Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) Level 1 – Foundation
Go beyond writing code. Learn to solve real business problems, build AI-powered applications, and deliver them confidently in the enterprise.
Looking to upskill your team(s) or organization?
Surat will gladly help you further with any personal or in-company needs you might have.
Surat Wahal
Training Advisor
What will you learn?
After the training, you will be able to:
Turn ambiguous business problems into clear technical solutions.
Build secure APIs and scalable cloud-native applications.
Develop and evaluate practical AI-powered enterprise solutions.
Prototype, deploy, and demonstrate applications from end to end.
Program
The program is structured into three tracks totaling 48–55 classroom hours, followed by applied practice on live engagements.
Technical Track and Consulting Track run in parallel; Applied Practice is where both integrate.
- Build practical AI applications using LLMs, prompt and context engineering, embeddings, vector databases, RAG, function calling, AI assistants, agents, evaluation, and responsible AI practices.
Who is it for?
• High-aptitude campus hires and junior full-stack or cloud developers with high learning velocity and comfort with ambiguity.
• Engineers moving from pure development into customer-facing enterprise delivery.
• Teams building an internal FDE capability from the ground up.
Prerequisites
Working knowledge of at least one programming language, Python preferred.
No prior AI or ML experience required.
Basic Git, SQL and command-line familiarity.
Why should I do this training?
Become client-ready
Build technical, consulting, and communication skills together.
Build real applications
Create three end-to-end applications linked to business problems.
Learn by doing
Apply your skills through a Build Sprint and live-engagement shadowing.
What else should I know?
After filling out the form below, you’ll receive a confirmation email, and our team will reach out to understand your team’s needs and goals.
Course information
48–55 hours of Intensive Training
• Build & Engineering Track (30-34 hrs)
• Delivery & Consulting Track (18-21 hrs)
• Live Engagement (3-6 months)
Includes a Build Sprint and three end-to-end applications.
Assessment covers knowledge checks, graded hands-on labs, consulting simulations and a mentor sign-off against client-readiness criteria.
Reference toolchain: GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor, Azure OpenAI, LangChain, LangGraph, FastAPI, Docker, Git, GH Actions, PostgreSQL, pgvector, Postman and VS Code.
Continue your path
Empower Your Team with the Skills to Lead in AI
FDE L1 – Foundation is the first stage of Xebia’s Forward Deployed Engineer program. It builds autonomous rapid-prototypers, then continues through FDE L2’s enterprise-scale delivery into FDE L3’s engagement leadership.
Forward Deployed Engineer
Level 2 – Enterprise Delivery
Continue your journey with a 28–30 hour program for L1 graduates or engineers with 2–4 years of production experience, ready for enterprise-scale technical ownership and direct customer delivery.
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Forward Deployed Engineer
Level 3 – Engagement Leadership
Finalize the path with a 12–14 hour program for L2 graduates, or Solutions Architects and senior engineers with 5+ years of experience, ready to own the business case, technical roadmap, and executive relationship in enterprise engagements.
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Ready to transform your business?
The FDE L1 – Foundation program prepares strong coders to contribute autonomously within Forward Deployed Engineering teams at client sites. Talk to us about running it for your organization.
