INDEPENDENT STUDIO

One person to talk to, from idea to release.

Kythea Labs is the studio through which I design and build custom software: SaaS platforms, data pipelines, systems that use AI where it actually helps.

Good software is the kind you stop noticing.

You always talk to the person writing the code. Analysis, architecture, development, testing and go-live follow one thread, with no hand-offs and no surprises on cost.

HOW I WORK

I understand the problem before picking tools. I write the trade-offs down. I build the simplest system that does its job well and leave it ready to grow, with tests and documentation that stay.

def retry_delay(base_seconds: float, attempt: int) -> float:
    if attempt < 1:
        raise ValueError("attempt must be at least 1")
    return base_seconds * (2 ** (attempt - 1))

def is_retryable_exception(exc: Exception) -> bool:
    return isinstance(
        exc,
        (
            RetryableProviderError,
            TimeoutError,
            asyncio.TimeoutError,
            OperationalError,
        ),
    )

REAL CODE · PRODUCTION-AI-DOCUMENT-BACKEND · RETRY_POLICY.PY

THE RIGHT TOOLS. THE RIGHT REASONS.

Tools chosen for the product.

A deliberate, stable stack: TypeScript and React for interfaces, Python and FastAPI for APIs and pipelines, PostgreSQL for data, Docker and Vercel for delivery.