Futurense, India’s fastest-growing AI skilling company, today announced the launch of FDE Academy, the world’s first structured pathway designed to train engineers for Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) — widely recognised as one of the hottest roles in global AI.
Built by experienced Forward Deployed Engineers and senior AI leaders, FDE Academy marks the first time active AI deployment practitioners have come together to formally define how this role should be developed. Until now, Forward Deployed Engineering has largely been learned through on-the-job experience within global AI teams. The Academy introduces a clear, structured pathway to build deployment-ready AI professionals.
Forward Deployed Engineers play a pivotal role in taking AI systems from experimentation to real-world production. As organisations across industries accelerate AI adoption, the need for engineers who can deploy, operationalise, and own AI systems has grown rapidly. Industry observations indicate that hiring for Forward Deployed Engineers has increased by over 800 percent in the past year, underscoring strong global demand for deployment-ready AI talent.
India produces more than 1.5 million engineers annually, yet only a small fraction transition into advanced AI roles that involve real-world deployment and system ownership. Meanwhile, companies across the United States, Europe, and Southeast Asia are actively hiring engineers capable of deploying AI in production environments, often for global and remote roles. FDE Academy aims to bridge this gap by preparing Indian engineers for international AI deployment opportunities.
Commenting on the launch, Raghav Gupta, Founder and CEO, Futurense, said:
“Forward Deployed Engineering has emerged as one of the most sought-after roles in AI globally, yet there has been no structured pathway to prepare engineers for it. FDE Academy is built by practitioners to address this gap and to connect Indian engineering talent with global and remote AI opportunities.”
The Academy offers a 32-week, practitioner-led program designed to train engineers to build, deploy, and manage AI systems in real enterprise environments. The curriculum emphasises hands-on labs, production-grade tools, and real-world case studies — closely mirroring how Forward Deployed Engineers operate within global organisations. Participants also gain access to a dedicated community of FDEs and AI practitioners, enabling peer learning, industry exposure, and long-term career support.
Backed by Futurense’s ecosystem of over 25,000 trained learners and 60+ enterprise partnerships, FDE Academy prepares engineers for roles such as Forward Deployed Engineer, Applied AI Engineer, AI Solutions Engineer, and AI Systems Lead. These roles are seeing rising demand across sectors including technology, BFSI, healthcare, automotive, and global SaaS.
With the launch of FDE Academy, Futurense introduces a new category in AI skilling — a structured, practitioner-led pathway for one of the fastest-growing roles in the global AI workforce.
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