Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Why do forward-deployed engineers exist, and why is the role exploding? Because the hard part of AI is no longer the models, it's deployment. Getting AI out of a demo and into a real production system that a company will actually pay for is where the value (and the money) is now.
Researchers alone can't close that gap. That's the whole reason forward-deployed engineering has become one of the most in-demand roles in tech.
#techwithtim #aiengineer #techjobs
Why do forward-deployed engineers exist, and why is the role exploding? Because the hard part of AI is no longer the models, it's deployment. Getting AI out of a demo and into a real production system that a company will actually pay for is where the value (and the money) is now.
Researchers alone can't close that gap. That's the whole reason forward-deployed engineering has become one of the most in-demand roles in tech.
#techwithtim #aiengineer #techjobs










