About us

Small team. Senior talent. Big outcomes.

Function People LLC is a boutique software studio founded by engineers and designers who love hard problems and friendly products. We partner with founders and operators to launch, scale, and steward software that matters.

Founded
2018
Independently owned
Years in business
5
Across design & engineering
Shipped launches
120+
From regulated FinTech to global e‑com

Our principles

  • Taste over trends. We design for longevity, not hype cycles.
  • Calm craftsmanship. Great work happens in healthy rhythms.
  • Own outcomes. We don’t throw docs over the wall — we ship.
  • Measure and learn. Instrument everything. Iterate with intention.

Leadership

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Alex Lane
Founder & CTO

Former staff engineer at several unicorns; obsesses over reliable systems and delightful interfaces.

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Maya Chen
Head of Design

Design systems whisperer; believes clarity and warmth can coexist in enterprise software.

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Ravi Gupta
Principal, AI Systems

Ships agentic workflows with strong guardrails. Loves evals, hates flaky tests.

How we work

We work in focused, cross‑functional squads with weekly demos and shared roadmaps. You’ll meet the humans doing the work, not layers of account management. Our engagements range from green‑field 0→1 product builds to modernizing legacy platforms and AI‑enabling internal tools.