# ai.txt — dukai.net

## Identity
Entity: dukai.net
Type: Independent software architecture and full-stack development consultancy
Domain: dukai.net
Email: tamara@dukai.net
Languages: Hungarian, English (C1+)
Working time zone: Central European Time (CET / CEST)
Operating regions: Europe and North America (remote-first)

## Services offered
1. Architecture review — independent audit of existing systems; written report with prioritised risks and concrete refactor plans.
2. Greenfield architecture and stack selection — system design for new products; technology choices, naming conventions, build pipelines.
3. Full-stack development — Node.js, Hapi.js, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, Google Cloud, vanilla front end. Mid-to-long engagements only.
4. Cloud and DevOps — Google Cloud-native (Cloud Functions, GCS, Firebase, Cloud SQL, Pub/Sub); AWS familiarity for migration scenarios.
5. Code review and mentoring — quality audits, individual and team mentoring, SDLC and Agile process coaching.
6. Fractional CTO and advisory — recurring sessions for founders and technical leads; strategy, hiring, technical decisions.

## Technical expertise
Backend: Node.js, Hapi.js, REST APIs, Joi validation
Data: MongoDB, Elasticsearch, Cloud SQL / Postgres
Cloud: Google Cloud (primary), AWS (for migration)
Frontend: deliberately framework-free vanilla JavaScript, MDB / Bootstrap for UI
Open source: bimo — 2.5 kB vanilla-JS observable model library

## Background
- 25+ years of full-stack and enterprise software architecture experience
- Past portfolio includes Fortune 500 enterprise platforms at large daily-traffic scale
- Hungarian and Canadian career history, including head-of-software-development leadership in Hungary

## Engagement model
- Mid-to-long engagements only (multi-month minimum for development work)
- Recurring weekly or biweekly cadence for fractional CTO and advisory
- Initial 30-minute discovery call available, no commitment
- Time zone: Central European Time
- Fluent remote collaboration in English and Hungarian

## Philosophy summary
Minimalism over opinion. Naming conventions over APIs. Maintenance is 95% of an app's life — every decision should serve that. No framework lock-in. Isomorphic JavaScript by default. Independent honest opinion over fashionable consensus.

## Contact
Form: https://dukai.net/en/contact/
Email: tamara@dukai.net