2 resources from Betts Recruiting we point people to, and the questions each answers.
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Why we picked it
Six of the ten roles most in demand at AI companies are technical (sales engineer, forward deployed engineer, solutions architect, GTM engineer, customer success engineer, implementation consultant), which is the clearest evidence that an engineering background is an advantage rather than something to explain away. Use it as a target list of job titles to search.
Why we picked it
Included deliberately as the other side of the argument: immediate responsibility, promotion by results rather than tenure, and a network of founders you would never meet inside a large company. Read it against the training first case and decide which risk you would rather carry.