is interested to become a Forward Deployed Engineer https://www.wsj.com/cio-journal/the-hottest-job-in-tech-isnt-very-glamorous-dc29ab3e"""
USER: USTECH_WORKER
URL: https://www.wsj.com/cio-journal/the-hottest-job-in-tech-isnt-very-glamorous-dc29ab3e
2026-07-15
SHORT SUMMARY: I'm one of the most pro-AI support/solutions/FDE engineers you'll find,
TYPE: comment
ON: The bread paradox: why convenience always wins, and why SaaS isn't doomed
QUOTE: """I'm one of the most pro-AI support/solutions/FDE engineers you'll find, and I really don't see AI taking"""
USER: jameshush
2026-07-14
SHORT SUMMARY: The skillset is different. SAs everywhere I’ve worked are solidly
TYPE: comment
ON: What are Forward Deployed Engineers, and why are they so in demand? (2025)
QUOTE: """be written and there’s technical creativity required. The reason why FDE is increasingly in vogue now is because AI companies haven’t"""
USER: cweld510
2026-07-14
SHORT SUMMARY: I've been a Forward Deployed Engineer practically speaking, and properly
TYPE: comment
ON: What are Forward Deployed Engineers, and why are they so in demand? (2025)
QUOTE: """I've been a Forward Deployed Engineer practically speaking, and properly construed the title correlates well with the personal sobriquet "hacker"""
USER: m3047