The FDE role reads a lot like a solutions architect who is allowed to actually ship code, which is probably why it works — most of the gap between demo and production is unglamorous integration nobody owned. The bit I'd underline is that FDEs are also the fastest feedback channel a product team will ever have, assuming anyone back home is listening. Curious whether these teams stay small on purpose or eventually get reorganised into "professional services" and lose the plot.
Fresh grad students are never getting this job role 😳
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The FDE role reads a lot like a solutions architect who is allowed to actually ship code, which is probably why it works — most of the gap between demo and production is unglamorous integration nobody owned. The bit I'd underline is that FDEs are also the fastest feedback channel a product team will ever have, assuming anyone back home is listening. Curious whether these teams stay small on purpose or eventually get reorganised into "professional services" and lose the plot.