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Senior builders embedded until it's live

Forward-deployed engineers inside your firm — shipping production AI, not PowerPoints or staff augmentation.

For leaders with a prioritized use case and a lean IT team — when vendor slide decks and freelancers haven't gotten you to production.

The problem

Strategy without builders stalls. Your IT team is stretched. Agencies hand you documentation. Freelancers disappear after the demo. You need senior engineers who understand your domain, work inside your environment, and stay until the system runs in production — then teach your team to operate it.

What's included

  • Embedded senior engineers (forward-deployed delivery)
  • Hands-on build in your stack and workflows
  • Integration with existing documents, tools, and access controls
  • Weekly progress visible to leadership — not black-box sprints
  • Knowledge transfer so your team can run and extend what we ship

How it works

  1. 01

    Embed

  2. 02

    Build

  3. 03

    Integrate

  4. 04

    Hand off

Engagement snapshot

Typical duration
8–16 weeks (first deployment)
Format
Embedded with your team — remote or on-site
Starts with
Scoping call + access to systems and stakeholders
You prepare
A named internal sponsor, dev or IT contact, and a single use case to ship first
Pricing
Fixed-fee phases after scoping — you know the cost before build starts

Outcomes

Working AI in production on your first prioritized workflow — with an internal owner who knows how to run it. Most engagements target a live use case within 90 days.

Start here if: You already know what to build (or completed strategy with us) and need senior engineers inside your firm now.

Interested in this engagement?

Book a scoping call — we'll confirm fit, timeline, and a fixed-fee quote for your firm.

Discuss this engagement