Data Engineering Services for AI-Ready Cloud Platforms

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Turn fragmented data into a production-ready foundation for analytics and AI

SoftKraft is a data engineering company for CTOs and founders. We design and build cloud data platforms on AWS and GCP — ingestion, warehousing, governance — and deliver production pipelines up to 90% faster than typical greenfield internal builds.

Data Engineering Services

Architecture, pipelines, governance, and cost control for B2B teams preparing data for analytics, BI, and AI on AWS and GCP.

Modern Data Architecture Planning

Our experts assess the project you're planning or review your existing deployment — design trade-offs, best practices, and pitfalls before your team commits to build.

Cloud Data Warehousing & Pipelines

We implement lakehouse and warehouse architectures on AWS (Redshift, S3, Athena) and GCP (BigQuery, Pub/Sub). See our Python data pipeline architecture guide for the stack we use in production.

Data Governance & Compliance

We build governance foundations — lineage, access control, quality rules — aligned with GDPR, CCPA, and your industry requirements. Automate data pipelines before scaling AI workloads.

Cloud Data Cost Optimization

We tune storage tiers, query patterns, and processing schedules on cloud-native data platforms so you pay for performance where it matters — not idle capacity.

Data Engineering Technologies We Use

Apache Airflow Apache Kafka Apache Spark AWS Kinesis AWS Amazon Webservices Google Cloud Platform

The data foundation behind every AI project we ship

Every production AI system — from BI dashboards to RAG agents — depends on clean, governed, accessible data. Assess your data maturity for AI first; then see our AI development services for the next step.

Choose the Right Data Engineering Engagement Model

End-to-end platform delivery


Our data engineers design and build your cloud data platform — from architecture to production pipelines. Discuss Your Data Engineering Project

Team augmentation


Add senior data engineers (Airflow, Spark, Kafka, AWS/GCP) to your squad. First CVs within 3 days; risk-free 2-week trial. Read when to outsource data engineering. Hire Data Engineers

Architecture review & audit


Expert review of your current stack, pipeline design, or AI readiness — with clear trade-offs before you commit. Request Consultation

Data Engineering Case Studies

Real estate ETL, gaming analytics, and BI dashboards — production pipelines our teams designed and shipped.

User Analytics for a Gaming Community

Using Apache Kafka and OpenShift to build a real-time streaming solution enabling gamers to optimize their performance and monetization strategies in a gaming community

User Analytics for a Gaming Community

BI Tool for Property Projects

Installing Big Data-enabled BI Tool in company IT infrastructure allowed analysts to interactively examine business data in near real time as well as equipped them to make faster and better investment decisions

BI Tool for Property Projects

What technical leaders value in a delivery partner

Engineering decisions tied to outcomes

We connect architecture, scope, and delivery choices to the business result your team needs—not simply to completed tasks.

Ownership you can inspect

We take responsibility for the decisions made during development and keep delivery transparent through clear communication and collaboration.

A partnership built to last

More than 80% of our business comes from long-term partnerships, built by delivering quality outcomes and adapting as priorities change.

SoftKraft have proven are way ahead of the curve. The team impressed us with their ability to speak at the business strategy level.
Mike Miklavic
Mike MiklavicCTO at TMC Group, USA5.0
SoftKraft has been a very reliable partner for us. They took over our system infrastructure in a short time and managed to handle it in a professional and reliable way.
Jörn Stampehl
Jörn StampehlVP Engineering at ZenGuard, Germany5.0
We were very impressed with their commitment to achieving a high-quality outcome and their willingness to explore a variety of possible solutions for our goal.
Jamie Engel
Jamie EngelFounder and CEO of Neutopia, Australia5.0
Zen Mate
Twelve Springs
Edgy Labs
Neutopia
4 Experience
Mee
Europe Gate
Net Pixel
Cf Engine
Element K

Our data engineering delivery process

  • 01

    Architecture review

    Assess your current stack, data sources, and AI/BI goals — with a free initial consultation.

  • 02

    Design & tooling

    Select warehouse or lake architecture, orchestration (Airflow), and streaming (Kafka) where real-time data is required.

  • 03

    Pipeline build

    Deliver ingestion, transformation, quality checks, and observability for production workloads.

  • 04

    Governance & handoff

    Document access control, lineage, and operating procedures so your team can run and extend the platform.

Data Engineering Insights for CTOs

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

What is the difference between Data Engineering and Data Science?

Data Engineering and Data Science are complementary disciplines.

Data Engineering prepares, secures, and moves data so data scientists and AI systems can use it reliably. Data engineers own ingestion, ETL/ELT, cleansing, storage, and pipeline orchestration.

Data Science combines statistics, mathematics, and machine learning to extract insights and build predictive models on top of governed data.

Can you work with our existing AWS or GCP stack?

Yes — most of our engagements start inside an existing cloud setup. We work daily with AWS (Redshift, S3, Athena, Kinesis) and Google Cloud (BigQuery, Pub/Sub, Cloud Storage), alongside open-source staples like Apache Airflow, Kafka, and Spark. We adapt to your stack rather than forcing a migration — and where your setup has gaps, we'll show you the trade-offs before changing anything.

How do we get started?

Start with a free consultation — we'll review your current data architecture and goals. From there, you choose the engagement model that fits:

  • End-to-end delivery — our team designs and builds your data platform.
  • Team augmentation — our data engineers join your team; you receive the first CVs within 3 days and can start with a risk-free 2-week trial. See our guide on when to outsource data engineering.
  • Expert consultation — architecture review, audit, or planning support for your in-house team.

How does data engineering support our AI plans?

Every reliable AI system — from analytics and forecasting to RAG assistants and agents — depends on clean, well-governed, accessible data. We build the ingestion pipelines, warehouses, and governance layer that AI projects need, so models work with trustworthy data instead of guessing over inconsistent sources. If AI is on your roadmap, see our AI development services — data engineering is usually the first step.

How long does a data engineering project take?

Timelines depend on scope — a focused pipeline or warehouse MVP typically takes 4–8 weeks; full platform builds with governance and multiple sources run 3–6 months. We start with a free architecture review and provide a scoped estimate with milestones before development begins.

How do you typically deploy a Data Engineering solution?

Production data platforms follow a layered architecture — ingestion, storage, processing, and visualization — adapted to your cloud stack and access patterns:

Data Ingestion

We handle structured, unstructured, and semi-structured streams via real-time (Kafka, Kinesis, Pub/Sub) or batch jobs, prioritizing and categorizing data before it enters downstream layers.

Data Storage

Raw and processed data lands in cloud storage and warehouse services aligned with your query patterns — S3, Redshift, BigQuery, or lakehouse configurations on AWS and GCP.

Data Processing

The processing layer selects, cleans, and formats data for analysis and modeling. We use Spark, Airflow-orchestrated pipelines, and cloud-native ETL/ELT services.

Data Visualizations

We integrate BI tools such as Amazon QuickSight or Tableau so leadership teams can act on analyzed data. See Embedded Analytics: Amazon QuickSight vs Tableau for a comparison.

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Piotr Majer

Piotr Majer

Engineering Manager
Marek Petrykowski

Marek Petrykowski

CEO
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