{"url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-29/insight-global-fde-training-program","markdown_url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-29/insight-global-fde-training-program.md","title":"Insight Global Trains Software Engineers","headline":"Insight Global Launches FDE Training Program to Build AI Engineering Pipeline for IG Labs","description":"Insight Global launched a months-long program to turn experienced software engineers into forward deployed engineers for IG Labs.","section":"Expansion","published_at":"2026-10-29T18:58:13+00:00","modified_at":"2026-10-29T18:58:13+00:00","author":"News Desk","key_takeaways":["Insight Global announced a training program that upskills experienced software engineers into forward deployed engineers for IG Labs.","The inaugural cohort will learn applied AI alongside senior FDEs on real customer projects and can move into full-time FDE roles.","Insight Global plans further investments in the program in 2027 to expand its FDE talent pipeline."],"companies":[{"name":"Insight Global","is_primary":true,"profile_url":"https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0004h2d/insight-global","website":"https://insightglobal.com"}],"source":{"publisher":"GlobeNewswire","title":"Insight Global is Building Its Own Pipeline of AI Engineers to Accelerate Enterprise AI Adoption","url":"https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/10/29/3391763/0/en/insight-global-is-building-its-own-pipeline-of-ai-engineers-to-accelerate-enterprise-ai-adoption.html"},"other_sources":[],"tags":["Expansion","Insight Global"],"body_markdown":"Insight Global announced a training and development program on October 29, 2026, that upskills experienced software engineers into forward deployed engineers (FDEs) for IG Labs, its AI software and services unit. The Atlanta-based talent, consulting and AI company said the program combines its proprietary curriculum with hands-on customer work. GlobeNewswire [carried the announcement](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/10/29/3391763/0/en/insight-global-is-building-its-own-pipeline-of-ai-engineers-to-accelerate-enterprise-ai-adoption.html).\n\n## Inside the FDE Way Program\n\nThe program creates a pipeline of engineering talent for [Insight Global](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0004h2d/insight-global)'s IG Labs rather than relying solely on the competitive market for experienced FDEs. Through an intensive, months-long training experience, engineers build on existing expertise, develop applied AI capabilities and learn alongside experienced Insight Global FDEs working on real customer challenges.\n\nThe inaugural cohort consists of experienced engineers selected for their technical ability, experience and potential. Participants receive technical instruction, hands-on development and direct exposure to customer work. Engineers who successfully complete the program and demonstrate readiness will have the opportunity to transition into full-time FDE positions within IG Labs.\n\n\"Agentic AI is a non-deterministic system, and making it work reliably inside an enterprise takes strong software fundamentals, so those skills matter more now than ever,\" said Marcus Bergstrom, Managing Director of IG Labs. \"We teach them the applied AI on top and put them next to our senior FDEs on real customer work, and the ones who meet the bar move into FDE roles at IG Labs.\"\n\nChristopher Sanger, a senior software engineer participating in the FDE Way program, said: \"I have access to frontline FDEs in the work with our clients every day and access to top leadership giving me the high-level strategy.\"\n\n## IG Labs and Insight Global by the Numbers\n\nInsight Global launched IG Labs in June 2026 as an AI services and products practice deploying Forward Deployed Engineers, AI Architects and AI Delivery Specialists, supported by a proprietary Semantic Index Engine, according to akta.pro [company records](https://akta.pro/company-data). The same records describe Insight Global as a privately held, Atlanta-based staffing and consulting firm founded in 2001 that serves more than 800 Fortune 1000 clients across 30+ industries through 70+ global offices.\n\n## Earlier Steps Toward AI Delivery\n\nInsight Global announced in August 2026 that it had invested more than $100 million in employee training and development programs since 2021 to support its workforce across enterprise AI, consulting and global talent solutions, Aijourn reported. On August 26, 2026, the company announced plans to open a second delivery center in Hyderabad, India, in October 2026, expanding its consulting, AI and workforce solutions capabilities, Aijourn reported. Insight Global opened a capability center in Bogotá, Colombia, on June 1, 2026, to anchor its Latin American operations, Financecolombia reported.\n\n## 2027 Program Expansion\n\nInsight Global plans to make further investments in the program in 2027, expanding its efforts to develop the FDE talent needed to meet growing AI demand. The company said readers can visit [its website](https://insightglobal.com) to learn more or apply for open FDE roles.\n","publisher":{"name":"News for Agent","url":"https://newsforagent.com"}}