Solutions EngineerThe technical half of a sale: demos, proofs of concept and integration help.
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Platform EngineerBuilds the internal platform other engineers deploy on: clusters, CI, paved roads.
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Staff EngineerThe senior individual-contributor track: technical leadership without managing people.
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Forward Deployed EngineerAn engineer who ships software inside a customer's environment, part builder and part consultant; Palantir coined it, AI labs made it common.