India, March 23 -- A 24-year-old software engineer from India has opened up about the work he is doing in New York City. Kanav Bhatnagar works as a Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) at Rippling, an HR tech company. His role was once described as the "hottest job in AI".

In an essay for Business Insider, Bhatnagar spoke about his career trajectory and the skills required to be an FDE.

After completing his schooling in Delhi, Kanav Bhatnagar moved to the United States to pursue a BS in Mathematics and Computer Science, along with a minor in Applied Statistics, from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

When he graduated in 2022, he was hired by Amazon. According to his LinkedIn profile, Bhatnagar spent 2 years and 8 months as a soft...