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Developers · Updated 23 Oct, 09:53 am IST

Report: 88% of Indian enterprises expect rising demand for FDEs by 2030

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Why it matters for readers: It shows how AI is creating new client-facing engineering jobs that combine coding and business understanding.

  • About 88% of Indian enterprises expect demand for FDEs to rise by 2030, per the report.1
  • The report is based on a survey of roughly 1,000 software engineers and 200 enterprise technology decision-makers from eight metro and selected Tier II cities.1
  • Only 1% of engineers currently work as Forward Deployed Engineers, indicating a significant supply gap.1
  • Seventy-seven percent of multinational companies plan to hire FDEs within the next year, and 98% of enterprises see the role as more than niche.1

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