Forward Deployment Engineers
Tools

Plan it, price it, size it.

Three working tools engineering leaders use before a scoping call. Nothing is stored; every number is computed in your browser.

🛠️ Tool 01

Architecture Planner

Map your data stack & design custom AI/RAG loops

Stack Inputs
1. Data Sources (select all)
2. Primary Use Case
3. Deployment Target
  1. 01
    Ingest
    • CDC with Debezium
    • Document parsing & OCR
  2. 02
    Process & Model
    • dbt / Spark transformations
    • Chunking + embedding pipeline
  3. 03
    Store & Index
    • Managed vector DB (pgvector on RDS)
    • Hybrid keyword index (OpenSearch)
  4. 04
    Reason
    • Managed frontier LLM API (Bedrock / Azure / Vertex)
    • Hybrid retrieval + reranker + citations
  5. 05
    Act & Serve
    • Chat UI + API with source citations
    • SSO + RBAC (Okta / Entra ID)
  6. 06
    Govern & Evaluate
    • Eval harness with regression gates
    • Audit logging & PII redaction
// Pod to Build This
MODEL A // STRIKETactical Forward Deployed Strike Pair1 Principal FDE + 1 Senior Systems Architect
Time-to-Code SLAUnder 48 Hours
📊 Tool 02

ROI & TCO Calculator

Estimate infrastructure cost savings & deployment returns

Operational Parameters
3 FDEs
6 Months
4.5 Months
$32,000 / eng

Formula incorporates 22% headhunter fees, 38-day notice periods, and 4-week context ingestion.

// ACCELERATION TELEMETRYCONFIDENCE 99.4%
Days Saved to Production PR133 DaysImmediate field deployment in < 48 hours vs traditional sourcing funnel.
Capital Saved vs Legacy Sourcing$534,240Eliminates agency commissions, severance risks, and idle runway burn.
Delivery Cycle Velocity2.1x Accelerated
Vector FDE (Active Sprint)Day 2 to Production
Legacy In-House RecruitingMonth 4.5 First Value
Recruitment Fee Cut
$253,440
Runway Shielded
4.5 Months
Guaranteed SLA
14-Day Merge
Lock In This Deployment Configuration
📐 Tool 03

FDE Capacity Estimator

Calculate the engineering pod size required for your project

Project Parameters
2
16 Weeks
Technical Complexity
Engineers Required3
Embedded Pods1
// Recommended Deployment Model
MODEL B // ACCELERATIONMission Acceleration SquadFull-Stack Embedded Pod of 4 Engineers
  • Principal FDE (pod lead)× 1
  • Platform & Infra Engineer× 1
  • Data / ML & Full-Stack Engineer× 1
Time-to-Code SLAUnder 72 Hours