// Forward deployed engineers
Free project plan & cost estimate in 48 hours.
Forward deployed engineers who embed with your team and ship to production
Senior US-based engineers who learn your systems and users, work on-site when it matters, and get AI and software projects live. Start in about two weeks. No minimum engagement.
- Interview engineers before you pay anything
- 100% U.S.-based, working your hours
- No brief or spec needed to get started
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// teams we've worked with
“NextGen scaled us from 2 to 7 dedicated engineers in under a quarter. Enterprise-grade capacity, zero agency drag.”
Sound familiar?
- Your roadmap has a critical project nobody on the team has time to own end to end.
- A pilot works in a demo but never makes it into production.
- Hiring a senior engineer full-time takes months you don't have.
- Past vendors handed over code or slides, then disappeared when it hit real users.
What our forward deployed engineers do
AI into production
LLM, agent, and ML features wired into real workflows, with evals, guardrails, and monitoring.
Integrations & data
Connect the systems your business runs on and make the data trustworthy.
Ship into production
Embedded engineers who take a problem from discovery to live software inside your stack.
Work with your users
They sit with operators and stakeholders, on-site when needed, so what ships gets used.
Leave it maintainable
Tests, docs, and a hand-over your team can run without us.
How it works
- 01
Pick a time
Book a 30-minute project call directly in our calendar.
- 02
Talk through the problem
Tell us what needs building, what's stuck and what success looks like. No spec needed.
- 03
Your plan in 48 hours
Get your project plan, roadmap, cost and ROI estimates. The plan is yours to keep.
- 04
First 5 dev hours free
Agree the scope with our team. Decide whether to continue before any paid work begins.
Common questions
Will this turn into a sales pitch?
No. The call is about your project: what needs building, what's stuck, and whether we have the right engineers. If we're not a fit, we'll say so.
What do I get for free?
A project plan, roadmap, cost estimate and ROI estimate within 48 hours of your project call. Your first 5 development hours are free, too. We agree the scope and any paid work with you before proceeding.
Do I need a spec or brief?
No. Tell us the problem in plain words and we'll help shape the scope with you.
Are the engineers really in the U.S.?
Yes. Every engineer lives and works in the United States. No offshore hand-offs, and that's in the contract.
What our clients say
"NextGen scaled us from 2 to 7 dedicated engineers in under a quarter. Enterprise-grade capacity, zero agency drag."
"Their R&D tax credit workflow platform paid for itself in the first filing season."
"AI-native from day one. Our IRS transcript pipeline runs 24/7 without a human in the loop."
"Property tax appeals used to take weeks. Their comp analysis tooling turned it into hours."
"The AI intake agent handles our tier-1 patient calls with a hand-off cleaner than our old call center."
"POS, inventory, ordering — all unified. We finally have one source of truth across every location."
"The procurement platform paid for itself in the first quarter of use."
"They shipped our matching engine in 6 weeks. Our old team would've taken 6 months."
"Enterprise-grade delivery without the enterprise-agency price tag."
"Their team plugged into our sprint on day one. Zero ramp time."
"NextGen scaled us from 2 to 7 dedicated engineers in under a quarter. Enterprise-grade capacity, zero agency drag."
"Their R&D tax credit workflow platform paid for itself in the first filing season."
"AI-native from day one. Our IRS transcript pipeline runs 24/7 without a human in the loop."
"Property tax appeals used to take weeks. Their comp analysis tooling turned it into hours."
"The AI intake agent handles our tier-1 patient calls with a hand-off cleaner than our old call center."
"POS, inventory, ordering — all unified. We finally have one source of truth across every location."
"The procurement platform paid for itself in the first quarter of use."
"They shipped our matching engine in 6 weeks. Our old team would've taken 6 months."
"Enterprise-grade delivery without the enterprise-agency price tag."
"Their team plugged into our sprint on day one. Zero ramp time."
Frequently asked questions
- What is a forward deployed engineer?
- A senior engineer who embeds with your team, learns your systems and users, and ships working software in your environment — not a consultant who hands over slides, and not a contractor waiting for tickets.
- How fast can a forward deployed engineer start?
- Typically within about two weeks of the first call, depending on your interview process.
- Is there a minimum engagement?
- No. There is no minimum commitment. Start with one engineer on one problem and scale from there.
- Will they work on-site?
- Yes, when it helps. Our engineers are US-based and can travel on-site for kickoff, discovery with users, or critical rollouts, and work remotely on your hours the rest of the time.
- Who owns the code?
- You do. Every engineer signs an NDA and full IP assignment before touching your systems.
- What if the fit isn't right?
- Tell us and we'll bring in a replacement with a proper hand-over, so nothing gets lost.
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