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Services

# Engineering services for difficult production systems.

From AI systems to high-throughput distributed systems, SteerScale works on software where reliability, scale and technical judgement matter more than adding another development team.

Engineering services

## Four service groups. One senior engineer.

SVC-01

### [Backend & Distributed Systems](https://steerscale.com/services/backend-distributed-systems)

APIs, event-driven architectures and high-throughput services that behave predictably under real load — the systems model calls now sit inside.

-   Java
-   Kotlin
-   Scala
-   APIs
-   Kafka
-   event-driven systems
-   high-throughput services

[Backend & Distributed Systems](https://steerscale.com/services/backend-distributed-systems)

SVC-02

### [Cloud, Platform & Reliability](https://steerscale.com/services/cloud-platform-reliability)

Production infrastructure built for measurable reliability: Kubernetes, cloud platforms, performance, observability, capacity and resilience.

-   AWS
-   Azure
-   Kubernetes
-   performance
-   observability
-   scalability
-   resilience

[Cloud, Platform & Reliability](https://steerscale.com/services/cloud-platform-reliability)

SVC-03

### [AI Systems Engineering](https://steerscale.com/services/ai-systems-engineering)

Build and operate LLM and agent systems as production software — with evaluation, observability, reliability and economics designed in rather than bolted on.

-   LLM architecture
-   agents
-   RAG
-   tool integration
-   routing
-   evals
-   observability
-   hardening

[AI Systems Engineering](https://steerscale.com/services/ai-systems-engineering)

SVC-04

### [Architecture & Technical Leadership](https://steerscale.com/services/architecture-technical-leadership)

Architecture reviews, written decision records, technical roadmaps, interim tech-lead cover and hands-on mentoring — from an engineer who still ships production code.

-   architecture review
-   ADRs & design docs
-   technical roadmaps
-   tech lead cover
-   mentoring
-   build vs buy

[Architecture & Technical Leadership](https://steerscale.com/services/architecture-technical-leadership)

Productized engagements

## Fixed scope, fixed price, defined output.

Bounded diagnostic engagements for teams that want evidence before committing engineering time.

[AI SYSTEMS · DIAGNOSE AI Systems Audit One production LLM or agent workflow assessed for economics, reliability, observability and evaluation. Quantified findings, prioritized remediation. Fixed price 2–3 WEEKS · FIXED SCOPE About the audit →](https://steerscale.com/services/ai-systems-audit)

How engagements work

## Short engagements. Clear deliverables. Real code.

-   01Written proposalOne page: goals, deliverables, cadence, fixed price or T&M, exit criteria.
-   02Embedded deliveryIn your repo and your standups. Code, design docs, ADRs, non-functional tests.
-   03Handoff & reviewWritten handoff, recorded walkthrough, follow-up window. Your team owns it after.

## Not sure which one applies? Start with the system, not the service.

[Discuss your AI system](https://steerscale.com/contact)