The FDE community

In the field.
In good company.

For the engineers turning AI into working systems. Meet your peers, share what you’re learning, and find your next opportunity.

Port of Context brings people together through the forward deployed engineering community.

Find your chapter

Local FDE communities

The founding chapter

Meet the engineers building in the field across New York. Join local talks, happy hours, and conversations with your peers.

The Bay Area chapter

Connect with forward deployed engineers across the Bay Area, from AI labs and infrastructure teams to enterprise startups.

Across the Atlantic

Find your peers in London’s forward deployed community, working across AI companies, financial services, and enterprise teams.