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The new jobs AI is creating, like forward-deployed and GTM engineer: what the work is, who hires for it, and how people get in.

Three stepping-stone paths begin at books, a notebook and practice pieces, then converge on a completed project workbench.

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  1. What Is a Forward Deployed Engineer?

    What a forward deployed engineer does, shown through one made-up customer problem from discovery to handoff, plus who hires FDEs and what they pay.

  2. How to Become a Forward Deployed Engineer

    What forward deployed engineers do, the skills to build, three portfolio projects, a 12-week plan, and what the first offers look like.

  3. Forward Deployed Engineer Interview Guide

    How to prepare for a forward deployed engineer interview: the coding, design, customer case and behavioral rounds, a worked case, and a two-week plan.

  4. The Forward Deployed Engineering Playbook: Discovery to Production

    How to run an FDE engagement from first request to production: what to write down at each step, when to stop, and how to hand it off.

  5. Forward Deployed Engineer vs Solutions Architect vs Consultant

    How FDEs, solutions architects, consultants, implementation and product engineers differ in what they own, how much code they ship, and how they're judged.

  6. How to Transition Into an AI Career: Complete Guide

    Move into AI work from the job you have: pick the role your experience fits, learn in order, build one project with proof, and read real posted pay.

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