4 ms·they fear the words "consultant" or "contractor" I thinkby OldFatCactus 8y agothey fear the words "consultant" or "contractor" I thinkmcguire 8y agoForward deployment had a much hipper, militaristic sound.ng12 8y agoYup. And FDE is just a consultant, an FDSE is a software engineer attached to a specific client. A regular SE works only on generic products.