Software consulting · San Francisco
Software consulting for
data, AI, and applied systems.
Dryware Systems helps small teams turn messy data and manual workflows into dependable infrastructure — pipelines, AI integrations, and internal tools built to be operated, not just shipped.
01 — Services
What we build
A focused practice across data, AI, and software systems. We take on the work that sits between infrastructure and product — the part that usually stalls.
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Data pipelines & platform foundations
Reliable ingestion, transformation, and modeling. We build the unglamorous substrate that makes reporting, analytics, and AI actually trustworthy — with clear ownership and sensible boundaries.
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AI workflow integration
LLMs and automation wired into real business processes, not demos. We design the evaluation, guardrails, and fallbacks so that automation stays useful when it meets messy production data.
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Applied machine learning systems
Models in service of decisions — ranking, forecasting, detection. We focus on the full loop: features, training, deployment, and the monitoring that keeps a system honest after it ships.
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Internal tools & analytics
Operational surfaces and dashboards that replace spreadsheets and tribal knowledge. Built lean, so a small team can maintain them without a platform department.
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Technical architecture & delivery
Architecture calls, build sequencing, and hands-on delivery for teams that need senior judgment without a full-time hire. We write the code and the rationale behind it.
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Fractional engineering leadership
Short-term technical leadership for early-stage and small teams — setting standards, hiring signals, and the first systems that everything else depends on.
02 — Approach
How we work
We ship useful infrastructure, not slide decks. Engagements are lean, senior, and direct — the person who scopes the work is the one who builds it.
Practical delivery
We start from the thing that hurts and work outward. Small, reviewable changes that compound into a system you can keep running.
Senior judgment
Every decision is made by someone who has run these systems in production. We trade off for operability and longevity, not novelty.
Systems thinking
Data, models, and tools are parts of one system. We design the seams between them so the whole thing stays legible as it grows.
Built for small teams
We work best with early-stage companies and small teams where one good system replaces five future ones — and where decisions actually ship.
03 — Practice
A focused, accountable practice
Dryware Systems is a small, senior consultancy. The structure is intentionally simple so that the work is direct and the accountability is clear.
Direct collaboration
You work with the engineer doing the work. No account layer, no handoffs to a separate delivery team. Scope, decisions, and code stay in one place.
Defined scope
Engagements begin with a short, paid scoping pass that produces a concrete plan and a build sequence — so you know what you are buying before you commit.
Technical depth
A single practice spanning data engineering, applied ML, and software systems — the overlapping ground where most real infrastructure actually lives.
Based in San Francisco
Headquartered in San Francisco, California. We work with teams remotely and across time zones, with overlap on Pacific hours.
04 — Contact
Start a conversation
Currently available for select consulting engagements. A short email is the best way to begin — tell us the problem and the team, and we will reply with whether and how we can help.
Email Dryware Systems- contact@dryware.com
- Phone
- (415) 699-2324
- Address
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Dryware Systems
2261 Market Street, STE 22873
San Francisco, CA 94114
United States