Stand up production ready infrastructure
Build the cloud foundations, delivery systems, and operational controls a growing product needs without assembling a platform team from scratch.
README.md
You build the product
We build the platform
A subscription to an experienced platform engineering team that builds, operates, and improves the infrastructure behind your software.
- // Scope
- Platform, reliability, developer experience
- // Model
- Subscription, not staffing
- // Standard
- Own it. Ship it. Operate it.
00 / WHO THIS IS FOR
Built for teams that have outgrown DIY infrastructure.
The platform team you hire before building a platform organization.
- You need platform engineering before you can justify a platform team.
- Kubernetes has become everyone’s part-time job.
- Product engineers spend too much time on infrastructure.
- Your infrastructure has become business-critical.
- You need reliable systems before you need a 10-person platform organization.
01 / THE CASE FOR US
The work behind the roadmap is our work.
We own the infrastructure initiatives that rarely make the product roadmap but determine how quickly your team can ship.
Ship platform changes in days, not weeks
Replace manual infrastructure work and fragmented ownership with an engineering team that can take responsibility and move the work forward.
Operate with confidence as you scale
Make production systems observable, repeatable, and ready for the demands created by real customer growth.
Keep product engineers on product work
Give application engineers a platform they can build on while Parker Labs owns the infrastructure work around them.
02 / CAPABILITIES
Everything your platform team would own.
Everything your platform team would own: the systems that help product engineers ship, scale, and operate with confidence.
Platform engineering
Build the cloud foundation your product team should not have to maintain alone.
- ✓Kubernetes and cloud architecture
- ✓Terraform and infrastructure automation
- ✓CI/CD, networking, and secrets
AI infrastructure
Move AI workloads from experiment to dependable production systems.
- ✓GPU infrastructure and model serving
- ✓vLLM, Ollama, and inference optimization
- ✓Vector databases and RAG infrastructure
Reliability
Know what is happening in production and be prepared when it is not.
- ✓Monitoring, alerting, and logging
- ✓Incident readiness and backup strategy
- ✓Capacity planning and cost optimization
Developer experience
Make the right way to ship the easy way to ship.
- ✓Internal platforms and golden paths
- ✓Self service deployments
- ✓Environment and delivery automation
03 / THE MODEL
Not consultants.
Not contractors.
A platform team you subscribe to.
Parker Labs works inside your environment, takes responsibility for the platform work, and stays with it through operation and change.
Choose your level of ownership.
Start with the scope your business needs now, without hiring for every new platform priority.
Work inside your environment.
We connect to your cloud, systems, and team, then establish a shared view of the work.
Plan, build, and operate.
We make technical decisions, deliver the work, and stay accountable as the platform evolves.
04 / WHAT YOU GET
Every subscription
includes the team around the work.
The people, planning, and operating structure needed to make meaningful platform work move.
Dedicated platform engineering team
The right level of engineering ownership for the work in front of you.
Shared Linear workspace and Slack collaboration
A clear view of priorities, decisions, and work in progress.
Weekly planning and technical decision making
The operating rhythm and judgment that keep work moving.
Infrastructure ownership
A team accountable for building, operating, and improving the platform.
Documentation and collaboration
Context that stays with the work and is accessible to your team.
Predictable monthly pricing
One subscription, with no hourly billing or surprise statements of work.
05 / ENGAGEMENT LEVELS
Pay for ownership,
not attention.
One clear monthly subscription. No time sheets, no surprise invoices, no negotiating a new statement of work for every important problem.
Tier 1MONTHLY
$20k/mo
Foundation
Direct engineering capacity for defined, high leverage work that needs to move now.
- ✓One focused stream of work
- ✓Direct execution in your environment
- ✓Customer led priorities
Tier 2MONTHLY
$45k/mo
Platform Partner
A focused engineering team responsible for moving a defined initiative forward.
- ✓Coordinated technical direction
- ✓Shared planning and prioritization
- ✓Initiative level delivery ownership
Tier 3MONTHLY
$75k/mo
Platform Organization
A complete engineering team that plans, delivers, and operates outcomes across a critical domain.
- ✓Product and technical planning
- ✓Execution and operating cadence
- ✓Domain level ownership
06 / WHY PARKER LABS
Built by engineers who have operated
production infrastructure.
We've deployed Kubernetes platforms, scaled cloud infrastructure, operated GPU workloads, built developer platforms, and automated production systems. Now we do it for growing software companies.
Kubernetes and cloud platforms
The foundation for dependable, scalable product infrastructure.
Production AI workloads
GPU capacity, model serving, inference, and the systems around them.
Developer platforms
Better deployment paths, automation, and tools for product engineers.
Reliable production systems
Observability, incident readiness, and operational discipline as systems scale.
07 / FAQ
No mystery
in the model.
Why subscribe instead of hire?
Hiring is a long term investment that takes time and carries execution risk. A subscription lets you add the right level of engineering ownership immediately, then change that level as the business changes.
How quickly can we start?
After you subscribe, we provision your workspace in Linear, connect communication with your team, and set up the access needed to begin work. Then we establish priorities and start moving the highest leverage work forward.
What does a subscription include?
The subscription covers the level of engineering ownership described by your tier. There is no hourly billing or separate statement of work for each new priority.
Can we change tiers?
Yes. The model is designed to match changing business needs. Move from focused execution to initiative or domain ownership when the work requires it.
Can you work with our existing infrastructure and team?
Yes. Parker Labs integrates into the systems and operating cadence already in place, then improves the parts of the platform or product domain that are slowing the business down.
Do you support AI workloads?
Yes. We support production AI infrastructure, including GPU capacity, model serving, inference optimization, vector databases, RAG systems, and the operational layers around them.
// READY TO DEPLOY
Bring us the problem
you cannot ignore.
Choose a subscription when you are ready to get started, or schedule a conversation to find the right level of platform ownership.