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24 min readUpdated September 20265 chapters

Hiring a Forward Deployed Engineer

You have heard the title, probably attached to a number with too many zeros, or to Palantir. This playbook covers whether you need one, where the 8,529 of them actually sit, what to screen for, and how to run the process.

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8,529
people hold the title worldwide
58%
started the role in 2026
59.2%
have held a software engineering role

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