Be first into AI for Forward Deployed Engineers
Starts 17 Aug 2026 Leave your details and an advisor will share the pricing and the founding-cohort offer, and help you secure a seat. Nothing due to apply.
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Instructor-led
Sankar Vema
Chief Technology and AI Officer, Zettamine
Taught live by a practitioner who has shipped at Fortune 500 scale and knows what an interviewer looks for.
Know your trainerHow it works
Tell us what you're after
Two minutes: who you are, where you are, and what you want out of the program.
We line up your seat
We handle the admin and share cohort dates and the founding-cohort offer with you first.
Learn live from industry experts
The program is instructor-led by practitioners who know what the industry needs and what an interviewer looks for.
What else you get with GuildTrek
Micro-learning library
Sharp 180-second lessons on demand, so no topic stays fuzzy.
AI mock interviews
Practise with bots trained and tuned by industry experts in your field.
Mentors & community
Live reviews and a cohort moving in the same direction as you.
Certification-ready
Coursework aligned to the credentials that get you screened in.
What you walk away with
- A portfolio of deployed, defended solutions, built against a realistic messy-enterprise sandbox.
- The FDE Playbook you can use on day one of the real role.
- 4 weekend masterclasses with practitioners, plus AI mock solutioning interviews.
- Certification-ready coursework (cloud + AI credentials) and a delivery-pod cohort network.
We strive for value, not valuation. You join a program built to make you genuinely capable, taught by people who have done the work.
Early access
Join the list for AI for Forward Deployed Engineers
Launching soon. It takes about two minutes.
Good questions
What does it cost?
Fees are shared on enquiry. Apply or talk to an advisor and we will walk you through the pricing and any founding-cohort offer. Nothing is due to apply.
When does it start?
Starts 17 Aug 2026 Early-access members hear the dates before anyone else.
Do I need prior experience?
Here is what you need: Comfortable programming (Python helpful); Basic APIs, Git, and cloud literacy; A builder mindset and comfort talking to people; No prior ML required, a short on-ramp covers the AI basics.
How much time will it take?
Live online every weekday plus a hands-on weekend block. 90-min teach + 30-min clinic each weekday; 2 hours of guided hands-on on Saturday and Sunday.
Ready when you are
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