Ten years solving the right problems.
We are DevSkin — a Brazilian software consultancy built on the conviction that technology only matters when it delivers measurable results. We design, build, operate and evolve mission-critical systems for companies that can't afford guesswork.
Built by engineers who got tired of watching bad architecture ship.
DevSkin started as a response to a pattern we kept seeing in the Brazilian tech market: companies either drowning in technical debt from cheap outsourcing, or paying premium agency rates for solutions that fell apart the moment the contract ended. Neither was acceptable.
We incorporated DEVSKIN DESENVOLVIMENTO DE SOFTWARES LTDA with one fixed idea — to be the consultancy that stays accountable after go-live. Architecture isn't a deliverable you hand over; it's a living system someone has to own. We chose to own it.
Over a decade, that philosophy attracted clients who'd been burned before: retail chains that needed real-time IoT pricing, fintechs demanding zero-downtime migrations, startups that needed their MVP audited before Series A. The work varied. The standard didn't.
Today we operate across six connected practice areas — from solution architecture and cloud infrastructure to data intelligence, security and embedded IoT — all under one roof, with one point of accountability. No juggling five vendors. No blame passing. Just outcomes.
"We don't allocate bodies. We solve the right problem — and we build the team around that problem, not the other way around."
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CNPJ-registered, Brazilian-rooted Incorporated as DEVSKIN DESENVOLVIMENTO DE SOFTWARES LTDA, operating nationally and serving international clients.
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Senior-only execution layer Every delivery squad is anchored by a senior architect. No juniors flying solo on production systems.
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Code stays yours Full IP transfer on everything we build. No lock-in, no proprietary frameworks you can't touch without us.
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Free discovery, always We diagnose before we prescribe. Every engagement starts with a structured, no-cost discovery session delivered within 48 hours.
What we actually stand for
Not aspirational wall art — working principles that govern every architecture decision, every sprint and every client conversation we have.
Diagnose first. Build second.
We never start writing code before we understand the business problem, the existing constraints and the realistic success metrics. Every engagement begins with structured discovery — not assumptions.
One throat to grip. One team to call.
We don't distribute accountability across subcontractors and disappear after handover. Our squads stay engaged through production, and our SRE practice monitors your systems around the clock.
We'll tell you what you don't want to hear.
If your architecture is a liability, we say so — with evidence, ADRs and a remediation roadmap. We'd rather have a difficult conversation than watch a client ship something fragile.
Cost awareness is an engineering discipline.
FinOps isn't a finance team's job. Our architects design for cost-efficiency from day one, and our continuous FinOps practice delivers an average 50% cloud cost reduction within 90 days — with monthly reports by product and team.
Security belongs in the pipeline, not the postmortem.
DevSecOps isn't a checkbox. We embed SAST, DAST, SCA and IAM reviews directly into CI/CD. LGPD, GDPR and OWASP Top 10 compliance are baseline assumptions — not optional upgrades.
Your code, your data, your infrastructure.
Full intellectual property transfer. No vendor lock-in by design. We deliberately choose open standards and transferable IaC so you could hand the system to any team and they'd understand it.
How we got here
From a two-person architecture firm to a full-stack IT consultancy operating across six practice areas — the journey has been deliberate.
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2013 — Foundation
Incorporated as DevSkin
Two senior architects leave large system integrators to form a boutique consultancy. The founding thesis: businesses deserve architecture advice uncorrupted by license sales commissions or staffing quotas.
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2015 — Cloud practice
Cloud & DevOps practice launched
Kubernetes was barely a year old. We bet early on container orchestration and infrastructure-as-code with Terraform, building repeatable pipelines for clients who needed predictable deployments. That bet compounded for years.
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2017 — IoT & Edge
Firmware and embedded systems team formed
Retail and logistics clients needed hardware-to-cloud solutions — not just the software layer. We assembled an IoT and edge computing team covering firmware, MQTT/LoRa gateways and real-time telemetry pipelines.
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2019 — Security
DevSecOps and NOC/SOC division established
As client systems grew in complexity and regulatory exposure, ad hoc security reviews weren't enough. We built a dedicated DevSecOps practice and launched 24/7 NOC and SOC operations — integrated, not bolted on.
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2021 — Data & AI
Data, BI and applied AI practice opened
Data lakes, executive BI dashboards, ETL/ELT modernization and early GenAI experiments. By the time LLMs entered the mainstream conversation, our data team already had production pipelines running at scale.
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2023 — Vibe Coders
Audit and rescue service for AI-assisted projects
A new category of client appeared: founders and product teams who had used AI-generated code to build MVPs, only to find performance, security and maintainability problems before launch. We formalized a validation, audit and sustaining service for exactly this scenario.
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Today
End-to-end IT consultancy, six practices, one team
Over 200 projects delivered, 10+ years of institutional knowledge, and a senior-led squad model that gets from discovery to production in weeks — not quarters.
We hire architects. We build squads around problems.
Most IT outsourcing firms maintain a bench — a roster of available developers they slot into whatever client request comes in next. We run the opposite model. When we take on a project, we assemble a squad specifically for that problem: the right seniority level, the right domain knowledge, the right architectural thinking.
Every DevSkin squad is anchored by a senior architect who stays engaged through the full delivery cycle — from the initial Discovery session through production go-live, hypercare and into ongoing operations. That person is responsible for technical decisions, and they're reachable.
We work in SCRUM with clear sprint cadences, written Architecture Decision Records (ADRs), C4 diagrams that actually get maintained, and retrospectives that feed directly back into the project roadmap. No black boxes, no cowboy heroics, no surprises at demo day.
Talk to an architectSenior-anchored squads
Every team has a named senior architect responsible for technical integrity from kickoff to production.
Written decision records
Architecture choices are documented as ADRs — rationale, alternatives considered, trade-offs accepted — so future teams know why, not just what.
Assembled in 15 days
From signed engagement to operational squad in under three weeks. No months-long procurement cycles or bench-filling delays.
SCRUM with real cadence
Two-week sprints, defined ceremonies, measurable velocity. Metrics are shared openly with the client — including the uncomfortable ones.
Security from sprint one
Security review isn't a phase at the end of the project. Static analysis, dependency scanning and IAM auditing run with every build.
Zero lock-in by design
We write code and infrastructure that any competent team can inherit. Full IP transfer. No proprietary layers you can't exit.
End-to-end: from diagnosis to 24/7 operation
Six connected practice areas. One consultancy. You stop managing multiple vendors and start seeing results.
Solution Architecture
Senior architects redesign or validate your stack against scale, cost, security and long-term maintainability.
DevOps, SRE, Cloud & FinOps
Zero-downtime migrations, automated CI/CD with IaC, and continuous cost optimization — with 24/7 observability from day one.
IoT & Edge Computing
From sensor firmware to cloud dashboards — full-stack IoT with real-time telemetry, security and horizontal scale baked in.
Security — DevSecOps
Security embedded in the pipeline, not audited after the fact. SAST, DAST, SCA, pentests, LGPD/GDPR and cloud IAM review.
Data, BI & Applied AI
Data lake design, ETL/ELT modernization, executive BI and production-grade GenAI — RAG pipelines, agents and LLM-backed automation.
Squads & Software Development
Agile squads for web, mobile and desktop — or individual senior developers embedded into your existing team.
More than staff augmentation. Far more.
We resolve the actual problem, not the symptom. Here's what separates a DevSkin engagement from a typical outsourcing arrangement.
Diagnosis before prescription
We run a structured, free discovery session — analysing your current stack, team, processes and business constraints — before recommending anything. You get a written technical report within 48 hours. No sales pitch masquerading as analysis.
Six practices, zero handoff friction
Architecture, cloud, IoT, security, data and development all live under one commercial relationship. When your security team finds an issue, the DevOps team remediates it in the same sprint. No cross-vendor finger pointing.
Speed without shortcuts
Free discovery within 48 hours. Full technical proposal within 7 business days. Operational squad assembled within 15 days. We move fast because we have repeatable processes — not because we cut corners on architecture.
Metrics that mean something
Every engagement includes a defined metrics framework — uptime, latency percentiles, deployment frequency, MTTR, cloud cost per product. You see the numbers, unfiltered, every month. We're judged by reality, not by slides.
24/7 operations, built in
Our NOC and SOC capabilities mean that production incidents get human attention at 3 AM on a Sunday — not a ticket in a queue. Observability, alerting and on-call response are part of the engagement, not an add-on SKU.
We grow your internal capability
DevSkin squads work alongside your internal team, not in a black box. Documentation, ADRs, pairing sessions and knowledge transfer are standard deliverables. When we reduce scope, your team should be more capable — not more dependent on us.
Concrete promises, not marketing language.
We put specific, measurable commitments in writing — because that's the only kind that matters. Here is what every DevSkin client can hold us to, from the first discovery session through ongoing operations.
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Free discovery in 48 hours. Structured technical diagnosis, written report, no obligation and no sales pressure.
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Full proposal in 7 business days. Scope, architecture approach, team composition, timeline and investment — in writing, in detail.
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Squad operational in 15 days. From contract signing to a functioning, senior-anchored delivery team.
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Your code, unconditionally. 100% IP transfer. All source code, infrastructure definitions and documentation belong to you from commit one.
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Average 50% cloud cost reduction in 90 days. Backed by our FinOps practice — with monthly reports showing actual numbers by product and team.
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99.97% uptime SLA for systems under our NOC/SRE management, with documented incident response times.
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No lock-in architecture. We explicitly design against proprietary dependencies so you could transition to any capable team without losing continuity.
Written technical report within 48 hours of your first call — no cost, no commitment required.
From signed contract to a fully operational senior delivery squad in under three weeks.
Typical FinOps result within the first 90 days — with monthly reporting broken down by product and team.
Every line of code, every Terraform module, every diagram — transferred to you unconditionally.
Start with the diagnosis. Everything else follows.
The most common thing we hear from new clients is that they wish they'd called us earlier. The free discovery session costs you an hour. The written report saves you months. Let's talk about what you're actually dealing with.
No lock-in · Full IP transfer · Senior team from day one