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The Obelisk

ENGORGIO's team structure isn't a pyramid — it's an obelisk. Narrow and tall.

Three layers — top (judgment and accountability), core (design and implementation), edge (specialist connections) — put zero distance between decision and execution.

We don't solve problems with headcount. We prevent context from degrading through structure. The structure enterprises will need.

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No handoffs between phases

The people who proposed it build it. The people who built it operate it.

This isn't idealism — it's a design principle for preserving judgment quality.

What we defined as the problem, what we chose to sacrifice — that tacit knowledge doesn't survive a handoff document.

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Working AI-native

In a world where AI handles volume work, human attention belongs on judgment, design, and quality assurance.

ENGORGIO's team is built on that premise. A small team with long-term commitment is what makes "20% development, 80% operations" possible.

The era when team size was a proxy for value is over.

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Partner ecosystem

The obelisk's "edge" — specialist connections — is how we access expertise beyond our core.

Partnerships with Databricks, Snowflake, and other technology leaders structurally secure the expertise we need.

Specialization doesn't have to be internal. What matters is that connections are designed, not accidental.

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The 20/80 commitment

Our team is designed for long-term commitment, not project-based rotation.

When the people who designed and built a system also operate it, operations are fundamentally different. They understand the trade-offs, what was sacrificed, and why.

20% development, 80% operations isn't a metric — it's a commitment to staying with what we build, long after the initial excitement fades.

How the delivery team is organized

AI applied Build & Delivery Lead

Multi-project oversight, senior stakeholder relationships, POC-to-scale delivery

AI applied Software Engineer

LLM/Agent development, client-embedded, technical obstacle resolution

AI applied Experience Designer

UX/UI, agent personality/behavior, brand integration, prototype-to-launch

AI Applied SRE

Production reliability, SLOs, observability, incident response, AI infra optimization

Product
Operated by SRE

LakeShepherd

Continuous architecture evolution with both decentralization and central governance. A foundation platform integrating Data Mesh Governance, RBAC/ABAC, Data Catalog, Lineage, and Data Quality.

Data Mesh Governance RBAC/ABAC Catalog Lineage Quality
Adoption Specialist

Organization-wide AI-native transformation, workflow redesign, coaching (“should use AI” → “AI is default”)

Independent layer — primarily active during Scale phase

Service lines & team mapping

Service Line Duration Primary Roles Client Touchpoint
AI Strategy 2 weeks+ Delivery Lead + Software Engineer + Experience Designer CxO / Board
AI Agents 12 weeks+ to production Software Engineer + Experience Designer + SRE + Delivery Lead Tech team + Business leaders
Data+AI Platform Ongoing AI Applied SRE + Software Engineer + Delivery Lead Platform / Infra team
AI at Scale Ongoing Delivery Lead + SRE + Adoption Specialist CxO to frontline
Adoption Ongoing Adoption Specialist All departments
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AI applied Build & Delivery Lead

Structure client challenges and design AI-native business models and strategies. Work as one team with engineers, designers, and SREs to drive ideas from concept to production.

Business design and orchestration. Prove value with working demos, not slides, and bring the team together to deliver transformation.

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AI applied Software Engineer

Engineers who have lived through the evolution of computer science and data technologies, now building products at the frontier of LLMs, AI agents, and RAG. Where deep development experience meets cutting-edge AI.

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AI applied Experience Designer

Redesign user experiences from the ground up with AI agents as the foundation — from UX/UI to dialogue and behavior between users and agents. Bridge brand identity with AI capability, taking work from prototype to launch.

In the obelisk, design and implementation are not separate phases. You see your work through to production and stay with it in operations.

UX/UI design, conversational AI design, agent behavior modeling, brand integration, prototype-to-production delivery.

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AI applied SRE

In the age of AI, product launch is just the beginning. Application, infrastructure, AI models — all in scope. Through AI Native DevOps practices, sustain reliability and accuracy in production.

In the obelisk's 20/80 commitment — 20% development, 80% operations — you ensure what we build continues to deliver value long after the initial excitement fades.

SLO-driven reliability, Kubernetes/cloud-native infrastructure, AI model serving, observability stacks, incident management.

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Adoption Specialist

Break down psychological barriers across the organization and lead the shift from “should use AI” to “AI is default.” Drive lasting change through communication design, training, and coaching.

An independent layer in the obelisk — primarily active during the Scale phase, where technology meets organizational change and sustainable adoption is what counts.

Change management, workflow analysis, AI literacy programs, executive coaching, organizational transformation.

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How we work

Remote-first. All roles are fully remote with flexible hours. What matters is the quality of your judgment, not where you sit.

Long-term commitment over project rotation. We stay with what we build. The same team that designs a system operates it — that's how context is preserved and operations quality stays high.

AI-native by default. We use AI tools extensively in our own work. The era when team size was a proxy for value is over.

Interested?

Send us a note about what you want to build and why. No formal application needed — just tell us what drives you.

Share your intent for the future.

The first conversation: find the starting point of transformation together. What you want to change. What hasn't changed yet. Start there.