Forward-Deployed Engineers

Your domain expertise.
Our AI-native builders.

We take specialists who deeply understand your industry — legal, fintech, healthcare, logistics — and pair them with cutting-edge AI engineering skills. The result: engineers who ship at 10x speed and actually understand your business.

Hire an FDE How It Works

The Formula
Three ingredients. One engineer.
We don't hire generic developers. We compose each FDE from three essential layers.
Ingredient 01

Domain Expertise

Deep knowledge of your industry. Legal compliance, financial regulations, medical protocols, supply chains — whatever your world runs on.

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Ingredient 02

AI-Native Engineering

Trained to build with AI tools from day one. Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot — they don't just use them, they think with them.

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Ingredient 03

Deployment Mindset

Not researchers. Not consultants. Builders who ship production code, own outcomes, and integrate into your team from week one.

= A Forward-Deployed Engineer who gets it

Someone who speaks your language, ships with AI, and owns the outcome. Not a body in a seat — a force multiplier for your team.


Domains
We source for any vertical
Every industry has its own language, regulations, and workflows. Our FDEs learn yours before they write a line of code.
Legal & Compliance
Fintech & Banking
Healthcare
Logistics & Supply Chain
Real Estate
E-commerce
Insurance
EdTech
HR & Recruiting
Energy
Government
Media & Content

How It Works
From brief to deployment in weeks
We handle sourcing, vetting, and matching. You get an engineer ready to ship.
01

Discovery

We learn your domain, tech stack, team structure, and what “good” looks like for you.

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Source & Screen

AI-powered sourcing across our network. We screen for domain knowledge, AI fluency, and shipping velocity.

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Match & Vet

Technical deep-dive with domain-specific challenges. Not leetcode — real problems from your industry.

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Deploy

Your FDE joins, ramps up, and starts shipping. We stay involved for the first 30 days to ensure fit.


Why FDE
Not freelancers. Not agencies. FDEs.
A new category of engineer built for the AI era.

10x shipping speed

AI-native workflow means what used to take sprints now takes days. They build with agents, not just editors.

Domain from day one

No 3-month ramp-up learning your industry. They already speak your language before they open the codebase.

Own the outcome

Forward-deployed means embedded. They're not passing tickets — they're accountable for shipped product.

AI-first architecture

They design systems for the AI era: agent-compatible APIs, structured data, automation-ready workflows.

Vetted rigorously

Domain challenge + live AI-assisted build + team culture fit. Our bar is high because your stakes are.

30-day guarantee

If the FDE isn't the right fit within 30 days, we replace them at no cost. Full alignment or nothing.


“We needed someone who understood securities law and could build with Claude Code. They found that person in two weeks.”
— Head of Engineering, fintech startup

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