From Being Chosen by Price to Being 'Specifically Requested': FDE Talent Development Program 'UX Weapons Store' Launches for SIers and Contract Developers

HuX Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Yokohama, Kanagawa; Representative Director: Shigeyuki Kameda) will launch the FDE (Forward Deployed Engineer) talent development program 'UX Weapons Store' for SIers and contract developers starting in June 2026. The program fosters the dual capabilities of 'the power to decide what to build (UX design)' and 'the power to make what is decided move (AI design),' offering two entry points: systematic courses and hands-on support where instructors accompany real projects. The background lies in the struggle of SIers who are told to 'make it cheaper' even when they use AI to speed up development. The key to escaping this is to use AI not just as a tool to speed up implementation, but at the stage of 'deciding what to build (upstream).' And, it is about cultivating talent who can operate in that upstream stage internally, rather than hiring from outside. FDE is a professional role established by companies like Palantir and Anthropic, where engineers go into the customer's field to create upstream processes. HuX cultivates FDE capabilities as a team and organizational function by having engineers gain experience in upstream processes. The course plan teaches the 'mold' from research to implementation, while the hands-on support plan transplants this mold while achieving results through real projects. This aims to transform the relationship from a subcontractor to an equal partner.