Forward-deployed engineering in the age of agentic AI

Agentic AI requires a new 'forward-deployed engineering' (FDE) model, embedding engineers with enterprise customers to integrate AI into complex business workflows. This role combines engineering, data, cloud, security and operational ownership, shifting focus from model performance to governed, production-ready systems.

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