About Us
Alchemist is a high-end professional services firm specializing in software engineering for complex, high-stakes programs. We support both commercial organizations and U.S. government agencies with secure, reliable systems built to the highest engineering and security standards.
Our advantage is quality. We hire exceptional engineers and project leaders through a rigorous vetting process—drawing talent from leading technology companies including Amazon, Palantir, and Scale AI. We bring senior judgment, strong execution, and clear communication to every engagement.
Whether you’re modernizing legacy platforms, scaling data and analytics, migrating to the cloud, or deploying AI/ML capabilities, we deliver production-ready outcomes with disciplined engineering. If you have a critical initiative that must be done right, we’d like to help.
Our Process
We own delivery end to end—partnering with you at every stage to ensure clarity, quality, and measurable outcomes:
1. Discovery & Engagement
We begin with hands-on engagement to understand your objectives, stakeholders, constraints, and risk profile. This ensures alignment on what success looks like—and why it matters.
2. Requirements & Scope
We translate goals into clear requirements, scope, and delivery milestones. Tight alignment and transparent communication at this stage prevent surprises later.
3. MVP Development
We deliver an MVP quickly to validate assumptions, de-risk the architecture, and show real value early—without sacrificing engineering rigor.
4. Refinement & Iteration
We iterate based on real-world feedback, metrics, and user workflows. This keeps the work grounded in impact and ensures we continue building the right thing.
5. Feature-by-Feature Delivery
We ship in production-ready increments with security and quality built in. Each release is tested, observable, and designed for long-term maintainability.
6. Long-Term Partnership
After delivery, we can operate and maintain the system, transition it to your team, or continue expanding capabilities. We’re built for long-term ownership and accountability.
Pricing
We support fixed-term proposals ranging from 1 to 5 years, as well as shorter engagements for targeted initiatives. Pricing is transparent, competitive for senior talent, and structured for enterprise-scale outcomes.
Month-to-Month
Starting at $40k USD/month
Flexible engagement for ongoing work or advisory support with no long-term commitment.
1-Year Contract
Starting at $300k USD
Annual commitment with predictable budgeting, continuity, and priority support for sustained delivery.
Pricing depends on scope, complexity, and security requirements. For example, migrating a petabyte-scale analytics platform from on-premises to the cloud may cost approximately $2.25M USD. We are a premium services partner—our pricing reflects the caliber of our engineers, our standards, and the outcomes we deliver.