{"slug": "why-forward-deployed-engineers-are-suddenly-in-high-demand", "title": "Why Forward-Deployed Engineers Are Suddenly In High Demand", "summary": "Forward-deployed engineers are suddenly in high demand across the AI industry, according to Forbes contributor Ron Schmelzer, who reports that the role of connecting AI to real business problems has become a new industry obsession. The Forbes Innovation piece frames these engineers as the people bridging AI systems and practical business deployments.", "body_md": "# Why Forward-Deployed Engineers Are Suddenly In High Demand\n\nBy Ron Schmelzer, ContributorSource: \n\n[Forbes Innovation](https://www.forbes.com/innovation/)\nThe AI industry has a new obsession: forward deployed engineers. Discover why the people connecting AI to real business problems are suddenly in such high demand.\n\nGet AI news in your inbox\n\nDaily digest of what matters in AI.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/why-forward-deployed-engineers-are-suddenly-in-high-demand", "canonical_source": "https://www.machinebrief.com/news/why-forward-deployed-engineers-are-suddenly-in-high-demand-oj3b", "published_at": "2026-09-19 14:24:31+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-19 15:53:06.984224+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-products", "ai-tools", "artificial-intelligence"], "entities": ["Forbes", "Ron Schmelzer"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/why-forward-deployed-engineers-are-suddenly-in-high-demand", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/why-forward-deployed-engineers-are-suddenly-in-high-demand.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/why-forward-deployed-engineers-are-suddenly-in-high-demand.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/why-forward-deployed-engineers-are-suddenly-in-high-demand.jsonld"}}