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Level 5Forward Deployed Engineering
FDE Path
Forward Deployed Engineering
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L5 · Forward Deployed Engineering
1
Software Engineering
Core engineering craft
2
AI Engineering
LLM, RAG, agents
3
Technical Discovery
Customer and technical discovery
4
Solution Architecture
Design under constraints
5
Rapid Prototyping
POCs that prove value
6
Customer POC
Deliver a customer pilot
7
Production Deployment
Ship to real users
8
Enterprise AI
Scale, security, governance
9
FDE Capstone
End-to-end customer engagement
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Overview
Work at the intersection of customer, product, engineering and AI. Master discovery, solution architecture, rapid prototyping, customer POCs, productionisation and enterprise AI deployment.
Learning outcomes
- Run effective technical discovery with enterprise customers
- Design solution architecture under real constraints
- Ship customer-specific POCs rapidly
- Productionise bespoke implementations
- Communicate technical solutions to stakeholders
Stages
1
Software Engineering
Core engineering craft
2
AI Engineering
LLM, RAG, agents
3
4
5
6
7
Production Deployment
Ship to real users
8
9
FDE Capstone
End-to-end customer engagement