Forward-Deployed Engineer
Good fit if you've been a solutions engineer, consultant or senior support engineer.
You sit with the customer and make the product work in their environment. Half engineering, half consulting.
Read the guide →New guide: How new grads get into solutions engineering · Read it →
CareerPivoting is where I write down what I learned: which tech roles hire people from outside tech, what they really pay, and what hiring managers check before they call you back.
Free. No course to buy. Guides, a five-minute quiz, and one email when something new is published.
Each guide covers the day-to-day work, what the role pays, and which backgrounds hiring managers already trust. Three to start with.
Good fit if you've been a solutions engineer, consultant or senior support engineer.
You sit with the customer and make the product work in their environment. Half engineering, half consulting.
Read the guide →Good fit if you've owned a product, a program or a budget.
You decide which AI features are worth building and keep the team honest about what the model can actually do.
Read the guide →Good fit if you've run systems, integrations or technical projects.
You design how a customer's systems fit together and explain it to people who sign the contract.
Read the guide →Pay ranges are what each guide currently states. Every figure is being re-checked against public salary pages, and each guide will link its sources.
Written from the hiring side of the table, with the numbers checked.
The order matters. I did these backwards for two years.
A 60-minute video call on your specific situation: which roles fit your background, what's missing, and what to do first. You leave with written notes. Sessions are $200.
Career guidance, not job placement. I can't promise an offer, and I'll say so if a move doesn't make sense.