Forward deployed engineer use cases
Use cases
A forward deployed engineer joins your team, part of the week or for a fixed period, and takes one system from idea or prototype to live. These forward deployed engineer use cases are the systems companies ask for most. You tell us who you need. We send people who fit.
- No deposit to get started
- Every requirement read by us
- A best-fit shortlist, not a pile of CVs
- One agreement, one invoice
Use cases
Forward deployed engineer use cases by system
- AI agents in production Agents with tools, permissions and evals, running on real work.
- LLM features in your product Generative features shipped to customers, measured and costed.
- RAG and enterprise search Answers from your own documents, with permissions intact.
- Evals and AI quality Test sets, graders and release gates for LLM systems.
- Data pipelines Reliable data from source systems to models and reports.
- Internal tools The admin panels and ops tools your team keeps asking for.
- Workflow automation Multi-step business processes automated across systems.
- Model deployment and MLOps Trained models served, monitored and retrained.
- AI customer support Answers and agent assist wired into your help desk.
- Document processing Fields pulled from PDFs, scans and forms into your systems.
- Salesforce Agentforce Agentforce agents grounded in your org and tested before launch.
Tell us the role and the hours. We send you a shortlist of people who fit.
- No deposit to get started
- Every requirement read by us
- A best-fit shortlist, not a pile of CVs
- One agreement, one invoice
One system, one owner, one definition of live
Whatever the use case, hiring works the same way. You send a requirement for one system. We read it ourselves and send a shortlist of people who fit, each with a CV and a short note. You choose, and you pay only when someone starts.
What differs is where the hard part sits. For agents it is permissions and testing. For RAG it is retrieval and access control. For document processing it is the messy real inputs. Each page sets out that hard part plainly.
When to use an FDE, and when not to
Use an FDE when
- A prototype exists but nobody owns getting it live
- The system crosses teams and tools
- Your engineers are committed to the roadmap
- You want working software, not a final report
Look elsewhere when
- You need a large team for a long programme
- The task is a small, well-defined ticket
- There is no owner on your side to sign off
- You want strategy advice without a build
For companies
Tell us who you need.
Send your requirement. It is free and there is no deposit. We read it ourselves and send you a shortlist of people who fit. You pay only when someone starts.
- No deposit to get started
- Every requirement read by us
- A best-fit shortlist, not a pile of CVs
- One agreement, one invoice
Industries, fees and how it works
Tell us what you need.
Send your requirement. We send you a shortlist of senior leaders who fit. One agreement and one invoice, with the terms agreed in writing before anything starts.
- No deposit to get started
- Every requirement read by us
- A best-fit shortlist, not a pile of CVs
- One agreement, one invoice
Send your requirement
- No deposit to get started
- Every requirement read by us
- A best-fit shortlist, not a pile of CVs
- One agreement, one invoice
Apply to join
Talent never pays to apply, be shortlisted or be placed.
FAQ
Questions people ask
Can one engineer cover more than one use case?
Yes, one after another. Finish one system, then move to the next once it is live. Running several at once usually means none finishes well.
What if my project does not fit these categories?
Send your requirement anyway. The list shows common requests, not every system an engineer can build.
Do you cover my industry?
See the industry pages for the rules and limits to plan around in healthcare, finance, government, defence and more.
What does it cost?
You pay only when someone starts. The hiring company pays our fee, and talent never pays. The terms are agreed in writing before anything starts.
Explore more
- How it works
What happens after you send your requirement, step by step.
- Fees
No deposit. One agreement and one invoice when someone starts.
- What is fractional
Senior leaders for part of the week, and when that makes sense.
- Locations
Talent based across Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the Americas.
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Fees
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