Datalectic solves complex technical problems across the full stack — from FPGA prototyping and processor design to real-time data pipelines and sovereign cloud infrastructure. Built on 20 years of distributed systems experience. Precise work, no fluff, global reach.
Custom silicon architecture, FPGA prototyping, and processor bring-up for teams pushing the boundaries of compute. From single-board designs to full SoC integration.
Design and delivery of high-throughput data infrastructure for mission-critical systems — real-time event streaming, analytics pipelines, and AI-ready feature stores at scale.
End-to-end architecture for complex distributed systems — from initial design through to production. Performance engineering, technical due diligence, and hands-on delivery.
Design and deployment of air-gapped, compliance-ready infrastructure for regulated environments — defence, healthcare, and critical national infrastructure. NIS2-ready by design.
Independent technical assessment for investors, acquirers, and boards. Architecture review, code quality, scalability risk, and team capability — delivered as a clear written verdict.
Via Datalectic Oy · Retail / Cooperative
Ongoing platform engineering engagement with Finland's largest retailer — streaming architecture, operational tooling, and platform evolution for mission-critical cooperative infrastructure.
At a Finnish SaaS company · Retail
Designed and built Kafka event streaming architecture from scratch — 12 production clusters across US, EU, and APAC with exactly-once semantics and multi-region replication. Snowflake analytics and Azure integration serving mission-critical retail intelligence.
At GIS / Mapping company
Scaled telemetry infrastructure processing over a billion events daily. Redesigned the telemetry pipeline on ARM/Graviton achieving 50% compute cost reduction. Delivered an ML platform serving six teams across four countries.
PowerCommons · Open Hardware / European Sovereignty
Reviving IBM's A2O processor core with Power ISA 3.1 support on the LiteX SoC framework. Linux boots on FPGA hardware today. NLnet NGI0 Commons Fund–funded, in research collaboration with OpenPOWER Foundation.
Beyond client work, Datalectic invests in open-source infrastructure and products that address structural gaps in European technology independence.
NLnet-funded open hardware project reviving IBM's A2O processor core with Power ISA 3.1 support on the LiteX SoC framework. Supported by the OpenPOWER Foundation.
EU-sovereign cloud infrastructure for SMEs — file storage, identity, and collaboration hosted exclusively on European infrastructure. Open-source stack, NixOS reproducible deployments, no US vendor dependencies.
The rarest engineers bridge domains. Datalectic bridges hardware and software, industry and academy, delivery and principle.
Datalectic is a Helsinki-based consultancy founded on the belief that deep technical range creates disproportionate value. We're equally at home designing processor architectures in Verilog and building enterprise Kafka platforms — and the ability to think across those layers is what makes the work distinctive.
Our clients range from startups needing a specific board brought up to enterprises rearchitecting their data foundations. What they share is a need for engineering that's rigorous, honest about trade-offs, and built to last.
Nordic rigour in every deliverable.
Hardware to cloud in one practice.
Architectures built for decades.
The strategic logic behind open-source silicon in an era of chip geopolitics and supply chain fragility.
The regulatory landscape is shifting. What it means for SMEs choosing where to run their workloads.
Why Amazon's new German subsidiaries change the compliance story but not the power structure.
Whether it's FPGA board bring-up, a Kafka architecture review, or a six-month systems engagement — good work starts with a conversation.