Measure before changing
We establish how the system behaves today, so that the result of a change is a number rather than an impression.
About Tech Bureau
Tech Bureau is a Sydney consultancy of 5 engineers. We build and fix software, cloud platforms and engineering practices for Australian businesses, set up AI assistants for teams that want them to do real work, and build websites for tradespeople through Tradie Web Co.
Who we are
22 years in software, web, data and AI
Tech Bureau is run by its director, Alex, who has spent 22 years in software engineering, web design, IT consulting and data, and now helps businesses put AI to work, with a core team of 5 senior engineers and contractors. Every engagement is led by someone who writes code and reads query plans, rather than by an account manager who passes the work on.
We work in two ways: directly for a business, or as a subcontracted engineering team embedded alongside a client's own IT department. In both cases we work to the client's standards, and we leave behind the tests, documents and decision records that let the client's team carry on without us.
We build and run our own AI delivery tooling, and it is proven on client work before it becomes a service: the AI framework that took a software organisation to 81% of delivery executed by AI with every change reviewed, and the knowledge base that found the defects hiding between what a product should do and what it does.

How we work
The same principles apply whether the job is a 20-service platform or a 5-person office setting up Claude.
We establish how the system behaves today, so that the result of a change is a number rather than an impression.
Existing data, contracts and status codes stay intact; changes are split into pieces small enough to review.
Rules go into tests and the build, not only into documents, so that improvements do not drift back.
Decision records, guides and runbooks, so knowledge stays with your team.
We pair with your staff on real work, which is how the practices outlast the engagement.
Our client work is covered by non-disclosure agreements, which is why our case studies describe clients rather than name them.
Industries
FinTech, Airlines, Banking, Start-ups, Consultancies and trades. The common thread is software that has to be correct, auditable and affordable to run.
What we do
Custom software, cloud optimisation, architecture assessments, mentoring, AI-native engineering and the knowledge base.
AI for your businessClaude or ChatGPT set up for a small business, connected to your systems, with skills for each role.
Tradie Web Co.Websites, branding and Google setup for Sydney tradespeople, at fixed prices.
Book a free 30-minute call with Alex. No slide deck, just your problem and our honest view of it.