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Adam Ward says ‘forward-deployed engineers’ are scarce as AI bills rise
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The playbook for building high talent density teams | Adam Ward, Head of Talent at Cursor
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"“Yeah, I think one thing that's really in demand is this, and there's lots of different names for it, but this forward-deployed engineer, this technical person who can partner with a sales team and partner with a customer to deploy what can be for some audiences in a company a very technical and maybe overwhelming product.”"
Adam Ward says demand is rising for “forward-deployed engineers” who can pair technical deployment work with sales and customer support for complex AI products. He argues the role is becoming a supply-demand pinch point as CFOs scrutinise usage costs and companies shift from “token maxing” to optimisation.
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- Adam Ward · guest
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- Lenny's Podcast
- Episode
- The playbook for building high talent density teams | Adam Ward, Head of Talent at Cursor
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