# Brigada.dev

> IT outsourcing and software development studio in Prishtina, Kosovo. We build web platforms, mobile apps, AI systems and cloud infrastructure for clients in twelve countries. Team of 13, founded 2024.

## Key facts

- Brand: Brigada.dev (also Brigada)
- Legal name: Brigada Group L.L.C.
- Founded: 2024, in Prishtina, Kosovo
- Founders: Ardit Xhaferi (CEO) and Endrit Saiti (CTO), both still hands on
- Location and time zone: Prishtina, Kosovo; Central European Time (CET/CEST)
- Team size: 13 people (12 full-time, 1 part-time), listed by name below
- Track record: 48 products shipped since 2024, for clients in 12 countries
- Certifications: ISO 9001:2015 quality management (certificate MTS-52567) and ISO/IEC 27001:2022 information security (certificate MTS-52568), issued 16 September 2026 by Invicta Assurance International. Details: https://brigada.dev/certifications
- Core stack: Laravel and PHP, React, Vue, React Native, Python, AWS
- Engagement models: dedicated team, fixed-scope project build, or one or two engineers embedded in your existing team
- Rates: on request
- Contact: https://brigada.dev/#contact or admin@brigada.dev

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## About

Brigada.dev is a software development and IT outsourcing company founded in 2024, headquartered in Prishtina, Kosovo. Our 12 person team has shipped 48 products since 2024 for clients in 12 countries, including the US, UK, Switzerland, Sweden, Poland and South Africa.

We work in Central European Time, which gives us full working day overlap with the UK and EU, and a 14:00 to 18:00 CET overlap with the US East Coast.

## Services

- **AI Development** - LLM pipelines, retrieval augmented generation, agents, evaluation harnesses. https://brigada.dev/services/ai-development
- **Web Development** - Laravel, React, Vue, Inertia. SaaS products, internal platforms, marketplaces. https://brigada.dev/services/web-development
- **Mobile App Development** - React Native, Expo, native iOS and Android, offline first. https://brigada.dev/services/mobile-development
- **DevOps and Cloud** - AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, observability, on-call. https://brigada.dev/services/devops-cloud

## How we work

- **IT Outsourcing from Kosovo** - dedicated teams, project builds, embedded engineers. https://brigada.dev/it-outsourcing-kosovo
- **Hire Developers in Kosovo** - costs, timelines and how hiring through us works. https://brigada.dev/hire-developers-kosovo
- **Laravel Developers in Kosovo** - https://brigada.dev/laravel-developers-kosovo
- **AI Development in Kosovo** - LLM, RAG and agents, built from Prishtina. https://brigada.dev/ai-development-kosovo
- **DevOps Outsourcing in Kosovo** - on-call, CI/CD and AWS. https://brigada.dev/devops-outsourcing-kosovo
- **QA and Testing Outsourcing in Kosovo** - https://brigada.dev/qa-testing-outsourcing-kosovo
- **The Kosovo Tech Sector, in Numbers** - talent, salaries, exports. https://brigada.dev/kosovo-tech-talent
- **Nearshore Software Development for Europe** - CET overlap, GDPR, EU and single country hosting. https://brigada.dev/nearshore-software-development-europe
- **Nearshore Software Development in the Balkans** - https://brigada.dev/nearshore-software-development-balkans

## Technology Stack

Laravel, PHP, React, Vue.js, Inertia, Next.js, Nuxt, TypeScript, Node.js, Python, FastAPI, Swift, Kotlin, React Native, Expo, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, Algolia, Stripe, LLM pipelines, RAG, vector databases

## Authors

- **Endrit Saiti** - Co-Founder and CTO. Architecture, Laravel, AWS, production LLM systems. https://brigada.dev/about/endrit-saiti | https://www.linkedin.com/in/endrit-saiti/ | https://github.com/endritvs
- **Ardit Xhaferi** - Co-Founder and CEO. Strategy, product, client partnership, delivery. https://brigada.dev/about/ardit-xhaferi | https://www.linkedin.com/in/ardit-xhaferi/ | https://github.com/ArditXhaferi

## Team

- Ardit Xhaferi, Co-Founder and CEO (Strategy, Product, Client)
- Endrit Saiti, Co-Founder and CTO (Architecture, Laravel, AWS)
- Malesor Ahmeti, CCO (Clients, Partnerships, Growth)
- Dion Kelmendi, Full-Stack Engineer (Laravel, Vue, React)
- Haxhi Bekaj, Full-Stack Engineer (Laravel, React, Node)
- Dren LLazani, Full-Stack Engineer (Laravel, Vue, TypeScript)
- Edion Limani, Full-Stack Engineer (React, Node, PostgreSQL)
- Syart Kamberi, Full-Stack Engineer (Laravel, Livewire, AWS)
- Egzona Sylejmani, Full-Stack Engineer (Laravel, React, TypeScript)
- Zahir Maliqi, Full-Stack Engineer (Laravel, TypeScript, AI)
- Rigon Shahini, Full-Stack Engineer (Laravel, Security, AWS)
- Denis Hoti, Full-Stack Engineer, part-time (Laravel, Python, AI)
- Ardian Kadriu, DevOps Engineer (AWS, Docker, CI/CD)

## Portfolio

Case study index: https://brigada.dev/work

- **Police Reports AI** (policereports.ai, United States) - AI platform for law enforcement report writing. Patent pending LLM pipeline turns field notes into regulator compliant reports. Officers reclaim about 2.5 hours per shift. Deployed across six US states, CJIS compliant hosting. https://brigada.dev/work/police-reports-ai
- **Vector Guest** (vectorguest.com, United Kingdom) - Harold OS, the AI layer running aparthotel portfolios. LLM agents, RAG, vector database, LangFuse. Dedicated Brigada team. https://brigada.dev/work/vector-guest
- **Prime Tech Group** (oxodin.ch, Switzerland) - Oxodin, a voice first agentic assistant on iOS, Android and web. Self hosted TTS, Swiss hosting. Live on App Store and Google Play. https://brigada.dev/work/prime-tech-group
- **Oly Care** (oly.care, United Kingdom) - Healthcare staffing platform: credentialing, shift ops, integrated payroll. Launched in 10 weeks, replaced a six tool stack. AWS and Kubernetes. https://brigada.dev/work/oly-care
- **Avilog** (avilog.io, Sweden) - Aviation logbook for pilots worldwide. EASA, FAA and CAA compliant. Offline first. Six years in production. https://brigada.dev/work/avilog
- **Kinsail** (kinsail.co, United Kingdom) - UK workplace nursery scheme with HMRC compliant salary exchange and employer dashboards. https://brigada.dev/work/kinsail
- **Niche Data** (nichedata.ai, United States) - Nationwide real estate lead platform. Daily updated distress data, foreclosures, probates, skiptracing, CRM automation. https://brigada.dev/work/niche
- **Street Wallet** (South Africa) - Cashless QR payments for traders and corporates. Apple Pay, Samsung Pay, SnapScan, Zapper. Next day settlement. https://brigada.dev/work/street-wallet
- **Helix Flag** (United States) - Collaborative B2B risk intelligence. Businesses share red, yellow and green risk flags to stop fraud. Python and FastAPI. https://brigada.dev/work/helix-flag
- **SEOMag Links** (seomag.ai, Poland) - Premium link building marketplace for SEO agencies. Stripe Connect payouts. https://brigada.dev/work/seomag-links
- **Walter** (walter-us.com, United States) - US IT asset disposal and e-waste. Web platform, CMS, AI assisted content operations. https://brigada.dev/work/walter
- **Rrini** - https://brigada.dev/work/rrini
- **Evergreen Valleys** (Kosovo) - Bilingual marketing platform for a sustainable residential development with 3D rendered house models. https://brigada.dev/work/evergreen-valleys

## Journal

- two days with vector guest. Two days in the Prishtina office with Vector Guest, and what it means to own a whole product. https://brigada.dev/journal/two-days-with-vector-guest
- ouroboros: the internship you win by out-thinking an AI. https://brigada.dev/journal/ouroboros
- slug-or-die: how we hired this quarter. https://brigada.dev/journal/slug-or-die

## Hiring contests

- **ouroboros** - an adversarial AI contest we run as an internship route. https://brigada.dev/ouroboros
- **slug-or-die** - our engineering hiring challenge and leaderboard. https://brigada.dev/join

## Contact

- Email: admin@brigada.dev
- Location: Prishtina, Kosovo (Europe/Pristina, CET)
- Website: https://brigada.dev

## Social

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/brigadadev/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brigada.dev/
- GitHub: https://github.com/Brigada-Group

## Business Details

- Founded: 2024
- Team size: 12 (one part-time)
- Products shipped since 2024: 48
- Client countries: 12
- Service area: Worldwide (US, UK, EU, Switzerland, Australia, Canada, South Africa and beyond)
- Working hours: Mon to Fri, 09:00 to 18:00 CET
- Timezone overlap: EU full working day, US East Coast 14:00 to 18:00 CET
- Typical kickoff to first production deploy: under 2 weeks