01 · Selected systems

The range is the point.

Consumer products, custom AI infrastructure, and client commerce work—designed and engineered by one accountable studio.

CTO build record / KF-01

Early platform partnerBytePlus

One developer.
The entire technical system.

Era 01 · Custom engineComfyUI

Owned quality + realism orchestration

Custom generation workflows mutated at the node level, then queued, tracked, and persisted—refunded on failure.

workflow select · resolution + batch · guidance · denoise · LoRA tags · seed injection

Era 02 · AWS serverlessDeployed

Amplify Gen 2 platform

Lambda, AppSync, and S3 behind transactional credits, durable events, and compensating refunds.

lambda · appsync · s3 · durable events · partial success

Era 03 · Managed modelsPartner

BytePlus ModelArk

Managed image, video, and speech models routed through the same owned platform and billing layer.

Seedream · Seedance · speech · early dashboard partner

Owned surface — product to operations

ProductImage · video · voice · charactersCreation tools, editors, face swap, lip sync

PlatformBilling · credits · developer APISubscriptions, keys, jobs, signed webhooks

OperationsAdmin · RBAC · supportModeration, audit trails, staff workflows

ReliabilityLifecycle controlPartial success, realtime state, refunds

01 / CTO · sole developer

KreatorFlow

As CTO and the sole developer, built the multimodal SaaS end to end: custom generation and realism workflows, consumer tools, AWS serverless infrastructure, billing, developer APIs, moderation, support, and operations. Later worked directly with BytePlus developers and product leadership as an early dashboard partner.

Outcome: $10k MRR
Role: CTO · sole developer
Built: Product + cloud + revenue stack
Partner: BytePlus · early dashboard partner

02 / Systems R&D

Adaptive AI media engine

A desktop media system that coordinates scene-aware restoration, neural redraw, playback, local data, and GPU work through one recoverable control plane.

Electron + Next.js
Rust + Axum
VapourSynth
TensorRT / NCNN
mpv IPC

SYSTEM MAP / AF-04 architecture verified

CONTROL PLANE90+ native operationsHTTP invoke · server events · local state

PATH 01 / REALTIMEShader pipelineAnime4K · gpu-next · playbackLOW LATENCY

PATH 02 / OFFLINENeural restorationscene batches · TensorRT · disk outputACTIVE

PATH 03 / FILTERRuntime redrawVapourSynth · mpv filter chainHEAVY

GPU GUARDdevice lockpaths never stack

RECOVERYdurable outputresume from disk

QUALITYscene awareroute by workload

LIVE PRODUCTION CAPTURE00:23 / CONFIGURE → REPRICE → ENGRAVE

03 / Paid client work

Awards & Engraving Florida

A custom Shopify product builder that turns a combinatorial trophy order into one guided flow—style, column, topper, base, engraving, team setups, bulk pricing, proofing, and cart.

View the live builder ↗

Client: Paid engagement
Work: UX + custom development
Platform: Shopify
Logic: Variant-backed configuration

A smartphone with a dark screen handed across a business counter

The working standard

Ideas become useful when they survive contact with reality.

Stele takes responsibility for the difficult middle: architecture, interaction, integration, testing, and the last ten percent that makes software feel finished.

Bring us the hard part

02 · Capabilities

Design sense. Systems depth. One build partner.

Stele works across the surface people touch and the infrastructure that makes it real.

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From a defined brief or a difficult open problem, Stele can shape the architecture, build the interface, connect the backend, and ship a production system that another engineer can understand.

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The work can be visual, technical, or both. The standard stays the same: make it work, make it clear, and leave it stronger than it arrived.

03 · Ways to work

Senior build capacity, without the layers.

Bring Stele a defined outcome or an ambitious problem. The engagement is shaped around the work—not a prewritten package that forces every project into the same box.

Direct / Founders & teams

Product builds

For a company with a product, workflow, or launch that needs senior technical ownership from the beginning.

Architecture and technical direction
High-fidelity frontend and product UX
Backend, data, payments, and integrations
Applied AI where it creates real utility

Discuss a product →

Partner / Studios & agencies

Engineering partnerships

For teams with the client, strategy, or approved direction—and a difficult build that needs an accountable senior engineer.

White-label or embedded delivery
React, Next.js, motion, and interactive work
Bounded launch or feature sprints
Clean documentation and team handoff

Add engineering capacity →

Every engagement starts with written scope, acceptance criteria, ownership terms, and a real finish line.

Founder-ledDirect communicationProduction-mindedNo anonymous bench

A business owner placing a blank card in a storefront window at dusk

04 · Continuity

Built to hand off. Available to stay.

A strong delivery does not trap the client. Stele documents the system, protects the handoff, and can remain responsible when ongoing engineering is the better choice.

What responsible delivery includes:

Clear repositories, environments, and deployment paths
Written decisions, acceptance checks, and known boundaries
Source and client-specific deliverables transferred on agreed terms
Ongoing engineering scoped around actual operating needs

No mystery dependency. No disappearing after launch.

05 · Visual studies

Taste travels across industries.

Independent concept studies of real businesses. They are not client endorsements; they show how quickly Stele can understand a distinct voice and build around it.

Independent concept study

A Dong

A menu-first restaurant concept with hours, location, and ordering kept easy to reach. Proof a 40-year family institution can feel like a landmark, not a listing.

Independent concept study

Now Or Later

An editorial neighborhood restaurant concept that puts the visit essentials up front. Proof a neighborhood spot can be warm and put-together at once.

Independent concept study

Mullets

A high-energy restaurant concept built around food, atmosphere, and a direct visit path. Proof loud can be designed — a bar that sounds like itself online.

Independent concept study

DSM Barbell Club

A focused gym concept that makes the offer, location, and next action clear. Proof a no-frills gym can carry real weight online.

06 · Process

Clarity first. Then velocity.

Define the outcome
Start with the goal, the user, the constraints, and what must be true when the work is accepted.
Lock the engagement
Agree on scope, milestones, ownership, communication, and the decisions that could change the work.
Build in the open
Working software appears early. Decisions, progress, and blockers stay visible instead of hiding behind a final reveal.
Verify and hand off
Test against the agreed result, document the system, and either transfer it cleanly or continue under a new scope.

07 · About Stele

Founder-led. Technically broad. Built to move.

Stele Solutions LLC is an engineering studio led by Zain and based in Des Moines, Iowa. Clients work directly with the person shaping and building the system.

The studio is intentionally small: fewer layers, faster decisions, and responsibility that cannot disappear into an agency chain.

08 · Working together

Useful questions before the call.

What kind of work is a fit?

Digital products, high-end websites, custom internal systems, ecommerce workflows, applied AI, and technically difficult launch work. The strongest fit has a meaningful outcome and room for senior judgment.

Do you work with agencies?

Yes. Stele can work under an agency’s process as a named engineering partner, including bounded builds, launches, features, and interactive work. Client boundaries and non-solicitation terms are agreed in writing.

Can you take an unclear idea and shape it?

Yes. A defined brief is welcome, but not required. Stele can turn a vague goal into a technical direction, provided one decision-maker can clarify priorities and approve tradeoffs.

How do projects start?

With a short fit conversation, followed by written scope, acceptance criteria, milestones, ownership terms, and the first payment. Stele does not begin production work on future-pay promises.

Who owns the work?

After payment, the client receives the agreed client-specific deliverables. Stele retains its pre-existing tools, reusable components, methods, and general know-how. The contract states the exact boundary before work begins.

Can Stele stay involved after delivery?

Yes, when ongoing engineering makes sense. Continuing work is scoped around a real operating need rather than bundled into an unlimited support promise.

Privacy

When you contact Stele or submit payment, we receive the information you provide, such as your name, company details, email, phone number, and project information.

We use it to respond, evaluate fit, prepare and deliver the engagement, provide support, and maintain business records. Electronic payments are handled by the secure provider named at checkout. Stele does not receive or store your full card number.

We do not sell personal information. We may share information with service providers only when needed to operate the service or comply with law. To ask about your information, email admin@stele.solutions.

Project terms

Every engagement receives written scope, payment milestones, acceptance criteria, ownership terms, and cancellation boundaries before production work begins.

Initial payments reserve time and fund the work identified in the agreement. Refundability, change requests, delivery timing, and final payment are governed by the signed project terms rather than a public one-size-fits-all package.

Stele does not accept speculative future compensation in place of agreed payment. Work outside the signed scope requires written approval.

Built for the difficult part.

Built for the
difficult part.