Certified Forward Deployed Engineer (CFDE) Pro
A 4-week live incubator that turns engineers into production-ready Forward Deployed Engineers through weekly shipped projects, live masterclasses and an enterprise capstone.
- Learn on your own schedule
- Proctored exam + digital badge
- 8 hrs live masterclasses + weekly Q&A
- 4 shipped projects, TA support, code reviews
The 7-day execution rhythm
Every week follows the same cadence: self-paced modules through the weekdays, a live masterclass on Saturday, and a project shipped by Sunday evening.
Four weeks, five modules
Each week ends with working software. Expand a week to see the exact tooling covered.
Set up the production discipline every Forward Deployed Engineer is expected to bring on day one: version control hygiene, automated pipelines and containerised deployment.
- Git fundamentals and collaborative workflows
- GitFlow branching strategy for client engagements
- Jenkins CI/CD pipelines — build, test, deploy stages
- Docker containerisation and image optimisation
- Kubernetes deployment on Minikube — pods, services, manifests
Four weeks, four shipped projects
You leave with a portfolio, not notes. Every project is code-reviewed.
| Week | Project | What you ship | Stack |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | CI/CD Pipeline | Containerised app deployed to Kubernetes via an automated pipeline | Git · Jenkins · Docker · Minikube |
| Week 2 | Multi-Agent System | Working multi-agent workflow with structured output and memory | LangGraph · CrewAI · PydanticAI · MEM0 |
| Week 3 | Monitored RAG Service | Cloud-served RAG API with tracing, evals and security controls | Weaviate · Bedrock/GCP · Arize Phoenix |
| Week 4 | Enterprise Capstone | Five-layer production system plus a CISO-ready SDD | Full stack + consulting deliverables |
The 5-layer enterprise capstone
One system, five production layers — the same shape a Forward Deployed Engineer is asked to deliver inside an enterprise.
Versioned repo, automated pipeline, containerised services and Kubernetes deployment.
Multi-agent workflow with defined roles, tool use, structured outputs and persistent memory.
Managed vector store, ingestion pipeline and hybrid retrieval serving live queries.
End-to-end tracing, evaluation suites and quality dashboards on the deployed system.
CISO-ready Solution Design Document with C4 diagrams, threat model and rollout plan.
- Pass the capstone codebase review — working, reviewable, production-shaped code
- Present a live cloud URL and working demo of the deployed system
- Submit a CISO-ready Solution Design Document (SDD)
- Pass the proctored ADaSci CFDE certification exam
Everything in the founding cohort
- 30+ hours of module content with lifetime access
- 8 hours of live masterclasses (recorded for replay)
- Weekly live Q&A with instructors
- Dedicated TA support through the cohort
- Code reviews on every weekly project
- Proctored ADaSci CFDE exam voucher included
- Verifiable digital badge and lifetime credential
Questions about CFDE Pro
Take the self-paced CFDE track instead
The standalone asynchronous CFDE credential covers the same 30 hours of core material at your own pace, for $164.99 USD — no live sessions, no cohort dates.
About This Certification
CFDE Pro is the live, cohort-based version of the ADaSci Certified Forward Deployed Engineer credential. Over four weeks you ship a project every week — CI/CD pipeline, multi-agent system, monitored RAG service and a five-layer enterprise capstone — with weekly live masterclasses, a live Q&A, TA support and code reviews. The programme ends with a CISO-ready Solution Design Document and the proctored ADaSci CFDE exam.
Program courses
Founding cohort price · limited to 100 seats. Standard fee $625.
Premium members save 50% on the standard fee.
- 38h of content
- 60 exam questions
- Lifetime access
- Verifiable credential
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