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2D Solution — Independent engineering studio

Big tech engineering.
Big tech pricing.

We're senior engineers from leading tech companies. We help small and mid-sized businesses ship AI, software, and infrastructure that actually moves the numbers — at rates that make sense for your business.

2–12wk
Typical engagement
100%
Senior engineers, no associates
$/hr
Hourly, itemized weekly
24h
Reply on inquiries

50+ years of combined engineering experience at the world's largest tech companies.

We've shipped, scaled, and operated the systems your competitors are built on. Now we're building for the businesses competing against them.

50+
Years combined at top tech companies
1B+
Users on systems we've built and operated
6
Core engineering disciplines, in-house

Six things we do exceptionally well.

— 01 · Lead practice
AI Consulting

Practical AI that pays for itself. Strategy, evaluation, and deployment of custom models, RAG, agents, and automation.

  • RAG, agents, and workflow automation
  • Custom model evaluation and fine-tuning
  • Internal AI tools for ops, sales, and support
  • Cost, latency, and governance reviews
— 02
DevOps & CI/CD

Ship faster and sleep better. Pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, and observability designed for small teams.

  • CI/CD pipeline design and migration
  • Infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Pulumi)
  • Cloud cost reduction and right-sizing
  • Monitoring, alerting, and on-call setup
— 03
App Development

Web and mobile apps, from MVP to scale. Native iOS, Android, and modern web stacks built to last.

  • React, Next.js, and modern web frontends
  • iOS (Swift) and Android (Kotlin) native
  • React Native and Flutter cross-platform
  • Backend services in Go, Python, Node.js
— 04
API Services

APIs your partners actually want to use. Design, build, and scale public and internal APIs the right way.

  • REST and GraphQL API design
  • Authentication, rate limiting, versioning
  • Third-party integrations and webhooks
  • Developer docs and SDK generation
— 05
Architecture Review

An independent technical assessment of your stack. Find the risks, bottlenecks, and savings before they ship.

  • Codebase, infra, and security audits
  • Scalability and reliability roadmaps
  • Tech debt prioritization
  • Vendor and build-vs-buy analysis
— 06
Near & Off-shore Teams

Vetted engineering capacity across time zones. Embedded with our senior engineers — never a black box.

  • LATAM near-shore for U.S. overlap
  • Eastern Europe & South Asia off-shore
  • Senior 2D engineer leads every team
  • Direct communication, no agency layer

The stack behind production AI.

We're model-agnostic. We pick the LLM, the framework, and the infrastructure that fits your data, your latency, and your unit economics — whether that means hosted APIs, open-weight models on your own GPUs, or both.

LLM Providers

  • OpenAI · ChatGPT
  • GPT-5.5
  • Anthropic Claude
  • Claude Opus 4.7 / Sonnet 4.6 / Haiku 4.5
  • Google Gemini
  • Gemini 3.5 Pro / Flash
  • Vertex AI

Open-Weight & Self-Hosted

  • Meta Llama 3
  • Mistral · Mixtral
  • Qwen3.6
  • DeepSeek V4
  • Ollama
  • vLLM
  • llama.cpp

Agents · MCP · Frameworks

  • Model Context Protocol (MCP)
  • Custom MCP servers
  • Claude tool use · skills
  • LangChain
  • LangGraph
  • LlamaIndex
  • DSPy

RAG & Vector Databases

  • pgvector
  • Pinecone
  • Qdrant
  • Weaviate
  • Hybrid retrieval
  • Embedding evals

Evals · Fine-tuning · Optimization

  • LLM evaluation harnesses
  • Prompt engineering
  • Fine-tuning & LoRA
  • Prompt caching
  • Model routing
  • LLM cost optimization
  • Red-teaming · prompt injection

Engineering & Cloud

  • React · Next.js
  • React Native · Flutter
  • Python · FastAPI · Go · Node.js
  • Kubernetes · Docker
  • Terraform · Pulumi
  • AWS · GCP · Oracle Cloud
  • GitHub Actions

What you get when you hire us. No fluff.

— 01

Senior engineering. No pitch decks.

Every engagement is led by engineers who shipped and operated software at the largest tech companies in the world. You work with the people doing the work — not an account manager who tosses things over the wall.

— 02

Fair pricing, by design.

We bill hourly at rates set for a lean senior team — no partner taxes, no associate pyramids, no opaque retainers. Every week you get an itemized breakdown of hours and you can scale us up or down as the project changes.

— 03

We ship, not just advise.

We architect, build, deploy, and operate alongside your team. You get production code and runbooks — not a 60-page deck with three recommendations and a goodbye dinner.

— 04

Aligned with your business.

Our work is measured by whether the thing actually works in production and moves your numbers. Revenue, cost, speed-to-market. If it doesn't, we own it.

A short, honest process. Itemized weekly.

Step 0101

Discovery

A 60-minute call. We learn your business, the constraint you're hitting, and what success looks like — in your terms, not ours.

1 call · No fee
Step 0202

Proposal

Inside a week: scope, timeline, deliverables, and a clear hourly estimate with a cap. You see exactly who's doing the work, the rate, and how we'll track hours.

3–5 days · Hourly estimate
Step 0303

Build

We embed with your team. Weekly demos of working software, daily Slack access, and the same engineers from start to finish.

2–12 weeks · Weekly demos
Step 0404

Handoff

Production-ready code, documented runbooks, and your team trained to own it. Optional ongoing support — never required.

Ongoing · Optional
Why we exist

Small businesses deserve the same engineering rigor as the Fortune 100 — without the Fortune 100 invoice.

— The founders of 2D Solution

Questions we hear most often.

Where are you based?

We're based in Denver, Colorado. Our team works remote-first and serves clients across the United States — startups, SMBs, and mid-market businesses competing against big tech.

Which AI models and providers do you work with?

OpenAI (ChatGPT, GPT-5.5), Anthropic Claude (Opus 4.7, Sonnet 4.6, Haiku 4.5), Google Gemini (including the new Gemini 3.5 Pro and Flash) and Vertex AI, plus open-weight models including Meta Llama 3, Mistral, Mixtral, Qwen, and DeepSeek. We run them through hosted APIs or self-host with Ollama, vLLM, or llama.cpp depending on your data sensitivity, latency requirements, and unit economics.

What is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server, and do you build them?

MCP is Anthropic's open protocol for safely connecting AI agents (like Claude) to your tools, APIs, and data. Yes — we build custom MCP servers and skills that let AI agents take action inside your business systems with auditability and access control baked in.

Should we use OpenAI, Claude, or a self-hosted open-source model?

It depends on your data sensitivity, latency, and unit economics. Most teams should start with hosted APIs (Claude or OpenAI) to validate value, then evaluate self-hosting Llama or Mistral on Ollama or vLLM if cost or data-residency demands it. We make that decision together during architecture review.

How do you price your work?

Hourly, with a clear cap inside every proposal and an itemized breakdown of hours every week. No retainers, no partner taxes, no associate pyramids. You can scale us up or down as the project changes.

How is this different from Slalom, Accenture, or the Big Four?

We're a boutique team of senior engineers — not a pyramid of associates supervised by partners. You work directly with people who shipped production AI and infrastructure at the largest tech companies in the world. The rate is lower and the work is more direct, because there's no agency layer between the client and the builder.

Can you help us reduce our OpenAI or Claude API costs?

Yes. LLM spend optimization is a regular engagement type: prompt caching, model routing, RAG efficiency, batching, and — when it makes sense — moving high-volume workloads onto self-hosted Llama or Mistral. Most teams see 30–70% reduction in LLM spend in the first month.

Do you offer near-shore or off-shore engineering teams?

Yes. We provide vetted engineering capacity across LATAM (near-shore), Eastern Europe, and South Asia (off-shore). Every team is led by a senior 2D engineer in your timezone — never an agency black box.

Tell us what you're trying to do. We reply within 24 hours.

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