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Frequently Asked Questions
Short answers about Forward Deployed Engineering, how we work and how to start. If you can't find what you're looking for, book a Deployment Call.
- What is a Forward Deployed Engineer?
- A software engineer who works where the problem lives. Pioneered by Palantir and now adopted by OpenAI and Anthropic, FDEs embed with the customer, write production code inside their systems, and stay until it runs. Consultants hand you a report. FDEs hand you a working system.
- How is this different from a consultancy or staff augmentation?
- Unlike consultancies, we deliver working systems, not reports. Unlike staff augmentation, we own the deployment outcome, not the hours. Our FDEs live in your Slack, standups and customer calls, on US hours.
- How fast can a Forward Deployed Engineer start?
- The Vitzi Deployment Method starts with Discover in week 1, your FDE embeds in weeks 1–2, and shipping runs from week 2 to week 8. For AI companies, ramp-up on your product takes 10 days.
- Where are your engineers, and do they work in our timezone?
- Our engineers are based in Latin America and work with full US business-hour overlap. They are bilingual (C1+ English) and talk to your customers directly. We are in San Francisco, Bogotá and Caracas.
- What is the lowest-risk way to start?
- A two-week Deployment Sprint: one FDE, one real workflow, two weeks. You get a working deliverable and a production plan. If it's not worth it, you get a full refund and keep the code.