Independent technology consultancy

Engineering systems where code, markets & machine intelligence meet.

Decades of hands-on experience designing, architecting and shipping production software — from low-latency quantitative platforms to applied AI and data systems on the cloud.

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01 — Expertise

Four disciplines.
One integrated practice.

The hardest problems sit at the boundaries. Combining engineering rigour, quantitative thinking and applied machine learning means fewer hand-offs and better systems.

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Software Engineering

Robust, well-tested production systems built to last. Clean APIs, high-performance services and pragmatic tooling that teams enjoy maintaining.

  • Python
  • Rust
  • APIs
  • Distributed systems
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Quantitative Development

Pricing, risk and research infrastructure for trading and investment teams. Backtesting engines, market data pipelines and strategy tooling with numerical correctness at the core.

  • Backtesting
  • Market data
  • Risk & pricing
  • Time series
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AI / ML & Data Science

From exploratory analysis to models in production. LLM-powered applications, forecasting, and the data platforms and MLOps that make them reliable.

  • LLMs & agents
  • Forecasting
  • MLOps
  • Data pipelines
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Software Architecture

System design that balances speed, cost and scale. Cloud-native architecture, technical due diligence and roadmaps that keep complexity in check.

  • AWS
  • Cloud-native
  • System design
  • Tech strategy
PythonRustAWSPyTorchPolars PostgreSQLKubernetesDockerFastAPINumPy scikit-learnKafkaTerraformLLMsDuckDB
02 — Approach

From first principles
to production.

A clear, low-ceremony engagement model. Senior expertise from day one, with measurable outcomes at every stage.

01 · Discover

Understand the problem

Deep-dive into goals, constraints, data and existing systems.

02 · Design

Architect the solution

Pragmatic designs with explicit trade-offs and a clear roadmap.

03 · Build

Ship iteratively

Production-grade code, tested and delivered in tight increments.

04 · Scale

Hand over & grow

Documentation, knowledge transfer and ongoing advisory.

03 — Principles

Built with rigour.
Designed for clarity.

  • Correctness firstNumerical precision, tests and reproducibility are not optional.
  • Simplicity scalesThe best architecture is the simplest one that meets the need.
  • Outcomes over outputTechnology in service of measurable business results.
04 — Contact

Have a hard problem?
Let's build the solution.

Available for consulting engagements, architecture reviews and hands-on delivery.

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