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Forward Deployed Engineer course & roadmap

Study 40 free FDE lessons in Chinese and English. Follow a six-stage roadmap through discovery, implementation, evaluation and handover, with a workbook and capstone.

What does this free FDE course include?

Study 40 lessons in Chinese and English with exercises and reference feedback, a six-module workbook and four cases. The 12 video episodes use Chinese narration and captions. No registration is required, and each chapter can be downloaded. Follow customer problems through implementation, evaluation and handover, then assemble a capstone pack showing your decisions and checks.

What do I need first?
Before implementation, be able to run a project, edit basic code, use Git and execute checks. Start with preparation if these are unfamiliar.
How long does it take?
Advance according to experience and exercise results, without a fixed-week promise. Explain each artifact, failure and unverified area before moving on.
What evidence will I have?
Files, implementation and check records in your own project. The site does not grade automatically, issue certificates or guarantee a job or career change.
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Free video course

Twelve video episodes follow the six modules, with production status and AI-assisted narration boundaries shown per episode.

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Three audiences, three starting points

Beginners and junior developers

Begin with programming, project execution, version control and verification exercises. Study role and discovery first; enter implementation after meeting the readiness checklist.

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Experienced engineers

Start with role responsibilities, then complete scoping, blueprints, evaluation and handover. Existing coding skills still need evidence of customer delivery judgment.

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Enterprise technical teams

Leads define participants and goals. Members follow the curriculum; teams pair, review and hold stage retrospectives, with separate data and production permissions.

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FDE roadmap: six stages and their artifacts

This learning sequence begins with role and customer problems, then implementation and evaluation, and ends with handover and practice. Complete each exercise and review its criteria before advancing.

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    Role and mindset →

    Understand who an FDE serves, how to enter customer context and what constraints an AI partner needs.

    Practice artifactA role responsibility and skill-gap inventory

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    Customer discovery and scoping →

    Turn ambiguous requests into event flows, data inventories, testable hypotheses and scope decisions.

    Practice artifactA scoping pack: problem, data, permissions and an exit decision

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    Blueprints and implementation →

    Turn scoping into an executable blueprint and deliver verifiable milestones through the six-step cycle.

    Practice artifactA blueprint, an implementation milestone and acceptance evidence

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    Evaluation and quality →

    Explain release decisions through datasets, judge calibration and comparable regression; verify software and model behavior separately.

    Practice artifactEvaluation cases, a version contract and a release decision

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    Handover and team collaboration →

    Make delivery transferable, reproducible and improvable; turn individual practice into team learning.

    Practice artifactA handover checklist, feedback loop and team training plan

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    Cases and integrated practice →

    Make a decision before consulting cases, then independently complete a requirements-to-retrospective practice report.

    Practice artifactFour case decision notes and an integrated practice report

This roadmap is our teaching sequence, not an industry certification standard. Experienced engineers can attempt exercises to locate gaps; keep failures and revisions rather than only marking lessons as read.

Download the six-module workbookSee a capstone project and acceptance example

Complete course: 12 parts · 40 chapters

Each chapter opens an adapted lesson with explanation, examples, independent practice and reference feedback. The index retains textbook numbering; previous and next lessons follow the six-module learning sequence: role and discovery before implementation, evaluation, handover and practice.

Ten appendices · tools and template index

Appendix titles locate textbook material; public resources are organized separately by task. Pace depends on experience and complexity. This course provides no automatic grading or industry credential.

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FDE learning questions

What is an FDE?
A Forward Deployed Engineer works in customer context across scoping, implementation, evaluation and handover, with attention to verifiable delivery outcomes. This course focuses on AI scenarios.
Are all 40 chapters free?
The 40 public lessons in Chinese and English, exercises and reference feedback are free. Each lesson offers a chapter download, and module workshops provide a workbook and runnable lab. Twelve free video episodes have Chinese narration and captions, shared by both language versions.
Can beginners start?
Begin with role and discovery. Before implementation, complete preparation in programming, running projects, version control and verification.
What is the learning sequence?
Follow role and mindset, customer discovery, blueprints and implementation, evaluation and quality, handover and collaboration, then cases and the capstone.
Are grading, certificates or employment guarantees included?
Current learning is independent and free, with references and self-checks. Instructor grading, certificates and employment guarantees are not provided. A self-check is not proof of capability.
Can I enroll in paid training now?
Paid training is coming soon and currently unavailable. Enrollment, reservations and payments are not accepted. You can discuss specific learning questions and team practice needs.

Complete practice, then choose your next step

Free workshops include examples, material and self-checks. Paid training is coming soon and is not currently offered. Discuss learning questions; paid enrollment and reservations are not accepted.

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