Forward Deployed Engineers and Consultants, matched as one pod
Consultants who map your workflows, rules and data. Engineers who build the harness that runs them. Our Human + AI engine verifies both and puts them together in a pod.
FDC + FDE
two tracks, staffed as one pod
Human-reviewed
every proposal checked by the Alteus team
Anonymised
profiles until you choose to engage
For companies
Brief us on the workflow you want AI to run: the process and rules, the systems and data, and how you will judge success. Alteus builds a pod of verified FDCs and FDEs and sends you an anonymised proposal.
Request expertsFor experts
Join as a Forward Deployed Engineer or a Forward Deployed Consultant. Upload your resume and AI extracts your technical, process and domain skills, then prove the ones that matter and get placed in client pods.
Choose your trackThe customer harness needs people who know the business and people who build
AI only works in a company once its logic, processes and data are embedded in a harness around the models. Every Alteus engagement is staffed as a pod: FDCs capture how the work really happens, FDEs build it into the client's systems, and both are accountable for the same outcome.
Forward Deployed Consultant
Business and technology people who understand how the client really works: the workflow, the process, the business rules and the data. FDCs turn that into the logic, mappings and acceptance tests the harness has to embed.
- Process mapping
- Business rules & decision logic
- Data mapping
- Acceptance tests & evals
- Domain expertise
Forward Deployed Engineer
Engineers who work inside the client's stack to build the customer harness: integrations, agents, data pipelines and evaluations that run the client's logic in production.
- Integrations & APIs
- Agents & LLM apps
- Data pipelines
- Evals & monitoring
- Cloud & DevOps
How a pod works: the FDC maps the process, rules and data and writes the acceptance tests; the FDE builds the harness that passes them. The Alteus team assembles the pod from verified members and stays accountable for delivery.
Learn moreThree layers between a job description and the right expert
AI Matcher
Hybrid matching engine scores every expert against your criteria — required skills, experience, availability, and semantic fit.
AI Recruiter
Claude reads each resume and extracts verified skills, years of experience, and project history — no manual screening.
Human expert
An Alteus specialist reviews every AI shortlist and decides who is proposed to you.
From the whole pool to your proposal
Expert pool
Registered FDEs and FDCs
Skills verified
Resume-extracted + self-declared
AI-scored
Matched against your criteria
Shortlist
Reviewed by the Alteus team
Proposal
Anonymised profiles, sent to you
From brief to proposal
Your brief
Describe the work in a few sentences, fill in a detailed brief, or upload a written brief or RFP. Alteus AI reads it and asks only the questions that matter.
Matching
The Alteus team decides whether the work needs a pod or individual experts, and matches verified members against your brief with the help of the matching engine.
Proposal
You receive an anonymised proposal in your workspace. Accept it or ask for changes; interviews are arranged by Alteus before anything is signed.
No obligation: every proposal is reviewed by the Alteus team before it reaches you, and nothing is committed until you sign a statement of work.
Four steps to your next project
Create your profile
Sign up as an FDE or an FDC and complete your basic details.
Upload your resume
AI extracts your skills, tools, processes and domains automatically.
Confirm your skills
Review what AI found, set proficiency levels, and add anything it missed.
Get matched
You're scored against live client projects and contacted when you're a fit.
Questions, answered
What is the difference between an FDE and an FDC?+
A Forward Deployed Engineer builds the customer harness: integrations, agents, data pipelines and evaluations inside the client's stack. A Forward Deployed Consultant is a business and technology person who understands the client's workflow, process, business rules and data, and turns them into the logic, mappings and acceptance tests the harness embeds. Client engagements pair them in a pod.
Can I join as both?+
Yes. Choose 'Both' on your profile. You will see challenges for each track, and the Alteus team can place you in either role.
How does the AI skill extraction work?+
When an expert uploads a resume, Claude reads it and extracts skills, tools, years of experience, and seniority. The expert then reviews and confirms each skill before it counts toward matching — nothing goes into the pool unverified.
What criteria can hirers set for a role?+
Required and nice-to-have skills with minimum proficiency and years, engagement type (full-time, contract, fractional), start date, duration, location, languages, and budget.
How are the top matches chosen?+
A hybrid engine scores every expert on required skills, nice-to-haves, experience, and availability. The best candidates are then re-ranked by Claude, which writes a rationale explaining why each expert fits your role.
Is my resume shared with hirers?+
No. Your resume is stored privately and used only to extract your skills. Hirers see your verified skill profile and match score, and are connected to you only when there's mutual interest.
What does it cost to join as an expert?+
Nothing. Creating a profile, uploading a resume, and being matched to client projects is free for experts.
Ready to connect?
Whether you're staffing a project or looking for your next one, start with Alteus Connect.