About us

A global engineering partner that moves at the speed of AI.

Toolented exists to close the distance between an ambitious idea and the software that makes it real — with senior teams, honest partnership, and a relentless focus on outcomes.

Our story

Built to close the gap between idea and engineering.

Toolented started with a frustration our founders kept running into: brilliant ideas stalling not for lack of vision, but for lack of engineers who could actually build them well. Great software teams were scarce, expensive, and impossible to scale on demand. So we set out to build the partner we wished we'd had.

A decade and a half later, that mission has grown into a global firm of 2,000+ senior engineers across four hubs on three continents. We embed elite, senior-only teams directly alongside our clients — from early-stage startups to regulated enterprises — and take shared ownership of what gets shipped.

What hasn't changed is the obsession: outcomes over output. We're not here to bill hours or hand over documents. We're here to build software that moves your business forward, ship it fast, and stand behind it long after launch.

What we believe

The principles behind every build.

Six commitments that shape how we hire, how we work, and how we treat the software we're trusted with.

Senior by default

Every engagement is staffed with people who have shipped at scale. No juniors learning on your budget, no bench-warmers padding an invoice.

Outcomes over output

We measure ourselves in shipped value and business impact — not story points burned or hours logged. If it doesn't move your numbers, it doesn't count.

Radical transparency

Live roadmaps, honest status, and access to the actual builders. You always know exactly where your project stands, especially when it's hard.

Ship, then iterate

Working software beats perfect plans. We put something real in front of users from sprint one and let evidence — not opinion — guide what comes next.

Own it end to end

We take responsibility for the whole outcome — from architecture to uptime — instead of tossing tickets over a wall. Your problem is our problem.

Craft is non-negotiable

Speed is never an excuse for sloppiness. We hold a high bar on architecture, code quality, and design because it compounds for years after launch.

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Leadership

The people who set the bar.

Operators and builders who have scaled products, teams, and companies — and now do it for our clients every day.

AK

Adrian Kessler

Co-founder & CEO

Two-time founder who scaled a fintech platform to 40M users before building Toolented.

MO

Mira Okonkwo

Co-founder & CTO

Former principal engineer at a hyperscaler, obsessed with systems that stay fast at scale.

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Diego Ramos

Chief Operating Officer

Runs a 2,000-person delivery org with the calm of someone who has done it four times.

SP

Sana Patel

VP of Engineering

Champions senior-only teams and the platform tooling that lets them move at AI speed.

LN

Lena Novak

VP of Design

Turns complex, regulated workflows into products people actually enjoy using.

TA

Tomas Albrecht

VP of Delivery

Guards timelines and outcomes so that transparency is a habit, not a quarterly promise.

Where we are

Four hubs, one team.

Follow-the-sun delivery from four global engineering centers, so momentum never has to sleep.

United States

San Francisco

United Kingdom

London

United Arab Emirates

Dubai

Pakistan

Lahore

Let's build something worth talking about.

Tell us what you're trying to ship. We'll show you the team, the plan, and the timeline to get there.