For employers
Hire Forward Deployed Engineers
Skip the six-month search. Deploy a trained FDE + FDEE pod inside your team in days.
In short: Companies hire Forward Deployed Engineers from FDE Factory by requesting a Cohort 02-trained pod, certified FDE and FDEE engineers embedded together, fluent in context engineering, agent deployment, and production evals.
Last updated July 2026
Why hire a pod instead of one engineer?
Production AI needs builders and evaluators together. Pods arrive with shared methods, prior partner experience, and FDEE coverage so go-live doesn't become a liability.
Engagement model
- Scope call: stack, compliance, timeline, outcomes
- MNDA and security review
- Pod embed: typically days to kickoff after match
- Build, eval, and capability transfer in parallel
- Optional conversion of pod members to full-time hires
ROI for hiring managers
Compare six-month open-market search plus consulting handoff against a Cohort 02-trained pod embedding in days with FDEE coverage built in. The premium is production accountability, not slide delivery.
- Faster time-to-production on stalled pilots
- Eval discipline from day one, not bolted on post-incident
- Capability transfer reduces long-term vendor dependency
- Option to hire pod members full-time after embed
Frequently asked questions
Can we hire individual graduates?
After Cohort 02 capstone completion, yes. Browse the graduate directory or ask us to match certified FDEs and FDEEs to your stack.
How quickly can a pod start?
After scope and security review, trained pods typically embed in days, not the quarters common with traditional hiring searches.