Forward Deployed CourseSHEET 06 · LIBRARY · REV 2026.10
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The FDE content library

Every roadmap, playbook, interview question, template and guide for Forward Deployed Engineers, organised by what you need to do next.

Detail A · /roadmap + /roles/{role}-to-fde

Role roadmaps

Start from the job you have today. Each route shows which stages you can skip and which skills to add.

FLAGSHIP

Forward Deployed Engineer

Zero to job-ready in six stages.

SPECIALISATION

AI Forward Deployed Engineer

LLM apps, agents and evals on client data.

SWITCH

Software Engineer → FDE

Add discovery, integrations and client work.

SWITCH

Data Engineer → FDE

Add APIs, LLM apps and stakeholder skills.

SWITCH

Solutions Engineer → FDE

Go from demos to production code.

ENTRY

Fresher → Associate FDE

For final-year students and recent grads.

SWITCH

Tech Consultant → FDE

Keep the client skills, deepen the build skills.

GROWTH

FDE → FDE Lead

Run multiple accounts and a deployment team.

Detail B · /skills/{skill}

Skill roadmaps

All 32 skills →
Layer 1 · Code
Layer 2 · Data & integration
Layer 3 · Infra
Layer 4 · Applied AI
Layer 5 · Design
Layer 6 · Client

Detail C · /best-practices/{topic}

Best practices

Production readiness checklistChecklist · 7Client discoveryChecklist · 6Eval-driven developmentChecklist · 6Data privacy on client infrastructureChecklist · 6Handover and documentationChecklist · 6Handling scope changeChecklist · 6

Detail D · /packs/{pack}

Field packs

Lesson bundles that pair a technical track with a client track, ending in a project.

P1From vague brief to signed scopeTECH: use-case framing · CLIENT: discovery callsP2RAG over enterprise documentsTECH: retrieval + evals · CLIENT: acceptance criteriaP3Ship an agent with guardrailsTECH: tool use + safety · CLIENT: risk sign-offP4Integrate with a legacy ERPTECH: connectors + retries · CLIENT: IT security reviewP5Monitor, iterate, prove ROITECH: observability · CLIENT: impact reporting

Detail E · /playbooks/{industry}/{use-case}

Industry playbooks

Worked deployments by industry: the brief, the data, the architecture, the evals and what went wrong.

FINTECH

Fraud alert triage

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

Ticket routing and summaries

FINANCE OPS

Transaction reconciliation

LOGISTICS

Freight invoice disputes

RETAIL

Product catalogue enrichment

HR

Internal policy assistant

INSURANCE

Claims document intake

MANUFACTURING

Maintenance log analysis

Detail F · /projects/{project}

Project ideas

All projects →
BEGINNER
INTERMEDIATE
ADVANCED

Detail G · /interview/{type}

Interview prep

Interview process →
FDE interview questionsTechnical, client and behavioural, with model answersThe case roundWorked customer scenarios, start to finishSystem design for FDEsDesigning inside someone else's constraintsTake-home assignmentsSample briefs and how they are gradedCompany interview guidesOne guide per hiring company

Detail H · /guides/{slug}

Guides

Blog and guides →
CAREER
COMPARISONS
CHOOSING
ON THE JOB

Detail I · /templates/{slug}

Templates & tools

Discovery questionnairePRD templateSolution design docScope / SOWEval sheetHandover noteLLM cost calculatorROI calculator

Detail J · /glossary/{term}

Glossary

A–Z →

Agent harness

The code that runs an agent's loop, tools and limits.

Deployment strategist

Palantir's client-side partner to the forward deployed engineer.

Eval set

Fixed examples used to check an LLM system after every change.

GCC (global capability centre)

An offshore centre a multinational runs to deliver technology and operations work.

Guardrails

Checks that keep an AI system inside allowed behaviour.

Handover note

The document that lets a customer team run a system without you.

Detail K · /reports/{slug}

Reports & data

QUARTERLY · LINK MAGNET

India FDE Jobs Report · Q4 2026

Openings, cities, skills and pay bands from public listings.

LIVING INDEX

Companies hiring FDEs

Living index with team size and interview format

LIVING INDEX

FDE skills demand index

Which skills appear most in job descriptions