A1 / engineering
AI-leveraged engineering
Production code from a senior engineer running a fleet of frontier models in concert. We design the workflow; you get the artifact, with the reasoning trail intact.
00. Studio bulletin / brand statement Vol. 1, No. 1 / 2026
We build measured systems for teams that care about the outcome.
LaFayette Labs is a one-principal engineering studio, AI-leveraged and selectively booked. Architecture, hardware, firmware, cloud. Ten years of practice running through one engineer, alongside a fleet of frontier models.
01. Capabilities / what we do
Four practices, one principal.
B1 / hardware
Hardware and firmware
Embedded systems, hands-on. PCB design, sensor selection, low-power firmware, and AI looping around the bench when the problem warrants it.
C1 / advisory
Fractional diligence
Technical due diligence for investors and operators. Fractional CTO for founders who need a senior voice in the room without making the full hire.
D1 / security
Security testing
Authorized penetration testing and red team engagements, scoped in writing first. Findings come with reproducible steps and a suggested fix for each.
02. Security testing / red team and penetration testing
Authorized security testing.
Penetration testing and red team engagements for organizations that want an adversary's view of their own systems. Application and API, cloud, embedded-device, and AI-agent testing. Every engagement is scoped and authorized in writing before any testing begins.
See how security engagements run →offeringpen test / red team
authorizationsigned, before testing
reportingfindings + fixes
led bythe principal
No written scope, no testing. Studio policy
03. Featured / in production
PANAKOES
An AI pendant that hears like a studio.
A wearable AI pendant built around a four-microphone studio-grade capture array. The open-source cloud backend handles audio capture, transcription on Whisper-large-v3, and Claude-powered summarization. Custom firmware on the device. Hardware and software developed together under LaFayette Labs.
Read the full case study →array4-mic studio-grade
cloudAWS / Whisper / Claude
backendMIT, open source
roleprincipal engineer
statusactive
github.com/Aztec03hub/panakoes →
Studio-grade audio in a pendant. Open-source cloud underneath. From the Panakoes brief
04. Contact / open the conversation
Write us.
phil@lafayettelabs.com Or, with context
For scoped engagements, the inquiry form lets us read the brief before the first reply. First reply within one business day.
Open inquiry formRecruiters: email phil@lafayettelabs.com with the role brief.