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FDE SHORTAGE IN INDIA
88% Indian firms want FDEs by 2030; only 1% of engineers fit the bill: Scaler-CMR report
According to India's FDE Opportunity Report, enterprises are hiring for AI deployment and customer-facing skills, but those are the skills engineers lack most.
GCCs build FDE chops in-house to claw back millions in AI spends
The shift could see GCCs bring $200-300 million worth of FDE-style consulting work in-house across the top 50 mature centres, a report called “WHO has the FDE talent and what it costs” by UnearthInsight, a market intelligence platform estimated.
Tax project delay hurt Q1 results, AI-led deflation behind us, says LTM’s Lambu
Financial services and technology, which together account for 57% of revenue for India’s sixth largest IT service firm, each grew more than 3% sequentially in the first quarter. With this, Lambu said, LTM expects the artificial intelligence-led revenue deflation to be behind the firm.
L’Oréal acquires Innovist in big D2C deal; Dhan’s FY26 profit shrinks
L’Oréal has bought Innovist to claw back momentum in India’s hyper-competitive beauty market. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
Amid tech layoffs, this engineering role sees 700% surge in demand, offers salaries up to $200K; Anthropic, OpenAI, Google Cloud and McKinsey are hiring
At a time when tech companies are laying off employees, there is a surprising boom for a specific engineering role, with job postings skyrocketing by 700%. Companies like OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Cloud and McKinsey are aggressively hiring for FDE posts, offering salaries exceeding $200,000. This surge highlights new career avenues emerging from AI's rapid integration into businesses.
Uber CEO on Travis Kalanick; Micron’s warning to India
Dara Khosrowshahi told ET in an interaction that Uber is open to collaborating with founder Travis Kalanick. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
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FDE emerges hottest role in AI market, commands big pay premiumThe forward deployed engineer (FDE) has emerged as the hottest job in AI, with companies like OpenAI and Google offering substantial compensation. These consultants are crucial for deploying AI agents and identifying high-impact use cases within organizations.Load More