Taking on new projects
Apps, AI agents and the cloud behind them — designed, built and run end to end. One point of contact, full accountability, no agency overhead.
Maher Saidani
AI & Software Engineer
Co-founder & CTO of Palagus
What I solve
“We want AI in our business — but not another chatbot demo.”
I integrate large language models where they pay off: document processing, support automation, internal agents and search over your own data. Measurable, secure and GDPR-aware.
“We have a clear idea — but no engineering team.”
I take you from a rough sketch to a live web or mobile app. Fixed scope, weekly demos, and you own every line of code and every account.
“Our software is slow, fragile or too expensive to run.”
I modernize legacy systems and set up the cloud properly: Kubernetes, CI/CD, monitoring and cost control. Years of enterprise Java mean old code doesn't scare me.
Proof, not promises
ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini now recommend products before Google does. Palagus shows marketing teams what AI says about their brand, why competitors get picked, and what to do about it.
2022 — today
Software Engineer
Data platform that enriches business listings and distributes them to online directories. Built microservices for data distribution and address normalization, large batch imports, search with Solr, and Jenkins CI/CD pipelines.
2020 — 2022
Software Engineer
Modernized legacy enterprise Java applications, built modular, event-driven services and improved performance of long-running systems.
2019
Engineering Thesis
Automation software that releases test programs for semiconductor wafer products — process modeled end to end, built in C#.
How we work together
30 minutes. You explain the goal, I ask the hard questions — and tell you honestly if you don't need AI at all.
A short written plan with scope, timeline and a fixed price. You know exactly what you get.
You see working software every week, not slide decks. Feedback goes straight into the next iteration.
I deploy, monitor and hand over everything — code, docs and accounts. Ongoing support if you want it.
One contact, full accountability
You talk directly to the engineer who designs and builds it.
You own everything
Code, cloud accounts, data. No lock-in, ever.
Built to last
Tests, automation and monitoring from day one.
Straight talk
Honest estimates and early warnings instead of nice surprises that aren't.
Toolbox
Product
AI
Cloud
Delivery
About me
I was born in Tunis and studied Electrical and Information Engineering in Hamburg. Since then I've spent six years building enterprise software in Germany — from decades-old Java systems to modern microservices.
Today I build AI products: for my company Palagus, which I co-founded, and for clients who want results instead of buzzwords. I combine the discipline of enterprise engineering with the speed of a startup.
Next step
Tell me in two sentences what you want to build. I reply within one business day.