FDE hiring, beyond the job title.
Observations from years of recruiting forward deployed engineers, inside Palantir and beyond it.
Talent Vine field notes
Thoughts on hiring from the people doing it. The patterns we notice, the questions we keep coming back to, and the things we’re still figuring out.

In the notebook
Observations from years of recruiting forward deployed engineers, inside Palantir and beyond it.
What we’ve tried, where tools help, and why an experienced person still reviews the work.
A look at the women building independent recruiting firms, their specializations, and the value of a personal approach to hiring.
A note from us
We publish when we have something worth sharing.
May, Matt & Ariana