Some problems cannot be solved from the outside. They need someone who understands your systems, sits with the people who use them and builds the solution where it will run.
Forward deployed engineering (FDE) places an experienced engineer inside your team to build and ship on your actual systems, data and constraints — rather than handing over a slide deck or a generic product. Brands Boost Hub provides forward deployed engineers who work alongside your people and deliver working software.
Your engineer joins your standups, tools and channels, and learns the process by working inside it.
We work with your existing systems, data and security rules instead of forcing a new platform.
Connecting legacy systems, databases and third-party platforms so information flows without manual effort.
Practical AI features and automations added to real workflows, with human review.
Small releases every week, so you see progress and can steer as priorities change.
Documentation and pairing so your team can run and extend everything after we step back.
How FDE differs from the other ways of getting software built.
| Forward deployed engineer | Traditional consultancy | Product vendor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Where the work happens | Inside your team and systems | Mostly outside, in workshops and documents | In their product |
| What you get | Working software on your stack | Reports, roadmaps and recommendations | Their platform, configured |
| Pace | Weekly releases | Phased deliverables | Depends on their roadmap |
| Best for | Complex, specific problems | Strategy and assessment | Standard, well-understood needs |
We agree the problem, the systems involved and what success looks like.
An engineer joins your team and works directly with the people who own the process.
Working increments released continuously, reviewed with your team.
Documentation, training and a clean exit, or a smaller ongoing support arrangement.
Forward deployed engineering is a model where an engineer works inside a client’s team, on the client’s systems, to build and ship custom software. The term comes from the Palantir-style approach of embedding engineers with customers.
Consultancies typically deliver advice and documents; agencies deliver a defined project from the outside. A forward deployed engineer works inside your environment and ships working software on your stack, week by week.
The engineer uses your communication tools and ticketing, joins standups and reviews, and works directly with the people who own the process — remotely, on site where practical, or a mix.
Yes. Many engagements involve connecting AI to internal systems and documents — with evaluation and human review — alongside the integration work that makes it useful.
We document everything, train your team and hand over the code. If you want it, we move to a lighter support arrangement.
AI features, assistants and automations that fit your data and workflows — with humans in the loop.
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