Taking on new projects
Apps, AI agents and the cloud behind them, designed, built and run end to end. You always talk to me directly, and I bring in trusted specialists when a project needs them. 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.
6+ years of enterprise Java in production with data platforms, microservices, batch processing and CI/CD. Old code doesn't scare me.
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 person who leads your project.
Specialists when needed
For design, mobile or niche tasks I work with experienced specialists from my network. I stay your single contract partner and review every delivery before it ships.
You own everything
Code, cloud accounts, data. No lock-in, ever.
Built to last
Tests, automation and monitoring from day one.
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.
My own products
PalagusCo-founder & CTO
Shows brands what ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini say about them.
SouffleurPilot phase
Checks statements in live client calls against your own documents, in real time.
demo-recorderEarly access
Turns one sentence into a finished tutorial video, for websites and the terminal.
Next step
Tell me in two sentences what you want to build. I reply within one business day.