FDE vs SWE vs Sales Engineering — Study Resources & PYQs

Curated resources, past papers and PYQs for FDE vs SWE vs Sales Engineering.

Study resources

Forward Deployed Engineers (Article) — Silicon Valley Product Group's analysis of how the FDE role differs from adjacent roles like solutions architects and sales engineers.
What are Forward Deployed Engineers, and why are they so in demand? (Article) — Gergely Orosz's Pragmatic Engineer newsletter's deep, well-researched deep-dive into the FDE role, its history and how it's spread beyond Palantir.
What is a Forward Deployed Engineer? Future of DevOps Explained (Video) — A live-session breakdown of what an FDE actually does and how the role differs from adjacent titles.