An engineer inside your business, not across a ticket queue
Forward deployed engineering: a senior Devute engineer embedded with your team, building against your real operation week by week.
Some problems cannot be written into a brief. The ones that cost the most are usually invisible from outside the business — a handover nobody documented, a report rebuilt by hand every month, three systems that almost talk to each other. A forward deployed engineer sits close enough to see those, and has the authority to fix them the same week rather than putting them in a backlog.
Operations-heavy businesses and scale-ups with more internal problems than internal engineers, and anyone who has learned that a fixed-scope project cannot describe what they actually need.
What FDE Services covers.
Embedded, not assigned
Your standups, your tools, your context. The engineer learns how the business actually runs, which is the part a statement of work never captures.
Ships weekly
Small things fixed the week they surface, big things built in slices you can see. No six-week silence ending in a demo.
Builds on your stack
Whatever you already run. The point is to leave you with less to maintain, not another system only we understand.
Two days a week upward
Part-time embedding suits most businesses. Full-time when there is a platform to stand up, and it can flex without renegotiating a contract.
Handover as you go
Documented and explained to your people continuously, so the engagement can end without the knowledge leaving with us.
No quotes theatre. Four steps.
You get an indicative range before discovery and a fixed scope after it. Nothing about the price should be a surprise.
What you get that you didn’t last time.
UK-based senior team
You deal directly with the people building your product — same time zone, no quality lottery from anonymous offshore subcontractors.
Transparent pricing
Indicative ranges up front and a fixed-scope proposal after discovery. You always know what you are paying for.
One team, idea to scale
Strategy, design, build and infrastructure under one roof — one accountable team from first sketch to launch and beyond.
You own the code
All source, designs and IP transfer to you, in clean documented repositories. You are never locked in.
Things we shipped.
Every project below ran through the same four steps.
The rest of what we do.
How much does a project cost?
It depends on scope, and we are upfront about it. Most bespoke web and app projects start in the low tens of thousands, and larger platforms scale from there. You get an indicative range early and a fixed-scope proposal after discovery — never a vague “it depends” that becomes a surprise invoice.
How do you price and scope work?
We start with a paid, fixed-price discovery to define exactly what is being built. From there you get a clear proposal broken down by phase, so you can approve, adjust or stage the work. You always know what you are paying for before we write production code.
How long does a typical project take?
A focused MVP is usually 6–12 weeks; a full product build is typically 3–6 months. We work in short sprints with regular demos, so you see working software early rather than waiting months for a big reveal.
Who owns the code and IP?
You do — completely. All source code, designs and intellectual property transfer to you, and we hand over clean, documented repositories. You are never locked in to us to keep your own product running.
Do you work with startups or established businesses?
Both. We work with founders building a first product and with established UK businesses replacing legacy systems or adding new capabilities. What matters is that you want something built properly.
Are you UK-based, or do you outsource offshore?
We are a UK-based software development company with a senior in-house team. You work directly with the people building your product — clear communication, same time zone.
What happens after launch — do you provide support?
Yes. We offer ongoing support, maintenance and further development, from simple bug-fix cover to a retained team that keeps improving the product. And because you own everything, you can take it in-house whenever you choose.
How do we get started?
Book a discovery call — a straightforward conversation about what you are building and whether we are the right fit. If it makes sense, we follow up with next steps and an indicative estimate. We reply within one working day.
Tell us the goal. We’ll tell you the price.
A free audit, a fixed scope and a number — usually within two working days. No obligation, no sales theatre.