TEKTONAI AI-FDE
ADMISSIONS OPEN FOR NOVEMBER 5, 2026 COHORT | PROGRAM TYPE: END-TO-END FDE

AI Forward Deployed Engineer (AI-FDE)

The ultimate professional curriculum bridging Python engineering, Agentic AI (LangGraph & CrewAI), Model Context Protocol (MCP), and DevOps on AWS/Kubernetes to customer-facing forward deployed engineering.

Duration & Depth
14 Phases
26 Rigorous Modules
Engineering Projects
7 + 1 Capstone
Enterprise Operations Platform
Agentic Protocol
MCP & Graphs
LangGraph & CrewAI
Production Target
AWS & K8s
CI/CD, LangSmith, Guardrails
PRODUCTION METHODOLOGY

The 8-Step Forward Deployed AI Lifecycle

Click any step to inspect the exact engineering stack, required modules, and production deliverables built in this program.

CURRICULUM ARCHITECTURE

Complete 14-Phase Syllabus

From pure Python data structures to enterprise multi-agent swarms with MCP, LangSmith tracing, and AWS Kubernetes clusters.

TRACK 1: FOUNDATIONS Phase 1-3

Python, Async, Git, n8n Automation, APIs & Databases

TRACK 2: COGNITION & RAG Phase 4-6

LangChain, Prompting, LangGraph State, pgvector RAG

TRACK 3: AGENTS & CLOUD Phase 7-12

CrewAI, Model Context Protocol, Observability & Kubernetes

TRACK 4: FDE DELIVERY Phase 13-14

Client Discovery, System Architecture & 7 Real Projects

INDUSTRY-GRADE PORTFOLIO

7 Real-World Projects + Signature Capstone

Every learner builds and ships complete end-to-end systems with production repositories, Docker images, and live AWS endpoints.

PROJECT 01 FastAPI + Vector DB

AI Research Assistant

Full-stack RAG research engine with document chunking, semantic retrieval, citations generation, and streaming HTTP endpoints.

Python FastAPI RAG ChromaDB
PROJECT 02 n8n + LLM

AI Business Automation System

Autonomous CRM lead triage, inbound email categorization, human-in-the-loop approval gates, and multi-step reporting workflows.

n8n Webhooks CRM API PostgreSQL
PROJECT 03 LangGraph + CrewAI

Multi-Agent Research Swarm

Hierarchical multi-agent crew with researcher, fact-checker, synthesizer, and critic agents orchestrating complex domain reports.

LangGraph CrewAI State Persistence Python
PROJECT 04 pgvector + LangSmith

Enterprise Knowledge Agent

Knowledge agent connected to enterprise PDFs, DOCX, and SQL stores with hybrid search, metadata filtering, and real-time observability.

PostgreSQL pgvector LangSmith RAGAS
PROJECT 05 Whisper + ElevenLabs

AI Voice Agent

Low-latency bidirectional audio system performing speech-to-text, agent execution with tool calling, and high-fidelity speech synthesis.

Whisper Murf AI / ElevenLabs FastAPI WebSockets
PROJECT 06 MCP + LangGraph

MCP-Powered AI Agent

Custom Model Context Protocol servers exposing database, local filesystems, and 3rd party APIs for pluggable agent consumption.

MCP Client MCP Server Permissions LangGraph
PROJECT 07 Docker + GitHub Actions + AWS

Production AI Microservice with Automated CI/CD

Hardened production deployment of an AI agent backend with multi-stage Docker builds, GitHub Actions test suites, AWS ECS/EC2 orchestration, automated SSL, and health check monitoring.

FastAPI Docker GitHub Actions AWS EC2 / S3 Reverse Proxy
SIGNATURE INDUSTRY CAPSTONE

Enterprise AI Operations Platform

The ultimate end-to-end forward deployed challenge. You are given a realistic enterprise business brief to gather requirements, design solution architecture (HLD & LLD), build RAG with pgvector, orchestrate multi-agent swarms with MCP, connect n8n workflow triggers, build FastAPI microservices, inject LangSmith tracing and guardrails, and execute an automated deployment to AWS before presenting your live demo to an executive panel.

1. Discovery
BRD & Architecture
2. Agents & MCP
LangGraph + Tools
3. Guardrails
Security & Tracing
4. Cloud Deploy
AWS Production CI/CD
Verified by TektonAI Board
SPECIALIZED BONUS TRACK

Voice & Conversational AI Engineering

Learn speech processing and build real-time Jarvis-style voice assistants with multimodal low-latency pipelines.

Bonus 1: Whisper STT

  • • Speech-to-text foundations
  • • Audio chunking & transcription
  • • Real-time voice command processing
  • • Multilingual transcription pipelines
  • • Python STT to Agent bridge

Bonus 2: Murf AI TTS

  • • High-clarity Text-to-Speech
  • • Emotion & tone voice parameters
  • • Voice selection & prompt synthesis
  • • Low-latency audio streaming
  • • Enterprise agent voice personas

Bonus 3: ElevenLabs Voice

  • • Next-gen generative voice models
  • • Voice cloning principles & ethics
  • • Conversational turn-taking agents
  • • WebSockets audio packet streaming
  • • Production interactive assistant
JARVIS-STYLE ARCHITECTURE BLUEPRINT
User Voice Whisper (STT) AI Agent (LangGraph) Tools / MCP ElevenLabs (TTS) Output Voice
COMPETENCY PROFILE

What You Can Deliver as a Graduate

Directly aligned with real-world Forward Deployed Engineer roles at top AI labs, enterprise tech firms, and AI transformation consultancies.

Business to AI Translation: Discover client requirements and formulate precise technical architectures (HLD/LLD).

Production Agentic Swarms: Build stateful, cyclic multi-agent graphs with LangGraph, CrewAI, and supervisor patterns.

Model Context Protocol (MCP): Build and deploy custom MCP servers to safely connect agents with databases and internal tools.

Enterprise RAG with pgvector: Construct hybrid search, semantic chunking, and re-ranking knowledge engines with zero hallucinations.

Workflow Automation with n8n: Create resilient business workflows connecting CRM, databases, and LLM nodes with human approvals.

FastAPI Async Microservices: Deploy high-throughput backend services with Pydantic validation, streaming tokens, and security.

AI Observability with LangSmith: Monitor token spend, latency, agent trace logs, and execute automated regression evaluation.

Cloud & DevOps (Docker, AWS, K8s): Build CI/CD automation with GitHub Actions, containerize agents, and run on AWS clusters.

Begin Your AI Forward Deployed Journey

Cohort commences on November 5, 2026. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.