About this course
This course gives you a real enterprise foundation to be more effective in the Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) role. Many FDE courses either lean too heavily on the software side or move quickly through each topic without building real skill. This one covers the consultative, solution, software engineering and domain skills the role needs, with hands-on practice throughout.
It is designed, conducted and coached by Dr Virendra Gupta, an enterprise veteran who has seen what really matters when building solutions for large organisations.
What you will learn
- What the FDE role is and how a firm engages with a client
- The FDE lifecycle from both the organisation view and the FDE view
- Discovery, scoping and solution design
- Rapid prototyping, data integration and debugging in unfamiliar systems
- Evals and validation, constrained system design and product generalization
- Building an agentic or generative AI app, containerizing it with Docker and deploying it on Kubernetes
- How to use AI to assist FDE work
- Stakeholder communication, scope negotiation and end-to-end ownership
23 modules
- FDE Role
- FDE Lifecycle: Organization View
- FDE Lifecycle: FDE View
- Discovery and Scoping
- Solution Design
- Rapid Prototyping
- Data Integration and Modeling
- Debugging in Unfamiliar Systems
- Stakeholder Communication and Demoing
- Evals and Validation
- Constrained System Design
- Product Generalization
- Prioritization and Scope Negotiations
- End to End Ownership
- Audience Tailored Communication
- API and Systems Integration
- Applied AI/LLM Engineering
- Observability and Production Quality
- Infra and Deployment
- Essential Domain Skills Foundations
- AI Assisted Forward Deployment Engineering
- Essential Software Engineering Skills Foundations
- Essential Consulting Foundations
Who it is for
- Software and AI engineers
- Solution architects and consultants
- Product and business professionals
Your instructor
Dr Virendra Gupta is Founder and CEO of Neural Chaos AI, with 36+ years of enterprise experience. He holds a PhD in Strategy and Innovation (Alliance University), an M.Tech from IIT Delhi and an MBA from FMS, Delhi University. He is a former Senior Vice President at Huawei India R&D Center and a former Vice President at Tata Communications.
Frequently asked questions
What is a Forward Deployed Engineer?
A Forward Deployed Engineer takes AI into a customer's real systems, working with real data, real stakeholders and real deadlines. This course builds the skills for that role in Generative AI and Agentic AI.
How is the course delivered?
Live online classes every Sunday for 90 minutes, with a morning batch at 8 AM and an evening batch at 7:30 PM India time. You can attend either batch and watch recordings of missed classes.
How much does it cost?
₹5,000 in India. USD 50 in the USA, EUR 50 in France, AUD 75 in Australia and SGD 70 in Singapore. If your currency is not listed, write to neuralchaosai@gmail.com.
Will I get a certificate?
Yes, a course completion certificate from Neural Chaos AI on successful completion.
Can I check my readiness first?
Yes. Take the free 3-minute FDE Readiness Check on this portal to see where you stand.