Forward Deployed Engineers · AI-accelerated

Software and AI systems, built faster by engineers, validated by humans.

Meanify's Forward Deployed Engineers join your team and use proven AI workflows to deliver software, automation and data systems faster and at lower cost. A person reviews every step.

  • Based at ÉvoraTech, Évora
  • English & Portuguese
  • Human review at every step
  • GDPR & EU AI Act aware

AI speed, with human judgement

  • Traditional development is slow

    Custom software often takes months, needs a large team and goes over budget before it reaches users.

  • AI without oversight is risky

    AI tools write code and make decisions quickly, but without review they introduce errors, security issues and loss of control.

  • Our answer: both

    We use validated AI workflows to move fast, and engineers review and test every change. You approve every delivery.

A validated process, with a human in the loop

The same five steps on every project. AI speeds up the work; people make the decisions.

  1. Discover

    We learn your process, goals and constraints, and agree on what success looks like.

    Human checkpoint: You approve the scope and success criteria.

  2. Plan

    We define the architecture, the iterations and where the review checkpoints are.

    Human checkpoint: You approve the plan.

  3. Build with AI

    Engineers use validated AI workflows to draft code, tests, automations and documentation.

    Human checkpoint: Engineers design and guide the work.

  4. Validate

    Every change is reviewed by an engineer and checked by automated tests before it is merged.

    Human checkpoint: Nothing ships without review.

  5. Deliver and support

    We demo, deploy and hand over with documentation, then support you after go-live.

    Human checkpoint: You accept each delivery.

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Faster. More affordable. Reliable.

  • Faster delivery

    AI handles repetitive work such as boilerplate code, tests and documentation, so engineers focus on design and the hard problems.

  • Lower cost

    Fewer hours are needed to reach the same quality, and you only pay for engineers embedded in your project when you need them.

  • Reliable results

    Every AI-assisted change is reviewed by an engineer and checked by automated tests before it ships. Nothing goes live without your approval.

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Common questions

What does Meanify do?

Meanify is an AI engineering company based in Évora, Portugal. Our Forward Deployed Engineers use AI-accelerated development to build software, AI automation, multi-agent systems, data pipelines and governance, and small physical AI projects, with a human reviewing every step.

What is a Forward Deployed Engineer?

A Forward Deployed Engineer is a software engineer who works directly inside a client's team, close to the users and the problem, instead of building in isolation. At Meanify, our Forward Deployed Engineers also bring validated AI workflows that speed up delivery.

What does "human in the loop" mean?

It means a person reviews and approves the work at defined points. At Meanify, an engineer reviews every AI-assisted change, automated tests check it, and you approve every delivery.

Is our data used to train AI models?

No. We use AI services and settings that do not train on client data, and we can use EU-hosted or on-premise models when required.

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Tell us what you want to build

No forms. Send us a message on WhatsApp, an email or give us a call, and you'll talk to an engineer, not a sales script.

Office: ÉvoraTech, Évora, Portugal