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Live masterclass · ₹99 limited offer
From Software Engineer toForward Deployed Engineer
Understand the role, find your skill gaps, and plan your transition. One session, live online.
Register for the Masterclass
Thursday, 5 November 2026, 8:00 PM
90
Minutes,
live online
₹99
Limited offer,
worth ₹1,999
Why FDE, why now?
The companies building AI need engineers who can deploy it.
6
Major employers with advertised FDE roles
Who is hiring for FDE roles?
Explore examples across AI labs, cloud platforms, enterprise software, and customer deployment teams.
Data & AI platform
Databricks
- AI Forward Deployed Engineer
- Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
These are examples of advertised roles, not hiring partners or placement commitments. Availability, location, and eligibility vary by employer.
Opportunities include India.
Databricks lists FDE roles in Bengaluru and remote roles within India. Salesforce has advertised a senior Product FDE role across Hyderabad, Pune, and Bangalore. Check each employer’s listing for current requirements and availability.
You already build software. Learn what it takes to own the customer deployment.
Register for the MasterclassThe role
What a Forward Deployed Engineer does.
Embeds with the customer
Works inside the customer’s team, systems and constraints — not from a ticket queue.
Ships to production
Turns a working demo into a system that runs on real data, with real permissions.
Owns the outcome
Measures whether the deployment changed the business result, then iterates.
What you’ll learn
Ninety minutes. A clear picture of the role.
- What the FDE role is, and how it differs from software, solutions and sales engineering
- The skills employers list in FDE job descriptions
- How an AI agent goes from prototype to production in a customer estate
- Where your current experience already fits, and where the gaps are
- A practical plan for the next 90 days of your transition
Customer deployment walkthrough
One deployment, start to finish.
01
Discovery
A bank wants an agent that drafts responses to customer disputes. You map the data, the policies and who signs off.
02
Build
You connect the agent to the case system, add retrieval over policy documents, and set guardrails.
03
Evaluate
You test it against past cases with the operations team and agree on what ‘good’ looks like.
04
Deploy
You roll it out to one team, monitor quality and cost, and hand over a runbook.
Who should attend
Built for engineers who already ship.
Software engineers
2+ years building and shipping production software.
Backend & platform engineers
Curious about AI agents and customer-facing work.
Solutions & sales engineers
Want to go deeper into building what you demo.
Instructor
Learn from a practitioner.
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[Instructor name to be confirmed]
[Role and company to be confirmed]
[Short bio to be confirmed.]
Agenda
The 90-minute agenda.
- 0–10 minWelcome and why the FDE role matters now
- 10–30 minWhat a Forward Deployed Engineer actually does
- 30–55 minCustomer deployment walkthrough
- 55–70 minSkills map: find your gaps
- 70–80 minPlanning your transition
- 80–90 minLive Q&A
Limited offer
₹1,999 of value. Yours for ₹99.
- 90-minute live session₹999
- Live Q&A with practitioners₹500
- FDE career roadmap₹300
- Session slides and resources₹200
₹1,999₹9995% off
Early seats only. The price goes up once they're gone.
Grab the ₹99 seatFAQs
Before you register.
₹99 for a limited time. The session is worth ₹1,999. The offer price holds only while early seats last.
[Recording policy to be confirmed.]
No. You should be comfortable building software. We cover the AI parts you need to follow the walkthrough.
No. The session helps you understand the role and plan your transition. It does not include job placement or employer referrals.
Thursday, 5 November 2026, 8:00 PM. Registered attendees receive the joining link by email.
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From Software Engineer to Forward Deployed Engineer. Live online · 90 minutes · Thursday, 5 November 2026, 8:00 PM.