Work with me

I'm Hussein Zayat, the author of Deskforce: a backend & AI engineering consultant (.NET, Azure, LLMs) and technical lead based in Turin, Italy. I design and build reliable backends, the AI features and agents that run on them, and I lead the teams that ship them.

Deskforce is how I like to build AI: people stay in control, costs are measured, every change can be undone, and it ships like real software, with tests, security and documentation. The case study tells how it was made.

How I can help

AI assessment & workshop. Find where AI pays off in your work: a workshop with your team, use cases ranked by value, effort and risk, a working prototype of the best one, and a roadmap. 3–5 days.

AI features & agents. Production-ready AI in your product or processes: LLM features, assistants over your documents, agent workflows that take work off people's plates, with evaluation, security and costs under control. A fixed scope, in milestones.

Backend & cloud engineering. Scalable .NET APIs and microservices on Azure, legacy modernisation, migrations and CI/CD, working inside your team.

Technical leadership & consultancy. Architecture and code reviews, part-time technical lead, mentoring, and bringing AI coding tools into development teams safely.

Deskforce for your team. The office built around your roles, tools and models: setup, integrations or a hosted team edition. See Custom builds.

Track record

• Technical lead and backend consultant for CNH Industrial & Iveco (Azure, microservices, SQL and Cosmos DB) and HEABC, Canada (backend modernisation, DocuSign integration).
• AI products built end to end: Deskforce (this project), Repovate (AI analysis of code repositories with automated fixes), JetGenius (AI travel assistant).
• Registered engineer in Italy; M.Sc. Software Engineering, Politecnico di Torino.

How it works

1. A free 30-minute call: what you need, and whether I'm the right fit.
2. A proposal within two working days: scope, deliverables, timeline and price.
3. Weekly updates while I work: what's done, what's next, what needs a decision.
4. Hand-over: the code, the documentation, and a session with your team.

I'm available part-time, alongside my current engagement. I work remotely and travel for kick-offs and workshops.

Get in touch

Book a free 30-minute call · husseinzayat.it · LinkedIn · husseinzayat10@hotmail.com