Learn to walk into a business and ship the outcome.
Xamun's Forward Deployed Engineer internship. Train through Xamun Academy, interview real businesses in your city, diagnose what's actually holding them back, and introduce the modern way to fix it — earning commission on every engagement you source.
The fastest-growing job in tech
Growth in positions, 2023 → 2025, indexed. Source: LinkedIn Economic Graph, "Building a Future of Work That Works" (January 2026). Recreated by Xamun from published data.
Forward Deployed Engineer is the fastest-growing job in tech.
Enterprise AI can't be shipped by engineers who only code or consultants who only advise. It takes people who do both — and can navigate the organisation. That rare hybrid is now the most sought-after role in the industry, and it's exactly what this track trains you to become.
Salesforce alone has committed to hiring 1,000 FDEs. Palantir, OpenAI, Anthropic, Datadog, Ramp, and Intercom are all hiring for the role.
Sources: LinkedIn Economic Graph, "Building a Future of Work That Works" (January 2026), via Computerworld; ICONIQ Capital 2025 State of Software Report; Bloomberry (2025); Indeed data via the Financial Times (2025), which tracked over 800% growth in FDE roles between January and September 2025. Further reading: "Why FDE is the fastest-growing job".
One track. Business, technology, and people.
Train through the XC Trilogy at Xamun Academy — Modern Software Fundamentals and Business & Strategy Fundamentals — building toward XC-FDE, the apex Forward Deployed Engineer credential. Complete the internship and certification is free — no charge.
Interview 10 companies in your city's mid-market. Find the core bottleneck holding each one back — not the symptom, the cause.
This is not a tech track or a business track. FDEs navigate business, technology, and people resistance — without handing off between departments.
Earn a competitive, uncapped commission on engagements you source. High performers get a clear path to a paid Forward Deployed Engineer role.
Diagnose the bottleneck. Build the strategic and financial case. Introduce Outcome-as-a-Service. You'll learn the exact method Xamun's forward-deployed experts use inside real client engagements — taught by the team that runs them.
The mission: six steps to your first outcome
Not coursework with a certificate at the end. A real consultative mission, run in your own city.
Start the XC Trilogy at Xamun Academy — modern software fundamentals and business & strategy fundamentals — building toward the XC-FDE apex credential.
Sit down with ten mid-market companies in your city's segment. Real founders, real operators, real conversations.
Work out what actually constrains each business — the operational knot that limits growth, not the surface complaint.
Turn the diagnosis into a strategic and financial justification an executive can act on.
Show them the modern alternative to big-bang IT projects: outcomes, not licences.
If they want to pursue it, you bring in the Xamun team — and earn commission on the engagement you sourced.
Three literacies. One professional.
What separates a Forward Deployed Engineer from a developer or a consultant is fluency across all three — at once.
Bottleneck diagnosis, prioritisation, and the financial case for change. Anchored by XC-BSF — Business & Strategy Fundamentals.
AI-native delivery and how Outcome-as-a-Service actually ships. Anchored by XC-MSF — Modern Software Fundamentals.
Executive buy-in, organisational resistance, and change that sticks. The FDE synthesis — proven in XC-FDE.
Who we're looking for
A current university student or recent graduate — any discipline. Engineering, business, economics, and communications backgrounds all thrive here
Comfortable talking to executives — or determined to become so. Genuinely curious about how businesses actually work
A systems thinker — self-directed, resilient, and able to connect technology to commercial outcomes
Bonus: experience with data analysis, software projects, consulting competitions, or student ventures. No prior AI expertise needed — you'll be trained through Xamun Academy.
Three cities live. More on the way.
Now open in London, Dubai, and Manila. Pick your city, interview businesses in your local mid-market segment — the whole cohort runs as one global team. Amsterdam, Seattle, and Melbourne open soon.
UK & Europe — financial services, professional services, manufacturing mid-market.
UAE & GCC — real estate, trade & logistics, family conglomerate mid-market.
Philippines & Southeast Asia — banking, insurance, BPO, conglomerate mid-market.
Benelux & Northern Europe — logistics, agritech, sustainability-focused firms.
US West Coast & Pacific Northwest — SaaS, healthtech, enterprise mid-market.
ANZ — mining services, fintech, healthtech mid-market.
Dubai photograph: Tim Reckmann, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
This isn't just experience. It's opportunity.
For every business you diagnose and introduce that converts into a signed Xamun engagement, you earn a competitive commission that scales with deal size. Uncapped. Paid out within 30 days of the client's first payment.
No cap on the number of engagements. Multiple sourced engagements = multiple commissions. You did the diagnosis — you share in the outcome.
Ready to apply?
Applications are reviewed within 5 working days. Successful applicants get a 30-min screening call with their city team lead.
Submit your application — name, city, background, and a short note on why you want to become a Forward Deployed Engineer. Takes about 5 minutes.
Open the application portal →Opens in a new tab. Or email [email protected] with any questions first.
Note: the FDE internship is open to current university students and recent graduates. If your university offers placement credit (OJT, practicum, WIL, or stage), the programme can usually be aligned with it.