Build production-grade agentic AI systems and prep the AI-first loop in one program. Your existing engineering base is enough to start.
The FDE is the highest-leverage engineer in the room — embedded with customers, shipping production AI. The biggest names in AI have committed about $9.75B to forward deployment in 2026 alone. This free webinar shows you what it is, why it's one of the biggest opportunities in tech right now, and how to make the transition.
One live hour on AI and Forward Deployed Engineering careers.
Takes ~30 seconds · no payment now
60 minutes on what the tech job market actually looks like beyond the hype — and how to target roles that are built to last in an AI world.
Where the work actually went in 2026 — and how to move with it, not against it.
See how JDs are changing, which skills to build now, and which ones stay valuable for the long haul.
FDE postings grew 1,000% in a year and the talent doesn't exist yet. Who it's for, and how to break in.
The real FAANG+ scorecard — two new axes for 2026 — and how to prepare for each.
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Show up live and walk away with a personalized AI Career Roadmap for Free
Get a personalized roadmap, one-on-one with your advisor.
Get your salary analyzed — see your true market value and growth potential.
Get your resume analyzed and find out if it's AI-ready.
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Whichever you're aiming for in 2026, there's a live, mentor-led path.
Stay in your domain — add the AI edge and out-prepare the room.
Domain-specific interview prep across 18+ domains — now with a hands-on AI edge.
Move into AI — build agentic systems, step into the frontier roles, or go deep in ML.
Build real AI agents hands-on — applied upskilling into AI.
Ship production AI in customer environments — 2026's fastest-rising role.
Become an ML Engineer end-to-end — the durable, deepest path.
Not sure which fits?
The free webinar walks you through both paths — pick yours live with a mentor.
For 10+ years we've helped tech professionals adapt through every up and down of the job market — and now we're built for the AI era of 2026.
Code along live most weeks and ship portfolio-grade projects. You leave with proof of work, not just a certificate.
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Real hiring managers from Meta, Google, Amazon and Netflix who've run thousands of interviews.
Tailored across 18+ domains and every level, IC to director.
15–21 one-on-one mocks with FAANG+ interviewers.
The Circle of Rigor weekly loop. Level up without pausing your career.
Résumé, coaching, salary negotiation, and performance-based referrals to hiring partners.
Senior engineers and hiring managers from OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, Google, Microsoft and NVIDIA — the people who actually sit on the other side of the interview table.
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