Ship Production Workflows with
Forward Deployed Engineers
Xgrid’s Forward-Deployed Engineers who embed with your team to design, ship, and stabilize production-grade Temporal workflows – whether you’re starting fresh, modernizing legacy systems, or migrating to the cloud.
No rewrites. No downtime. No “we’ll fix it after launch.”
Certified Temporal Cloud Partner
Listed on experts.temporal.ioProduction workflows shipped for agentic AI & high-integrity systems
Temporal Challenge We've Solved In Production
From non-determinism errors after deployments to multi-cluster failover and HIPAA-compliant payload encryption — our certified FDEs have shipped solutions to every class of Temporal challenge. Find yours below.
01Workflow Reliability & Durability
Design workflows that survive real production conditions — failures, retries, and worker restarts.
- Failure, retry, and timeout handling
- Correct exactly-once vs at-least-once executions
02State Management at Scale
Architect workflows that manage complex state across long-running executions without hitting Temporal limits.
- Long-running workflow state design
- Correct usage of Signals, Updates, and Queries
03Migration from Legacy Systems
Replace brittle orchestration layers with durable Temporal workflows without downtime.
- Migration from Kafka, Celery, cron jobs, Airflow
- Wrapping vs rewriting legacy orchestration logic
04Temporalizing Existing Operations
Move critical operational processes into durable, observable workflows.
- CI/CD and deployment orchestration
- Data pipelines, ML workflows, and infra automation
05Worker Infrastructure & Scaling
Design worker infrastructure that scales reliably under production load.
- Worker autoscaling and sizing strategies
- Sticky execution and session workflows
06Versioning & Workflow Evolution
Deploy workflow updates safely without breaking running executions.
- Preventing non-determinism after deployments
- Version compatibility for long-running workflows
07Observability & Debugging
Make Temporal workflows observable and debuggable in production.
- Temporal Web UI debugging patterns
- Custom Search Attributes and visibility queries
08Multi-Cluster & Namespace Architecture
Design Temporal environments that support high availability and global scale.
- Namespace architecture and separation
- Global namespaces and cross-region failover
09Testing Workflows
Ensure workflows behave correctly before and after production deployment.
- Unit testing activities vs workflows
- Worker infrastructure load testing
10Security & Compliance
Run Temporal in environments with strong security and compliance requirements.
- Encryption of sensitive workflow payloads
- Audit trails for regulated environments
Common Temporal Workloads We Ship Into Production
Agentic Systems
- Multi-agent orchestration
- Tool calls, retries, long-running tasks
- Human-in-the-loop approvals
High-Integrity Workflows
- Payments-adjacent flows
- Reconciliation & irreversible steps
- Auditability & replay safety
Operational Automation
- Discovery & migration workflows
- Network ops
- Back-office orchestration
Where Are You Stuck?
Shipping Your First Production Workflow
“This Might Be Overkill.” “We Need To Understand It Better First.” “Which Workflow Should We Even Start With?”
Where Teams Struggle
- What happens during deploys?
- What if a worker crashes mid-execution?
- How do retries behave under real load?
Cost of Inaction
- Over-engineering too early.
- Shipping unsafe patterns that become permanent.
- Losing confidence before adoption even starts.
What the FDE Does
- Designs production-safe workflow & worker patterns.
- Sets up observability, retries, versioning from day one.
- Ships the first real workflow with your team.
Modernizing Legacy Workflows Without Breaking Production
“We’re Using Temporal... Just Not For Critical Paths Yet.”
Where Teams Struggle
- DB-as-queue failures.
- Retry storms.
- Orphaned state.
- Manual reconciliation.
Cost of Inaction
- Growing on-call burden.
- Hidden data corruption.
- Fear of touching critical paths.
What the FDE Does
- Identifies high-impact workflows first.
- Applies strangler-fig migration patterns.
- Ships zero-downtime, rollback-safe workflows.
Migrating to Temporal Cloud Without Losing State – or Sleep
“This Works Today – Why Risk Touching It?”
Where Teams Struggle
- Capacity planning.
- HA complexity.
- Upgrade anxiety.
- Unproven disaster recovery.
Cost of Inaction
- Engineering time lost to ops.
- Scaling incidents during growth.
- Migration delayed until crisis forces it.
What the FDE Does
- Designs feature-flagged, dual-run migrations.
- Ensures workflow draining & rollback safety.
- Decommissions infra only after validation.
Scaling Temporal in Production
Scaling Durable Workflows Across Production Systems
Where Teams Struggle
- Task queues backing up under load.
- Worker saturation during traffic spikes.
- Workflow history growth slowing replays.
- Debugging long-running workflows.
Cost of Inaction
- Latency increases across workflows.
- Scaling incidents affecting reliability.
- Engineers spending time debugging infrastructure.
- Fear of putting critical workloads on Temporal.
What the FDE Does
- Designs worker autoscaling and queue architecture.
- Optimizes workflow state and history management.
- Implements observability and debugging patterns.
- Hardens the system for high-volume production workloads.
Our Partners
Redefining Enterprise Engineering — One Workflow at a Time
Explore how we help enterprises modernize securely, automate reliably, and scale intelligently — from HIPAA-compliant healthcare apps to AI-powered network operations.
Temporal in Production: A High-Growth Company Modernized Critical Workflows Without Rewriting Legacy Systems
A construction workforce management platform faced recurring reliability failures in its most critical production workflows
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Temporal Cloud Migration: How a Scale-Up Achieved 99.99% Reliability by Migrating Production Workflows to Temporal Cloud
A fast-growing scale-up built sophisticated on-premises Temporal deployment to power AI workflows and business process orchestration
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First Temporal Workflow: Production-Grade Workflow Orchestration for Workflow-Centric Enterprises
Xgrid partnered with a Fortune 500 enterprise to deliver mission-critical Temporal workflows with enterprise-grade security and scale.
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OnSite Personnel Management
Field operations can't afford downtime. See how durable workflow orchestration and offline-first mobile apps transformed on-site workforce management – ensuring accurate tracking, seamless sync, and compliant reporting on every job site.
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World Leading Enterprises
Building Strategic Partnerships, Delivering Measurable Results.
“Their team possesses a unique talent of working with a breadth of tools, techniques, and coding languages to deliver best in class services!”
“Their team possesses a unique talent of working with a breadth of tools, techniques, and coding languages to deliver best in class services!”
Orlando Beiner
“Exceptional delivery and technical depth. They have been instrumental in scaling our core infrastructure components.”
“Exceptional delivery and technical depth. They have been instrumental in scaling our core infrastructure components.”
Apoorva Chaudhary
“The level of expertise and dedication shown by the team is second to none. They are true partners in our digital transformation journey.”
“The level of expertise and dedication shown by the team is second to none. They are true partners in our digital transformation journey.”
Paul Clement
“Seamless integration into our workflows and a deep understanding of our product vision. They deliver quality consistently.”
“Seamless integration into our workflows and a deep understanding of our product vision. They deliver quality consistently.”
Courtney Kehl
“Highly professional and technically proficient. They helped us navigate complex architectural challenges with ease.”
“Highly professional and technically proficient. They helped us navigate complex architectural challenges with ease.”
Nicolas Le Borgne
“A rare blend of strategic thinking and hands-on execution. Their contributions have had a significant impact on our performance.”
“A rare blend of strategic thinking and hands-on execution. Their contributions have had a significant impact on our performance.”
Awais Nemat
How The Engagement Works
A defined scope, a defined outcome, and a risk model designed so you never pay for something that isn't running in production.
Embed & Audit
Your FDE joins Slack, your repo, and standups. They map the risk surface and align on the exact workflow going to production.
Output: Architecture risk report
Design & Ship
Architecture designed with failure modes addressed from day one. A real production workflow – not a prototype – built alongside your engineers.
Output: Production workflow, live
Stabilize & Hand Off
Validated under real load. Patterns, runbooks, ADRs, and observability transferred to your team. Your engineers own it and can ship the next one solo.
Output: Your team, self-sufficient
Typical Duration
2-6 weeks
Scope
Agreed upfront – one defined production workflow outcome
Code Ownership
100% yours – no licensing, no lock-in
NDA & Security
Signed before any repository or system access
Post-Engagement
Optional retainer support available if your team wants ongoing assistance
Our Team
Abdullah Shah
CEO / CTO
Saad Arshad
COO
Tayyab Mehmood
VP Engineering
Sidra Irshad
Senior SDM
Umair Atiq
Lead Web & Apps
Shuja Abedin
Lead DevOps
Saad Moshin
Sr. Software Engineer
M. Abu Bakar
Sr. Software Engineer
Common Questions
Things Engineering Leaders Ask Before
The First Call
1. Who owns the code when the engagement ends?
You do — completely. All workflow and activity code written during the engagement is owned entirely by you. There is no licensing arrangement, no proprietary framework you're tied to, and no Xgrid dependency baked into the architecture. The FDE writes code to the standard your team will maintain going forward.
2. How do you handle NDA and security review before accessing our systems?
We sign an NDA before any access is granted — repo, Slack, or otherwise. For regulated industries or companies with specific security review requirements, we go through your standard vendor security questionnaire process. This typically takes 3–5 business days before the engagement begins.
3. What does “embed with the team” actually mean contractually?
The FDE is engaged as a contracted engineer — not a permanent employee. Contractually, they're a specialist brought in to deliver a defined outcome within a defined timeframe. They get whatever access is needed to deliver that outcome (Slack, repo, cloud console with appropriate permissions), and that access is revoked cleanly at the end of the engagement.
4. What happens if our team isn’t fully up to speed on Temporal yet?
That's exactly who this engagement is designed for. The FDE's job is to build alongside your engineers — not just to ship code that you then have to maintain blindly. The knowledge transfer is part of the engagement. Teams that start with limited Temporal experience consistently end the engagement able to ship the next workflow without us.
5. Do you offer ongoing support after the engagement ends?
Yes. A retainer support arrangement is available for teams that want continued access to FDE expertise after the initial engagement — for architectural reviews, incident support, or as you scale to additional workflows. Ask about options during your first call and we can scope what makes sense for your situation.
6. How is this different from hiring a Temporal contractor?
A contractor typically works to a spec you define. An FDE brings the Temporal production experience to define the right spec with you — and is accountable to a production outcome, not a billable hour count. The guarantee (no production workflow, no payment) is the clearest expression of this difference.
7. Can you work with our existing Temporal deployment, or do we start from scratch?
Both. The FDE audit at the start of the engagement maps whatever you have in place. If you have existing workflows, the engagement typically focuses on hardening, migrating, or extending them. If you're starting fresh, the FDE designs and ships the first production workflow. The right approach depends on what your team has built and where the highest risk is.
8. What’s the smallest engagement you’ll take?
The minimum is a two-week engagement scoped to a single, defined production outcome. We don't take on work where the outcome can't be clearly defined — not because we're rigid, but because an undefined scope is how engagements become expensive and unsatisfying for everyone. If you're not sure what the right scope is, the free workflow review call is where we figure that out together.
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