Forward Deployed Engineering

    AI engineers, embedded in your product.

    Forward Deployed Engineering gives you a dedicated, AI-native engineering team on a monthly retainer. Your engineers learn your codebase, your customers, and your roadmap, and ship to it every sprint.

    No SOW haggling. No agency switching costs. No 90-day hiring cycles.

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    How Forward Deployed Engineering works

    1. 01

      Engineers dedicated to your product

      Your engineer is your engineer. They learn your codebase, your customers, and your priorities.

    2. 02

      One roadmap, continuously executed

      You set direction. We ship the highest-impact work, sprint after sprint. No scope wars per feature.

    3. 03

      AI-first by default

      Every workflow we touch gets evaluated for agent automation. Traditional engineering where it serves you, AI-native where it accelerates you. We don't bolt AI onto everything for the demo.

    4. 04

      QA, Tech Lead, and Client Success included

      Shared resources, not separate line items. No extra cost for architecture review, code quality, or strategic alignment.

    5. 05

      Maintenance is built in

      Bug fixes and reliability work are part of every engagement. No surprise tickets.

    Pick your capacity

    Capacity sets how much ships each sprint, not what you can ask for. One, two, or three-plus engineers, always whole people, always dedicated to you.

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    Two dedicated engineers

    For teams shipping in parallel. Product and platform, or two workstreams on one roadmap.

    Includes

    • Two dedicated AI engineers
    • Client success lead
    • Tech lead oversight
    • QA coverage
    • Dedicated Slack channel
    • Weekly product updates
    • Quarterly product planning sessions
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    At any capacity

    Need to flex for a quarter? Add an engineer at the same cost + 30% margin, then scale back when the push is done. Not sure which capacity fits? We'll size it on a call.

    How we price

    We operate on a transparent cost + 30% margin model. You pay the direct cost of your dedicated team (engineering, client success, tech lead oversight, and QA) plus a 30% margin. Fully visible, no hidden fees. We walk through your exact number on a discovery call.

    • Cost + 30% margin. The same model at every capacity.
    • Whole engineers only. Priced per engineer, so your number scales with your team.
    • Nothing hidden. Client success, tech lead oversight, and QA are folded in, not separate line items.

    Why Teams Choose Sixth Summit

    Elite team, monthly retainer

    A dedicated AI-native team, mostly elite Canadian talent, with some European talent, including QA, Tech Lead oversight, and Client Success, for a fraction of the cost and overhead of hiring in-house. No recruiting, no ramp, no management drag.

    Momentum from day one

    Our existing team kicks off planning and foundational work the moment we sign, while we bring on the best specialists to round out your dedicated team. No weeks lost to hiring delays.

    Tech Lead-led, not account-managed

    Strategic decisions are reviewed by our Tech Lead, not relayed through a project manager.

    Built for SMEs

    We don't take enterprise pilots. We work with teams that need to ship to real customers this quarter.

    Not sure what to build yet?

    Start with the AI Readiness Audit. Four weeks, a prioritized roadmap, and a Build Day that teaches your team how AI gets built. Then bring in engineers to execute it.

    Start with AI Readiness Audit

    Put AI engineers on your roadmap this month.

    We'll size the team, walk through your exact number, and map the first sprint.