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"Forward Deployed Engineer" is a bodyshop with LLM.

• jordanb 1y ago
  Pretty sure this title came from Palentir who got it from the military.
  • bigiain 1y ago
    "Forward Deployed Software Engineer - This role includes working in locations that include risks of getting shot and possibly killed"
    • stavros 1y ago
      One-shot, one-kill.
• Avicebron 1y ago
  They could just call it "Field Service Tech" like the rest of the universe. I understand using title inflation/deflation to keep pushing the engineer title (and pay expectation) into the dirt, but still, this is dumb.
  • dbreunig 1y ago
    I also dislike the term. It feels concocted to evoke “tacticool” vibes. Unless you’re pushing new firmware onto a drone in Ukraine, FDE is stolen valor.
    • aspenmayer 1y ago
      Ehh, I don’t think folks are claiming to be active duty or former military personnel, which is the bar for stolen valor accusations in my book. I agree with the sentiment but not with the determination of finding fault. Folks hired for a specific role rarely pick their own job titles.
    • gherkinnn 1y ago
      Might I interest you in "In the trenches" and "war stories"?
• Squeeeez 1y ago
  Weell, you probably don't want to serve "Backwards Deployed Engineers" to your clients