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FDE = Forward Deployed Engineer

• throwaway5752 1y ago
  Forward Deployed Engineer = Consultant I will not allow Palantir to extend their reality distortion field to me. They are consultants. They are also engineers. Other places call them FEs. But they didn't invent some new class of engineering, they just rebranded one.
  • geetee 1y ago
    Reality distortion, or they're just using military terminology?
    • throwaway5752 1y ago
      One and the same. It would be like if I tried to call my product Tactical Software as a Service It would still only be software as a service, but I would just brand it in a way to make it more appealing to certain buyer personas without any actual investment or commitment on my part.
      • geetee 1y ago
        What's wrong with that?
        • jrvarela56 1y ago
          Nothing, their argument is that it’s not worth adopting Palantir’s marketing wording.
    • boston_clone 1y ago
      When applying strange military terminology to something clearly non-military, is that not a distortion of reality?
  • djeastm 1y ago
    >They are consultants. They are also engineers. Good lord the egos must be massive.
  • deleted 1y ago
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  • dogman144 1y ago
    “Forwarded deployed” is just national security jargon adopted by to a tech co, as I recall.
• sunrunner 1y ago
  As opposed to the more commonly known 'Reverse Deployed Engineer', who sits behind the product manager who can deal with the goddamn customers so the engineers don't have to.
  • lenerdenator 1y ago
    The product manager deals with the god damn customers so the engineers don't have to. He has people skills; he is good at dealing with people. Can't you understand that? What the hell is wrong with you people?!?