AnthropicMember of Technical Staff, Applied AI
2026 — Present
Kevin Bai is a member of technical staff on Anthropic’s Applied AI team. He built Rippling’s forward deployed engineering function after delivering enterprise software at Palantir and Globality, and shares practical lessons through FDE Pod.
Kevin Bai is a member of technical staff on Anthropic’s Applied AI team. He built Rippling’s forward deployed engineering function after delivering enterprise software at Palantir and Globality, and shares practical lessons through FDE Pod.
Career
FDE PodFounder
2026 — Present
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty OrganizationUnited Nations Denuclearization Representative
2017 — Present
Kevin BaiPublic Speaker
Sep 2014 — Present
RipplingFounding Forward Deployed Engineer / Leader
2025 — 2026
Palantir TechnologiesForward Deployed Software Engineer
2021 — 2025
GlobalityFull Stack Software Engineer
2019 — 2021
UNHCRPrivate Sector Partnerships
2017 — 2018
US-MEX Forum for Cooperation, Understanding and SolidarityUnited States Representative
2016 — 2017
Berkeley LabUndergraduate Researcher
2016 — 2016
UC Berkeley Model United NationsDirector of Business Development
2015 — 2016
Cosigns Received
Featured Media
fdepod.substack.com
FDE 101
Kevin Bai explains when companies need forward deployed engineers, why shared platforms matter and how customer work can guide product development.
fdepod.substack.com
This Is Not the End of SaaS
Kevin Bai reflects on enterprise AI demos at Dreamforce and argues that trusted data, permissions and systems of record become more important as interfaces change.