FDE Study Topics

Focused notes for recurring Forward Deployed Engineer concepts, implementation patterns, and interview language.

AI And LLM Applications

• Generative AI Patterns
• Prompt Engineering
• LLM App Patterns
• Agentic AI Orchestration And Guardrails
• Tool Calling And Function Calling
• AI Evaluation And Quality Measurement
• AI Enablement And Adoption
• Model Context Protocol (MCP)
• RAG And Knowledge Systems

Delivery And Production

• API Integrations
• Data Integration And Ingestion
• Workflow Automation
• Developer Productivity AI
• Full-Stack Product Engineering
• Cloud Deployment
• Deployment Readiness
• Observability And Production Support
• Security Governance And Compliance
• Customer Delivery Playbook

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