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About the firm
Cambridge Internet Solutions is an independent engineering management consultancy based in Cambridge, United Kingdom. We help software organisations lead, structure and scale their engineering.
Why we exist
Most engineering problems aren't really engineering problems.
Teams rarely get stuck because the code is hard. They get stuck because ownership is unclear, the cadence has drifted, the structure no longer fits the work, or no one is making the decisions that need making.
Cambridge Internet Solutions exists to step into exactly those situations — as interim leadership, as an independent assessor, or as a steady pair of hands during a period of change — and to leave the team better able to run itself.
We work with founders, engineering leaders, investors and boards across the UK and Europe, in software organisations from first-team to mid-scale.
How we operate
Principles we don't trade away.
Independent
Loyal to the outcome
We have no products to sell you and no platform to push. Our only stake is in the result, which means we can say the inconvenient thing.
Hands-on
In the team, not above it
We work inside your engineering function — in the standups, the planning, the hiring — because that's the only place change actually happens.
Discreet
Quietly effective
The work is about the team, not us. We keep a low profile, protect confidences, and let the results speak after we've gone.
Plain-spoken
No jargon, no theatre
Findings and plans are written so a board and a junior engineer can both understand them. Clarity is part of the deliverable.
Time-boxed
Built to leave
Every engagement has a defined scope and an exit. Success is a team that no longer needs us — not a standing invoice.
UK-based
Cambridge roots, remote reach
Based in Cambridge and working remote-first across the UK and Europe, on site when the engagement genuinely calls for it.
Working together
How an engagement begins
It starts with a conversation, not a contract. We listen, agree whether we can genuinely help, and scope a first piece of work with a clear question and a clear end. If we're not the right people, we'll say so.
- A short call to understand the situation
- A scoped proposal with a defined outcome
- An agreed start, exit and way of working
Think we might be a fit?
Start with a conversation. The worst case is an honest answer and a useful pointer in another direction.
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