FORWARD DEPLOYED ENGINEERS

Engineers embedded in your team, not behind a ticket queue.

A Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) team from Data works inside your codebase, your sprint, and your users, onsite or hybrid, starting as small as 3 engineers and scaling with your roadmap. Built for startups without an in-house engineering bench yet, and for product teams that need to ship fast instead of waiting out a slow, expensive traditional dev-shop cycle.

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01 / HOW AN FDE ENGAGEMENT ACTUALLY WORKS

Small to start, embedded from day one, scaled on your roadmap.

Not a headcount request. An engineering team that becomes part of yours.

Starts as small as 3 engineersNo large upfront commitment; the team scales as the roadmap proves out, not on a renegotiated contract

Onsite or hybrid, your callEngineers embedded in your office, working hybrid alongside your team, or fully remote, depending on what the work needs

Inside your sprint, not a separate oneSame standup, same backlog, same codebase, so the person writing the code is also the person who hears about the bug and the changed requirement

FORGE-accelerated when speed mattersOur AI-assisted development methodology available inside the engagement, see AI-Assisted Development (FORGE) →

02 / PROOF, NOT A PITCH

We've run this model inside a state government's production systems since 2015.

TRACK RECORD // EMBEDDED ENGINEERING, GOVERNMENT & ENTERPRISE SCALE

RajSevaDwar, IFMS 3.0, and IHMS: engineers trusted with production systems, not a spec handed over the wall.

RajSevaDwar, the Government of Rajasthan's data-exchange layer connecting 40+ departments and 1,150+ services, has had Data engineers embedded in its operation since 2015. IFMS 3.0, Rajasthan's treasury and disbursement system spanning 67+ departments and roughly 32,000 Drawing & Disbursing Officers, has run the same way since 2021. On IHMS, our engagement with Rajasthan's government hospitals, our engineers handle database and server management, integrations with RGHS, Chiranjeevi, Jan Aadhaar and e-Aushadhi, and on-site facility management and training, not just the initial build.

SINCE 2015

RajSevaDwar, 40+ departments

67+ DEPTS

IFMS 3.0 treasury & disbursement

ON-SITE

IHMS: build, integration, and facility management

03 / WHO THIS IS FOR

Two situations, one answer: engineers you don't have to wait for.

A startup with product-market fit, or close to it, that doesn't yet have the in-house engineering bench to build it and can't afford a multi-month hiring cycle while the market moves. Or a company already building product that needs a specific piece shipped fast, and knows the traditional route, write the full spec, put it to tender, wait for a vendor team to ramp up, is slower and more expensive than the moment allows. Full context and the reasoning behind this page is in our Insights article on Forward Deployed Engineers →.

04 / FAQ

Frequently asked

Q.What's the minimum team size to start an FDE engagement?

As small as 3 engineers. We scale the team with your roadmap rather than asking for a large upfront headcount commitment.

Q.Onsite, hybrid, or remote, who decides?

You do. We staff Forward Deployed Engineering teams onsite, hybrid, or fully remote, depending on what the engagement actually needs.

Q.How is this different from a staffing agency or body-shop contract?

The engineers are embedded in your sprint and your codebase, not sent a spec to work from separately. It's the same delivery model we've run inside Government of Rajasthan production systems (RajSevaDwar, IFMS 3.0, IHMS) since 2015, backed by ISO 9001/27001/20000-1 and CMMI Level 3 certified process, not just a resume.

Q.Can you help us ship faster than a traditional dev shop?

Yes. Engagements can pair with FORGE, our AI-assisted development methodology, when the goal is shipping fast without shipping sloppy. See services.html for how FORGE works.