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Lakshmi Varanasi
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Forward-deployed engineers are in high demand.
This tech job is in huge demand right now, Cursor's head of talent says
Matt Ward, Cursor's head of talent, said forward-deployed engineers are the most in-demand role in tech right now.
TL;DRAI
Forward-deployed engineers—engineering + consulting hybrid—face supply crunch: job postings +5,000%; OpenAI pays $345k. Foundation models commoditized; customer adoption and customization is the bottleneck—OpenAI, BCG, McKinsey compete for this talent.
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