Dex Sessions: Forward Deployed Engineers

What happens when you send your best engineers directly into customers' organisations to ship production code on-site? Recorded live in London, join Dex for a deep-dive panel discussion on one of the most talked-about roles in AI and tech: the Forward Deployed Engineer. The FDE model, pioneered at Palantir and now spreading across the industry, is reshaping how companies think about engineering, customer success and product development. But what actually separates an FDE from a solutions engineer? What does the career path look like? And how does field work feed back into product roadmaps? Our panel of experienced FDEs and deployment leaders breaks it all down, from the technical bar required to the commercial impact these roles drive, and why more companies are betting on this approach. Meet the panelists: Marc Barker - Head of Deployments, Augur (formerly Helsing, Palantir) Robert Shearme - Forward Deployed Engineer, Palantir Francis Webb - Justice AI, UK Ministry of Justice Moderated by Anjor Kanekar - former Palantir FDE and hiring manager, founder of Platypus Technologies