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Founded
May 2026
HQ
Brooklyn, NY
Headcount
Bootstrapped
Funding
Self-funded
Coverage
47 employers · 18 countries
Newsletter
2,418 subscribers
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- Median Forward Deployed Engineer total comp · Q2 2026Median FDE total compensation reached $267K in Q2 2026
- AI stack mention frequency · implementer rolesClaude leads at 64% mention; voice-agent platforms growing fastest
- Founding 100 fill rate vs. projection87 of 100 Founding 100 spots verified
- Voice-agent platform share of implementer rolesVoice-agent share of implementer postings up 84% in 90 days
What people are saying
“FDEOS has become the canonical reference for the forward-deployed engineering economy.”
“The aggregation layer everyone in implementer hiring will eventually pay for.”
“If you're hiring an AI implementer in 2026 and you haven't checked FDEOS, you're early.”
“The only place I send PMs who ask 'where do I hire a Forward Deployed Engineer?'”
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