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Forward Deployed EngineeringSession
The Dirty Secret of Forward Deployed Engineering
Natalie Meurer
- When
- Tuesday, June 301:30 PM – 1:50 PM · 20 min
- Where
- Track 8San Francisco, CA · imported from ai.engineer's public schedule feed
About this session
Since its origins at Palantir, the term "Forward Deployed Engineer" has described wildly different jobs, yet today it's one of the fastest-growing roles in AI. What happened? And what does that reveal about the future of engineering?
Join Nat Meurer, Head of Agent Engineering at Sierra, for a historical tour of one of tech's most misunderstood roles, and why its biggest contradiction may explain where the industry is headed next.
Speaker
Natalie Meurer
Head of Agent Engineering, Sierra
Head of Agent Engineering at Sierra, leading teams that design, build, and deploy AI agents for enterprise customer experiences.
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