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In short

Python is required most often, in 4 of 5 lead forward deployed engineer roles at tech companies whose requirements we read in the 90 days to Oct 16, 2026, then AI (3) and AWS (3). Among roles that state years, 2 of 4 ask for at least 8 years. We counted 5 roles, each at a different employer.

Python
4 of 5
Required most often, of the roles we could read
8+ years
2 of 4
Of roles stating years
Remote roles
3 of 5
Of the roles we could read for it

What the postings ask for

Out of the 5 roles whose requirements we could read, of 5 in all. Too few to show shares, so we show counts.

Required
SkillRoles asking
Python
4 of 5
AI
3 of 5
AWS
3 of 5
Azure
3 of 5
GCP
3 of 5
Go
3 of 5
AI Agents
2 of 5
Data Lakes
2 of 5
Data Pipelines
2 of 5
Data Warehousing
2 of 5

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Preferred
SkillRoles asking
Agile
1 of 5
Alerting
1 of 5
BigQuery
1 of 5
Cybersecurity
1 of 5
Data Governance
1 of 5
Data Migration
1 of 5
Data Privacy
1 of 5
Databricks
1 of 5
GDPR
1 of 5
ISO 27001
1 of 5

Experience

Asked most often: 5–7 years and 8–9 years, 2 of 4 each.

Of the 4 roles that state years

Under 5 years
0 of 4
5–7 years
2 of 4
8–9 years
2 of 4
10+ years
0 of 4

Degree

1 of 5 requires a degree, and 1 more accepts experience instead.

Of the 5 roles we could read for it

Required
1 of 5
Required, or experience instead
1 of 5
Preferred
0 of 5
Not mentioned
3 of 5

Pay and remote work

Of the 5 roles we could read for it

Roles stating pay
3 of 5
Remote roles
3 of 5

Forward deployed engineer pay

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How we count: 5 roles in the 90 days to Oct 16, 2026, each role counted once however many boards post it. Methodology