Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)

Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) Fundamentals is a beginner-friendly course that introduces one of the fastest-growing roles in enterprise AI — the Forward Deployment Engineer, a uniquely skilled professional who combines deep technical expertise with direct customer engagement. Students learn how it differs from traditional engineering positions, and what a real day in the field looks like. The course covers the full FDE toolkit and stakeholder communication, alongside best practices, common pitfalls, and career progression paths that can lead to VP-level leadership or founding a company. Learners complete a hands-on capstone project simulating a real customer engagement — building a working RAG application for a law firm and packaging it into an executive-ready impact report suitable for a portfolio.