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Builder Stories

Real people, real projects. 10 graduates of Forward Deployed Engineer · Cohort 01 share what they learned and what they shipped — from first-time coders to senior engineers.

Dee

Product Owner · Rabobank

#01
“In five weeks, it really helped me to get more self-confidence in being able to create something marketable, and not just an idea.”

Built · GetSabi — turns code into product documentation

Erikson Murugara

Head of Technology

#02
“If you are aware of putting good guards, good harness, good sandboxing, you can really build amazing projects.”

Built · A tool that helps companies manage technical debt

Dorsa

AI Adoption Specialist · Rabobank

#03
“I was not a technical person, but I enjoyed it — and I cannot believe that I could build an app, actually.”

Built · An app to track AI-adoption KPIs across the organisation

Daryl Nunes

Robotics Engineer · Rabobank

#04
“You get a custom course based on where you are at. The instructor really meets you there.”

Built · Marktplaats Watcher — an agent that finds listings for you

Renjit

Platform Engineer · Brenntag

#05
“How to build agents with security and proper guardrails — really important for an enterprise company.”

Built · An exam simulator for primary school students

Rajendra

Network & Security Specialist

#06
“Earlier I was also worried about AI, but today I got the confidence.”

Built · His first mobile app — after 17 years in IT without coding

Dharmdeep Singh

DevOps Engineer · Rabobank

#07
“Before this course, my skill was zero. I can build any app now.”

Built · A cricket batting & bowling skills coach

Oscar

Software Engineer

#08
“I was very skeptical about AI. This course helped me to understand that that is not the case.”

Built · Reactbox — built for live streaming

Rahul

DevOps Engineer · Rabobank

#09
“From basics to — sky’s the limit. You can learn from scratch to a finished product.”

Rohit

DevOps Engineer · Rabobank

#10
“He also helped lots of people to make their own dream app.”

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