We make it work.
Candoo is a Swiss technical consultancy. We step in as Interim CTO or Tech Lead, architect cloud infrastructure, and integrate AI. Whether you need to stabilise a team after a departure or build a product from scratch: one senior engineer, embedded in your team, scaling with vetted specialists when needed.
When to Call Candoo
- Your project is stalled or behind, and you need immediate technical firepower to unblock and ship
- Your CTO or Tech Lead has left, and the team needs direction, stability, and someone to drive progress
- You need something built from scratch, but have no technical team or architecture in place
- You need clarity on AI, cloud, or architecture decisions. Practical guidance, not theory
How Candoo Works
Every engagement is led directly by Davide Cantoni, founder and senior engineer. Technical leadership, architecture, and hands-on implementation. No account managers, no juniors. For larger projects, Candoo scales with vetted specialists.
Cloud
AWS (Certified SA, 2025), GCP, Terraform
Engineering
React, Node.js, Python, TypeScript
Applied AI
Self-hosted models, RAG, LLM workflows
Security
Swiss/EU data residency, SSO, IAM
Projects
Selected engagements delivered through Candoo.
Sports Analytics Startup
CTO
Building the engineering foundation for a golf analytics platform. Multi-device ingestion pipeline parsing data from 15+ launch monitors, event-driven processing on AWS, and shot dispersion visualizations.
Major Swiss Media Company – IdP Migration
Tech Lead
Leading identity provider migration for one of Switzerland's largest media companies. Designed zero-downtime migration strategy with OIDC session continuity and backward-compatible OAuth 2.0 flows.
Classic Car Event Platform
Project Lead & Architect
End-to-end development of an event booking platform for a prestigious classic car meeting in the Swiss Alps. Infrastructure, backend, frontend, and design delivered with a two-person team.
Swiss Identity Platform
Interim CTO
Stepped in to restore stability after a critical incident. Overhauled AWS security posture, achieved ~€2k/month cost reduction, sped up deployment pipeline by 50%, and migrated to serverless.
Major Swiss Media Company – AI Engineering
AI Tech Lead
Assembled the AI tech team. Built internal AI tooling platform (TTS, STT, translation) integrated with an enterprise data platform. Launched first public-facing AI chatbot on a Swiss media platform.
Swiss Energy Provider – IAM Platform
Tech Lead
Implemented new IAM platform for Switzerland's largest renewable energy producer. Built on One Identity and Azure Entra with Joiner-Mover-Leaver workflows and user provisioning.
Major Swiss Media Company – Subscription & Auth
Full Stack Developer
Subscription management platform for end users and an authorization service that decides who can read paid articles. Implemented advanced caching strategies to handle high traffic.
Leading Swiss Real Estate Portal
Interim CTO
CTO left, I took over. Ran security audits, reported progress to management, and kept the team on track until the new CTO was hired.
Swiss Proptech Marketing Platform
Interim CTO
Team needed stability, especially during COVID. Thousands of properties marketed daily. Unblocked the team from depending on founding engineers, cleaned up deployments, migrated to Kubernetes, and found the permanent CTO.
Global Access Solutions Provider – Mobile App
React Native Developer
React Native app for iOS and Android. Users unlock doors via smartphone using Bluetooth and NFC — no physical key needed.
Ready to Work Together?
When you hire Candoo, you work directly with the founder. No account managers, no juniors. Senior leadership on every project.
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