Questions

The questions people actually ask before entering the field, answered without the sales voice.

• 2026-10-30Is an FDE a pre-sales role?No. The job title decides nothing and the responsibility scope decides everything — four boundary rules and three questions to ask.4 min read
• 2026-10-30Do you need a computer science degree?No employer requires one, and some paths are easier without the wrong one. What the role actually screens for, and which fundamentals it will not let you skip.3 min read
• 2026-10-30How much travel, and whether it can be remoteThe on-site share that actually makes the method work, the arrangements that reduce it honestly, and the deployments where a remote FDE produces a different job.4 min read
• 2026-10-30How long before you run a deployment yourselfThe usual shape — weeks shadowing, weeks co-delivering, a first owned module around month three — and the three things that decide whether it is faster or much slower.3 min read