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FormatCurriculumFrom the JD
Enrollments open·Cohort starts 31 October
The FDE Sprint

Zero to
Forward Deployed

A hands-on program on what FDE is, the tools it demands, and how to start building those skills today.

Live instruction
10+ hrs
Portfolio projects
5+
Tools in your stack
10+
Two weeks at a glance
Wk 1
Wk 2
Final capstone
LearnPracticeCapstone
01 / The format

How the two weeks work.

Learn → Practice → Capstone

Week 1
Week 2
Step 01Days 1–2

Learn

2 live sessions, 3 hrs eachConcepts, live coding and Q&A.
Tools
  • Claude Code
  • Codex
  • Cursor
  • Copilot
Step 02Days 3–6

Practice

4 daily buildsEach one drills a live-session topic.
Tools
  • LangGraph
  • CrewAI
  • MCP
  • pfPromptfoo
Step 03Day 7 → Week 2

Capstone

One client, built end to endScope it on Day 7. Ship it by Day 14.
Tools
  • Docker
  • GitHub
  • +Everything from Week 1
02 / Curriculum

The Complete FDE Playbook

Learn live. Build daily. Ship a capstone.

Days 1–2

Learn it live

2 sessions · 3 hrs each
Session 1 · Live · 3 hrs

Build agents from scratch

Write an agent in plain code before you touch a framework, so you know exactly what every framework does for you.

  1. 01Agent design
    • Claude

    The anatomy of an agent: model, tools, memory, and the loop that ties them together.

  2. 02Tool calling & the agent loop
    • Python

    Code the loop by hand: the model calls tools, reads results, and decides when it's done.

  3. 03Agent frameworks
    • LangGraph
    • CrewAI
    • agAgno

    When to use LangGraph, LangChain, CrewAI or Agno, and what each one is really good at.

Session 2 · Live · 3 hrs

Agent-driven development

Ship real software the way FDEs do, with coding agents doing most of the typing.

  1. 01Coding agents
    • Claude Code
    • Codex
    • Cursor

    Claude Code, Codex and Cursor in practice: plan the task, let the agent build, review every diff.

  2. 02Agent harness
    • Claude Code

    Everything that wraps the model: context, tools, permissions and sandboxes, set up so agents stay on track.

  3. 03Claude loops & Skills
    • Claude

    Run long tasks in loops, and package repeatable workflows as Skills that agents load on demand.

Days 3–6

Build it daily

4 client projects
Agent graph
New ticket↓Orchestrator↓
BillingShippingRefunds
Day 3Multi-agent

Router & orchestrator agents

One agent routes, specialists do the work.

  • LangGraph
  • CrewAI
Tool calls
→ slack.read_channel ✓→ github.create_issue ✓→ notion.update_page ✓Filed 3 bugs from #support and updated the roadmap.
Day 4MCP

Plug into the client's tools

Slack, GitHub and Notion over MCP.

  • MCP
  • Slack
  • GitHub
Needs approval
Refund request · $420
Fast rulesPassed
Over $200 limitEscalated
ApproveReject
Day 5Human in the loop

Fast decisions, human sign-off

System 1 decision models for the easy calls. People for the risky ones.

  • LangGraph
  • Slack
Eval report
LLM judge · accuracyPass
Guardrail · personal dataPass
Prompt injectionFix needed
LLM judge · tonePass
Day 6Evals

Evals & guardrails

LLM as judge, then lock it down.

  • pfPromptfoo
  • Claude
Day 7 → Week 2

Final capstone

1 client · built end to end

Pick a client. Ship the system.

Choose a brief on Day 7, then spend Week 2 building it end to end, like a real engagement.

  • Claims triage agentInsurance
  • CRM copilotSales
  • Contract reviewerLegal
  • Or bring your own problemYour call
How it runs
  1. 01 · Day 7Scope
  2. 02 · Days 8–11Build
  3. 03 · Days 12–13Harden
  4. 04 · Day 14Hand over
You shipGitHub repo, architecture doc, eval report and handover README
03 / Outcomes

What you leave with.

  • 5+

    Builds on GitHub

    Guided builds plus your final capstone.

  • 10+

    JD skills practiced

    Every core requirement from real FDE job posts.

  • 10+

    Tools, hands-on

    From Claude Code to LangGraph, CrewAI, Agno and MCP.

  • 5

    Reusable templates

    Review checklist, eval suite, architecture doc, handover doc.

Don't just say you can do the job. Show what you shipped.
Two weeks · 5+ builds
04 / Who it's for

Engineers ready for clients.

You write code and work with APIs. We take it from there.

Software engineers

You ship features. Start shipping systems.

Own the client, the architecture and the go-live.

Data & backend engineers

You know the plumbing. Add the AI layer.

Pipelines and APIs are half the job. Agents and evals are the rest.

Solutions & ML engineers

You talk to clients. Now build for them.

Go from scoping a solution to deploying it yourself.

05 / Your instructor
Satvik Paramkusham, instructor of The FDE Sprint

Satvik
Paramkusham

Founder, Build Fast with AI

A generative AI consultant who has helped numerous startups integrate AI into their products, and has trained 50,000+ professionals on applied AI. Holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees from IIT Delhi.

Professionals trained
50,000+
Bachelor's + Master's
IIT Delhi
06 / From the JD

Built from real job posts.

8 requirements

Each card is a line from a real FDE job description, and the course drills every one of them. Scroll sideways.

Delivery01/08
“Embed with customers, rapidly translate complex requirements into working systems.”
Coding agents02/08
“Use coding agents (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Copilot) as primary acceleration tools.”
Code review03/08
“Review, validate, and refactor agent-generated code with full rigor.”
Human in the loop04/08
“Build reliable pipelines with observability, audit logging, and human-in-the-loop checkpoints.”
Multi-agent05/08
“Design multi-agent systems: roles, tool access, orchestration, handoffs, state, and error recovery.”
Integrations06/08
“Build reliable, auditable integrations with enterprise systems (ERP, CRM, data warehouses).”
Reliability07/08
“Build in fault tolerance: graceful degradation, circuit breakers, retry logic, and failover.”
Enterprise safety08/08
“Test AI systems rigorously, accounting for non-deterministic outputs; document known limits for safe handover.”
Enrollments open

The AI role that pays you to be the engineer in the client's room.

Limited seats, so every build gets reviewed.

Two-week cohortSeats open
The FDE Sprint
Starts Sat, 31 Oct 2026Cohort
Saturday & Sunday · 7:30 PM ISTLive
5+ guided builds · 1 final capstoneHands-on
$250One year course access
Limited seats per cohort
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