The Deploy

New Forward Deployed Engineer roles with salary data, plus one insight on breaking into the fastest-growing job in AI.

Aug 25, 2026

Plus: meet Ode — the $1.5B deployment company Anthropic built to complete the labs' land grab.

Aug 18, 2026

Plus: 1,500 FDEs were surveyed — turns out only 31% of the week is actually spent writing code.

Aug 11, 2026

Plus: the FDE is turning inward — nuclear reactors, semiconductors, and your own org are the new "customer."

Aug 4, 2026

Plus: the FDE title went public this week — literally. Four listed companies just posted their first ones.

Jul 28, 2026

Plus: the job description sells you breadth. The interview loop tests depth you never saw coming.