Plank

Forward Deployed Engineering

Plank, led by CEO and co-founder Privahini Bradoo, trains and embeds forward deployed AI engineers with client teams to build, deploy, and validate production AI, and says it has worked with more than 50 AI-native companies including Procore and OpenVPN. The firm runs its own year-long FDE Accelerator, a competitive program that trains early-career engineers on production AI development before embedding them with client teams, functioning as both a delivery firm and a talent pipeline for the role itself.

Plank's client base skews toward venture-backed AI product companies rather than large, established enterprises, and several of its disclosed case studies use anonymized client labels rather than named companies. Enterprises wanting engagement history with large, publicly named Fortune 500 accounts may find Distyl AI or the major consultancies a closer match on that specific point.

Assessed at #10 in Top 10 Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) Service Providers.

Where this firm appears

• Top 10 forward deployed engineering (FDE) service providers Ranking · 23 September 2026
• Microsoft commits 2.5 billion dollars to embedded engineering News · 2 July 2026
• AWS puts 1 billion dollars behind forward deployed engineers News · 30 June 2026

Sources

1. Top 10 Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) Service Providers
2. Plank, official site