Built by engineers
who've been on-call
We're not consultants who hand off documentation and disappear. We're platform engineers who build, deploy, and operate production systems—and wake up when they break.
Why catdev exists
catdev was born from frustration—watching talented engineering teams get stuck maintaining infrastructure instead of shipping products. Watching startups hire expensive consultants who deliver PowerPoint decks instead of working systems. Watching companies scramble during SOC2 audits because security was bolted on, not baked in.
We've been the engineers responding to 3 AM incidents. We've migrated banking platforms with zero downtime. We've hardened supply chains for open-source projects processing millions of builds per day. We've operated GPU clusters for AI startups burning through compute budgets.
Every platform we build reflects lessons learned the hard way—through production outages, compliance audits, and late-night war rooms. We know what breaks because we've been the ones fixing it.
catdev exists to give engineering teams what we wish we'd had: a partner who builds production-grade platforms, operates them long-term, and takes responsibility when things go wrong.
What Makes catdev Different
We're not your typical DevOps consultancy. Here's why clients choose us over the alternatives.
We Run What We Build
Not consulting theater. We deploy your platform, monitor it, patch it, and wake up when it breaks. If we build it, we stand behind it—literally. This keeps our designs honest and our standards high.
No Bait-and-Switch
You talk to senior engineers from day one—not sales teams, not junior consultants learning on your dime. Every architect and operator on our team has 10+ years running production systems at scale. We've been paged at 3 AM. We know what breaks.
Engineer-to-Engineer Communication
We speak in PRs, SLOs, and runbooks—not PowerPoints and hand-waving. Honest technical conversations about what works, what doesn't, and why. No buzzwords, no inflated promises, no vendor lock-in pitches.
Full-Stack Platform Ownership
We handle the entire value chain—from Terraform infrastructure to Kubernetes clusters to CI/CD pipelines to supply chain security to 24/7 operations. One team, one accountability surface. No finger-pointing when something breaks.
Security Is Not Optional
Image signing, SBOM generation, runtime policies, secrets rotation—baked into every platform we build. Compliance-ready from day one because we've lived through SOC2, ISO 27001, and PCI DSS audits. We know what auditors ask for.
Remote-First, Globally Available
Distributed team means follow-the-sun coverage and cost efficiency without sacrificing expertise. Time zones work in your favor—your platform is monitored and maintained around the clock by senior engineers, not offshore juniors.
Deep Expertise
Our team has battle-tested experience across industries and infrastructure scales.
Platform Engineering
10+ yearsBuilding production Kubernetes platforms for startups, SaaS companies, and enterprises. From bare metal to multi-cloud, we've architected it.
DevSecOps & Supply Chain
5+ yearsEarly adopters of SLSA, Sigstore, and zero-trust pipelines. We were signing container images and generating SBOMs before it was trendy.
Regulated Industries
8+ yearsBanking, healthcare, fintech—industries where "move fast and break things" isn't an option. PCI DSS, SOC2, ISO 27001, HIPAA compliance expertise.
Cloud-Native Migrations
10+ yearsMigrated everything from VPS to Kubernetes, Jenkins to GitHub Actions, on-prem to multi-cloud. Zero-downtime cutover is our specialty.
Experience Highlights
Industries Served
- • Financial Services (Tier 1 & Tier 2 banks)
- • SaaS & B2B Software
- • AI/ML & Data Science
- • Healthcare & Life Sciences
- • Open Source & Developer Tools
Technical Depth
- • Kubernetes clusters at scale (500+ nodes)
- • Multi-cloud architectures (AWS, Azure, GCP)
- • CI/CD pipelines (200+ builds/hour)
- • GPU workload orchestration
- • Zero-downtime migrations
Technology Stack
Production-grade, cloud-native tooling. We choose battle-tested technologies over shiny new frameworks.
Cloud Providers
- • Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- • Microsoft Azure
- • Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
- • Hetzner / Vultr (cost-optimized)
- • DigitalOcean
Infrastructure & Orchestration
- • Kubernetes (production-hardened)
- • Terraform / OpenTofu
- • ArgoCD / Flux (GitOps)
- • Helm (package management)
- • Ansible (configuration)
CI/CD Pipelines
- • GitHub Actions
- • GitLab CI/CD
- • Azure DevOps
- • Drone CI
- • Tekton (Kubernetes-native)
Security & Compliance
- • Sigstore (Cosign, Rekor, Fulcio)
- • Trivy / Grype (scanning)
- • OPA Gatekeeper / Kyverno
- • HashiCorp Vault
- • Falco (runtime security)
Observability
- • Prometheus / VictoriaMetrics
- • Grafana / Loki
- • OpenTelemetry (traces)
- • Tempo (distributed tracing)
- • Datadog (enterprise)
Databases & Storage
- • PostgreSQL (HA clusters)
- • MongoDB / CosmosDB
- • Redis (caching & queues)
- • MinIO / S3 (object storage)
- • ClickHouse (analytics)
Who We Work With
From seed-stage startups to Fortune 500 banks—we work with teams that value production excellence.
Startups & Scale-ups
- • SaaS companies shipping features daily
- • AI/ML startups needing GPU orchestration
- • Series A-C companies scaling infrastructure
- • Open-source projects going enterprise
Regulated Industries
- • Banking & financial services (Tier 1 & 2)
- • Healthcare & life sciences (HIPAA)
- • Fintech (PCI DSS, SOC2)
- • Any company facing compliance audits
Enterprises
- • Engineering teams lacking DevOps expertise
- • Companies modernizing legacy infrastructure
- • Teams migrating to Kubernetes
- • Organizations needing 24/7 operations
CTOs & Engineering Leaders
- • Leaders needing platform expertise
- • Teams outgrowing current infrastructure
- • Companies preparing for audits
- • Any team stuck maintaining vs. building
Global Reach, Remote-First
Based in St. Petersburg, Florida, but serving clients globally. Our remote-first model means you get senior engineers without geographic limitations or relocation overhead.
Distributed teams aren't a compromise—they're an advantage. Follow-the-sun coverage means your platform is monitored around the clock. Time zones become a feature, not a bug.
Whether you're in Silicon Valley, London, Singapore, or São Paulo—we've worked with clients across every continent. Remote collaboration is our default, not an afterthought.
catdev LLC
7901 4th St N STE 300
St. Petersburg, FL 33702
United States
Serving clients globally since 2014. Remote-first, engineering-first, results-first.
Ready to work with engineers who've been there?
Book a free architecture review. We'll have an honest, technical conversation about your infrastructure—no sales pitch, no hand-waving.