Get to know our team.
RetroLab Tech is a senior pod of engineers based in Boulder, Colorado. The current software engineering market is split between juniors and offshore agencies. We've done this work enough times to know where it gets stuck - so you get where you're going without the rough patches in between.
team
Five people. Senior pod. Boulder-based, distributed by choice.
mountain · pacific · central
Bio
Archit leads AI systems work at RetroLab Tech, where he ships agentic platforms, RAG and memory layers, and self-hosted inference that survive contact with production. Day job is building multi-agent runtimes at Robynn AI; before that, fraud-detection plumbing at PayPal and IoT firmware infrastructure at Cisco. Runs an ELO ladder for a Boulder billiards league on the side.
Previously at
Credentials
B.S. Computer Science and Astronomy, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. LabLab AI Hackathon winner, 2023.
Won't ship it until
It shadows real production workflows successfully over varied load.
First thing I do on a new project
Do a deep dive into current systems, solutions, and requirements to draw out a system map before even opening an editor.
Currently obsessed with
Eval harnesses that survive contact with production traffic, not just synthetic test sets.
On the weekends
At pool halls running ELO for a Boulder nine-ball league, or in the basement adding another rack-unit to the homelab.
Hidden talent
Certified (Pandit) Indian classical musician — plays the sarod.
Reading right now
The Rebel by Albert Camus.
Elsewhere
Bio
Stephen handles full-stack delivery at RetroLab Tech, taking builds from blank repo to first paying customer without losing the plot in the middle. Background spans early-stage product teams shipping both internal tooling and customer-facing software. Will refactor a CLI for fun, then defend every decision in a thirty-minute essay.
Previously at
Credentials
Going up shortly.
Won't ship it until
There's a test for the unhappy path, not just the happy one.
First thing I do on a new project
Read the existing codebase end-to-end before writing a single new line.
Currently obsessed with
Type-driven development and what happens when the compiler is the first reviewer.
On the weekends
Hiking the Front Range or losing at chess online.
Hidden talent
Makes a sourdough that's been ruining grocery-store bread for three years.
Reading right now
A Philosophy of Software Design by John Ousterhout. The chapter on deep modules, again.
Bio
Yash takes contract engineering at RetroLab Tech, parachuting into client systems and leaving them in better shape than they were found. Background is a mix of early-stage product work and consulting engagements with established teams. Treats every client codebase like it will outlive the contract, because it usually does.
Previously at
Credentials
Going up shortly.
Won't ship it until
The handoff doc is short enough to read before the kickoff call ends.
First thing I do on a new project
Read every Slack thread tagged with the project name from the last six months before writing any code.
Currently obsessed with
Migration playbooks that don't require a freeze.
On the weekends
On a road bike somewhere with too much elevation.
Hidden talent
Conversational in four languages, fluent in two.
Reading right now
Working in Public by Nadia Eghbal. Reading it slowly because most of it stings.
Bio
Vibhu runs the business side at RetroLab Tech — scoping, contracts, and the part of every engagement where someone has to translate engineering reality into a number on a spreadsheet. Background spans operations and consulting roles inside both venture-backed and bootstrapped companies. Knows where every comma goes in an MSA.
Previously at
Credentials
Going up shortly.
Won't ship it until
The scope reads the same to the engineer building it and the executive paying for it.
First thing I do on a new project
Pull last quarter's P&L and meet whoever owns the budget line, in that order.
Currently obsessed with
The cost-per-task math for agentic workflows once they're at production scale.
On the weekends
On the trails outside Boulder or at a bookstore that doesn't sell coffee.
Hidden talent
Reads a balance sheet faster than most engineers read a stack trace.
Reading right now
How to Make a Few Billion Dollars by Brad Jacobs. Operating playbook from someone who actually built the thing.
Bio
Kyra leads brand and positioning at RetroLab Tech, turning what the team builds into language a prospective client recognizes themselves in. Ten-plus years marketing for household brands. Reads every email twice before sending and edits while reading the second time.
Previously at
Credentials
Going up shortly.
Won't ship it until
The headline survives being read aloud by a stranger without the deck behind it.
First thing I do on a new project
Sit with the founder for an hour and write down every word they use that the website doesn't.
Currently obsessed with
The gap between what technical teams say they do and what the market hears.
On the weekends
At the farmer's market or in a long-form podcast queue.
Hidden talent
Can mimic seven regional American accents convincingly enough to fool a native.
Reading right now
The Substance of Style by Virginia Postrel. Re-reading the chapter on aesthetic literacy.
What it's like
to work with us.
Our core principles are clarity, efficiency, and resourcefulness. We make our stack recommendations based on your needs and always plan for robust solutions in the long term.
You own everything we build.
Code lives in your repository. Tools deploy in your cloud. Playbooks live on your wiki. Whatever happens to us, the work keeps working. We are the engineers, not the gatekeepers.
Expect fast replies.
We create a dedicated Slack channel for you from day one. Anytime you have a question or something to say, we address it promptly.
You will talk directly to the builder.
No account managers in the middle. The person you meet on the first call is the person in your codebase - writing the code, debugging the workflow, answering your questions in Slack.
We present options.
Before we start building, you see the routes - faster vs. cheaper, custom vs. off-the-shelf, all-at-once vs. phased. You pick the one that fits.
Transparent pricing.
Development costs are quoted upfront, with package options at different scopes and budgets.
You're confident at handoff.
By the time we wrap, the system is documented, demoed, and tested in your hands. We stay reachable in Slack (or phone) for whatever comes up in the weeks after.
Working at
RetroLab Tech.
No current job openings.
While we are not actively hiring, we're always interested in great people, especially when their introduction comes from someone we've worked with.
Write to us at hello@retrolabtech.com — send a paragraph about what you're working on, what you'd want to be working on, and a link to something you've shipped. We pay generous referral fees on engagements that close from your introduction, so if you know a small or mid-sized business that should be talking to us, send them our way.
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