Device-native contracts
Schemas and topic maps that firmware, gateway, and cloud teams can all point to without re-translation.
Pulse check
Signals from the bench, not the billboard
We help manufacturers keep device clouds legible while fleets grow. The numbers below are modest on purpose—they describe how we work, not a growth hack.
11
Years shipping device backends
3.5
Median weeks to first architecture packet
38
Client teams surveyed (internal)
6
Regions with active engagements
9.1
Workshop satisfaction (10-pt)
Fleet backends that stay legible when traffic spikes
Your devices already generate honest signals. We help the cloud side catch up—telemetry contracts, OTA staging, and operator runbooks that still make sense at two in the morning.
Workshops stay small, diagrams stay specific, and nobody leaves with a shelf full of generic “cloud transformation” posters.
1. Scan packages that match your stage · 2. Read how sessions run · 3. Book a short walkthrough
Preview · telemetry spine
Topic map, retry matrix, and operator cues in one packet.
Preview · OTA lattice
Artifact graph with signing gates and rollback paths.
Fit finder
Answer two quick prompts, then leave an email—we reply with a short narrative recommendation, not an automated scorecard.
Where is the fleet today?
Cadence clarity
This is not a purchasing calculator. Slide the knobs to see how many focused weeks we usually need before an architecture packet feels grounded—not how much money changes hands. Numbers stay off the glass on purpose; the goal is schedule honesty, not a sales wedge. When fleets are larger, discovery interviews multiply, but the curve is sublinear if you already have traces. Burstier traffic adds rehearsal time for shedding drills, which pays back during the first incident after launch. We anchor the range using projects where firmware and cloud teams shared a room at least twice. If your answers look extreme, we still start with a short call instead of pretending a slider knows your org chart. The output below updates as you move the controls—use it to set expectations with stakeholders who want a single date on a slide.
Higher means more device classes and regions in scope.
Higher implies sharper peaks and more rehearsal for shedding drills.
Stabilization rehearsal window: about 9 weeks before the packet feels ready for broad review.
What lands in your repository
- Named owners for ingestion, archival, and replay paths
- Diagrams that show failure modes, not happy-path marketing
- Checklists sized for code review, not board decks
- Explicit “not in scope” lines so procurement stays calm
- Workshop recordings only when you ask in writing
Operator-first runbooks
Plain language for night shifts: what to check on-device before opening a cloud dashboard.
Rehearsal, not theater
Shedding drills, OTA canaries, and post-incident notes your retros can actually reuse.
Specialists on the bench
Each card links to a short bio—credentials without ceremony, and honest notes about how we collaborate.
Practice Lead
Minseo Han
Former platform lead for a mid-sized appliance OEM. Minseo keeps engagements bounded, documented, and kind to night-shift operators.
IoT Solution Architect
Jonas Okonkwo
Jonas sketches control planes that respect firmware release cadences and flaky uplinks alike.
Backend Engineer
Yuki Morita
Yuki ships small, reviewable services and writes the tests that keep them honest under burst traffic.
Data Platform Engineer
Elena Varga
Elena designs cold paths operators can query without learning fifteen new tools.
DevOps Engineer
Chris Adeyemi
Chris connects CI signals to release gates so telemetry changes do not sneak in untested.
Security Consultant
Sora Kim
Sora translates quality standards into concrete auth flows and logging that auditors can follow.
Technical Project Manager
Noah Park
Noah keeps workshop outputs tied to decisions, owners, and dates—without turning meetings into theater.
Two-week discovery arc
Try the working style before a longer program: no procurement theatrics, no surprise invoices—just a focused arc with clear exit criteria.
- Shared backlog of unknowns from day one
- Mid-arc readout with blunt risks called out
- Closing packet you can hand to finance as a scope memo
- Optional pairing hours if your engineers want keyboard time
- Exit interview notes for your retrospective template
Thirty minutes, no obligation
We keep intro calls short: you share constraints, we sketch two credible paths. If we are not the right fit, we say so plainly and suggest another studio.
Prefer a calendar block? Use the embedded scheduler on the contact desk—same team, same tone.
Field notes
Short answers, searchable. Built for the questions operators actually ask.
Do you operate our production accounts?
No. We advise, pair, and review. Production changes stay with your engineers unless a separate agreement explicitly covers operations.
Will you sign every vendor NDA we forward?
We sign reasonable NDAs for scoped workshops. Blanket “sign everything” requests get a conversation first so calendars stay honest.
Can you guarantee zero downtime?
We do not promise miracles. We can make downtime windows visible, rehearsed, and owned—which is usually what teams actually need.
What is excluded from the first packet?
Cellular carrier negotiations, hardware BOM optimization, and warehouse logistics sit outside our backend scope unless added explicitly.