Co-work Fridays @ SQCo - The stage: Forward Deployed Engineering: Real-World Lessons

🗓️ Co-work Fridays @ SQ Collective

🕒 The Stage @ 1:30 PM
Title: Forward Deployed Engineering: Real-World Lessons

👤 About the Speaker:
Gokula, fractional CTO at Mission Plus, specializes in building and deploying enterprise AI systems with both public and private sector teams. He was previously the co-founder and CTO of fintech startup Anycover.

💡 Session Overview:
Join Gokula as he discusses what forward deployed engineering (FDE) is, how it differs from traditional engineering roles, and what real customer deployments look like. He will share insights from his experience in regulated industries as a fractional CTO at Mission +.

📚 Key Takeaway:
Learn how FDEs operate in practice and how engineers can prepare for this role.

🌟 Additional Info:
SQ Collective Academy is training the next generation of non-technical talent, designers, product managers, operators, and FDEs. Check out more details here.

🏢 Open Co-working Day:
Fridays are open co-working days where people work on their own projects, take breaks together, and usually stay through the afternoon. It's a quiet, focused environment led by builders and founders.

• Arrival: Anytime from 10 AM. Most attendees show up after lunch and settle in before 1:30 PM.
• What to Bring: Your laptop! Grab any open seat and stay as long as you like.
• The Stage: At 1:30 PM, we pause work for a shared session called The Stage, then everyone returns to their projects.

🌍 About SQ Collective:
SQ Collective is a co-working space in Singapore for founders and builders working with AI. Fridays feature open co-working with a short shared session called The Stage at 1:30 PM, where attendees can learn something practical before returning to their work.

🤝 Proudly Supported by:
Singapore Global Network (SGN), a division under the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB). Join SGN to become part of a global network of professionals and friends with Singapore at its heart. Learn more at Singapore Global Network.