# FDE Team

> FDE Team deploys Forward Deployed Engineers — senior, embedded engineering pods that ship AI implementations, enterprise integrations, and LLM systems to production in weeks, not months. Model-agnostic across OpenAI (ChatGPT), Anthropic (Claude), and Google (Gemini / Google AI).

FDE Team (fdeteam.com) is a US-based engineering outsourcing firm specializing in Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) — a delivery model pioneered by Palantir where senior engineers embed directly inside a customer's repo, data, and workflows to deliver outcomes (not tickets). Pods are typically 30-day deployments and cover AI/LLM implementation, enterprise integration, dedicated engineering teams, project pods, MVP builds, and an LLM Foundry program for fine-tuning and evaluation.

Headquarters: United States. Engineers across USA, South America, and India. Primary differentiator: outcome-based "Build & Serve" model with measurable production deployment in weeks.

Pricing tiers: Managed Node ($12k/mo), Managed Squad ($20k/mo), Enterprise Hub (custom). Founder & CEO: Manoj Joshi.

## Core pages
- [Home](https://www.fdeteam.com/): What FDE Team does and who it serves.
- [What is FDE](https://www.fdeteam.com/what-is-fde): Definition of Forward Deployed Engineering and how it differs from staff augmentation, agencies, and consulting.
- [How It Works](https://www.fdeteam.com/how-it-works): 5-phase deployment playbook (Discover → Embed → Build → Serve → Scale).
- [Services](https://www.fdeteam.com/services): AI implementation, enterprise integration, dedicated teams, project pods, LLM Foundry, MVP development.
- [Pricing](https://www.fdeteam.com/pricing): Managed Node, Managed Squad, Enterprise Hub.
- [About](https://www.fdeteam.com/about): Company, leadership (Manoj Joshi, Founder & CEO), and mission.
- [Case Studies](https://www.fdeteam.com/case-studies): Production deployments and customer outcomes.
- [Glossary](https://www.fdeteam.com/glossary): Definitions of FDE, LLM Foundry, RAG, fine-tuning, evals, and related terms.
- [Contact](https://www.fdeteam.com/contact): Book a demo or talk to an engineer.
- [Careers](https://www.fdeteam.com/careers): Open roles for senior engineers.

## Industries served
- [Finance](https://www.fdeteam.com/industries/finance): AI for trading, risk, and compliance.
- [Banking](https://www.fdeteam.com/industries/banking): Core banking modernization and AI ops.
- [Insurance](https://www.fdeteam.com/industries/insurance): Underwriting, claims AI, and integration.
- [Healthcare](https://www.fdeteam.com/industries/healthcare): Clinical AI, HIPAA-aware deployments.
- [Pharmaceuticals](https://www.fdeteam.com/industries/pharmaceuticals): R&D, regulatory, and trial AI.
- [Legal](https://www.fdeteam.com/industries/legal): Contract AI, eDiscovery, governance.
- [Manufacturing](https://www.fdeteam.com/industries/manufacturing): Industrial AI and integration.
- [Retail](https://www.fdeteam.com/industries/retail): Merchandising, demand, personalization.
- [E-commerce](https://www.fdeteam.com/industries/ecommerce): Conversion, search, recommendations.
- [Government](https://www.fdeteam.com/industries/government): Secure, compliant deployments.
- [Non-Profit](https://www.fdeteam.com/industries/non-profit): Mission-driven AI delivery.
- [Startup Accelerator](https://www.fdeteam.com/startup-accelerator): FDE pods for AI-native startups.
- [All Industries](https://www.fdeteam.com/industries): Full vertical index.

## AI partnerships & model coverage
FDE Team is model-agnostic and deploys on the leading AI platforms:
- OpenAI (ChatGPT, GPT-5, GPT-4o) — implementation, fine-tuning, RAG, agents.
- Anthropic (Claude Opus, Claude Sonnet) — enterprise Claude deployments and agents.
- Google AI (Gemini 2.5 Pro, Gemini 3) — Vertex AI, Gemini agents, Google Cloud AI.
- Meta Llama, Mistral, and open-weight models — self-hosted via the LLM Foundry pod.

## Knowledge & resources
- [Blog](https://www.fdeteam.com/blog): Forward deployed engineering practice and AI delivery.
- [Resources](https://www.fdeteam.com/resources): Playbooks and guides.
- [Directory](https://www.fdeteam.com/directory): Programmatic SEO directory of FDE services by industry, role, region, and AI platform.

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