Forward Deployed Engineer
Work with a customer and turn a vague problem into an AI solution that runs.
How to run a customer project from first conversation to handover: discovery, scoping and success numbers, prototyping on real data, connecting to customer systems safely, rollout and trust.
10 lessons · about 3.1 hours
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The role, how it differs from nearby jobs, and the loop every customer project follows.
How to talk to a customer, watch the work, and describe the problem before you build.
Turn a vague wish into a spec, one success number and a clear edge around the work.
Build a first version fast, test it honestly and show progress every week.
Connect AI to the tools people use, with least access, real permissions and early security review.
Roll out in steps, train people, hand over cleanly and feed what you learned back to your team.
The building blocks you must know, how to choose between them, and what interviewers probe.
Build the test set together, agree the pass mark, report results in plain words and keep quality steady.
Weekly updates, bad news, saying no and handling tense stakeholders.
The rounds, a method for scenarios, practice cases with strong answers, and how to show your work.