Bangalore, Feb 10 (INB) AI skilling company Futurense on Tuesday said that it has launched FDE Academy, which it claims to be the world’s first structured pathway designed to train engineers for Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE)–a widely recognised as the hottest role in AI globally.
Forward Deployed Engineers play a critical role in taking artificial intelligence systems from experimentation to real-world deployment. As organisations across industries move AI into production environments, demand for engineers who can deploy, operate, and own AI systems has grown rapidly. “Forward Deployed Engineering has emerged as the hottest role in AI globally, yet there was no structured pathway anywhere in the world 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,” Futurense, Founder and CEO, Raghav Gupta, said
The FDE Academy delivers a 32-week, practitioner-led program that trains engineers to build, deploy, and manage AI systems in real enterprise conditions.
The curriculum focuses on hands-on labs, production-grade tools, and real-world case studies, mirroring how Forward Deployed Engineers operate globally. Learners also gain access to a dedicated community of FDEs and AI practitioners for peer learning and industry exposure. This network further opens pathways to global and remote AI opportunities, supporting long-term career growth, the statement said.
The company in a statement said that hiring for Forward Deployed Engineers has increased by more than 800 percent in the past year, reflecting strong global demand for deployment-ready AI talent.
Futurense said that India produces over 1.5 million engineers annually, yet only a small proportion transition into advanced AI roles that involve real-world deployment and system ownership.
At the same time, companies across the United States, Europe, and Southeast Asia are actively hiring engineers capable of deploying AI in production, often for global and remote roles. FDE Academy is designed to bridge this gap by preparing Indian engineers for these international opportunities.
