An engineering-first studio, with the product and growth work around the code.
Proof Engine builds software for startups and companies: products, platforms, data, cloud and AI. Fifteen years of delivery, a lean core team, and the habit of asking whether something should be built before we build it.
Most projects do not fail because the code was bad.
They fail because the work is disconnected. A team builds before demand is clear. An MVP exists, but nobody knows whether the problem is the product, the positioning, the buyer or the channel. An AI or modernization initiative starts before the workflow and the adoption risk are understood.
Proof Engine exists to keep the work connected. We build the software, and we keep it tied to evidence about users, buyers and the business, so what ships is what the evidence earns.
A focused core team, extended by the right specialists.
Proof Engine is intentionally lean. The founders shape the problem, hold the product and engineering logic, and build the right squad around each engagement. A squad of 10+ engineers can be assembled for a single project, drawn from a bench of 20+ members.
- 12Engineers
- 2Forward-deployed engineers
- 3QA engineers
- 1Designer
- 2Business analysts and account managers
We say who does what before you sign.
Hands-on from the first call to the handover.
The founders stay on every engagement.
Kirill Artsymenia
Leads product, validation, go-to-market and studio strategy. Fifteen years in software delivery, from scaled-agile release trains to building his own products.
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Anton Griev
Leads technical, product and execution work across software, AI, workflows and scalable delivery systems.
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Engineers, forward-deployed engineers, QA, design and business analysis, drawn in per engagement. The shape changes with the scope, so you get the capacity the work needs.
The judgment behind the work.
Validation is not a ritual. It should change what the team builds, sells, stops or scales.
The goal is not to ship something small. It is to create the right evidence.
Positioning, buyer path, demo, onboarding and sales all shape whether the market responds.
The best AI work starts with users, data, operations, adoption and measurable value.
A stopped initiative can be a good outcome if it saves time, budget and focus.
Clear boundaries on how we work.
We are remote-first by design.
People work from eight cities across sixteen hours of the clock. Tell us where your team sits, and we will say plainly how the working hours overlap.
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