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Notes on interviewing well.
Field notes from thousands of practice interviews — what calms nerves, what convinces hiring managers, and what we're learning as Lyra gets better.
Interview Prep
Forward Deployed Engineer: the role nobody heard of, and now everyone's hiring for
FDE job listings jumped over 800% in a year. Here's what the role actually is, what it pays in Australia, and how to survive the interview round that trips up most engineers.
Lee Li6 min readJune 27, 2026
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