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About us

We're not classic consultants. We're techies.

For more than three decades, we've been working on software architecture, engineering, infrastructure automation and project management. We come from the Wolfsburg region in Germany and today work remotely for clients across a wide range of industries.

  1. Strategy tier 1
  2. Architecture tier 2
  3. Automation tier 3
founded in Wittingen, Germany
2021
people founded dreitier
3
years of experience in the team
30+
remote
100%

Vision

We are the trusted go-to place for IT enthusiasts, with secure and reliable solutions for software development and operations.

Mission

We pass on our knowledge of software development and of running software products. We help people in IT look behind the scenes, understand the underlying technologies and solve problems on their own.

Why we exist

The question of whether nerds can run a company.

We could have spent the rest of our working lives with one employer or as freelancers. But we were driven by the question of whether we, as techies, could run a company and use our IT background as an advantage. The commercial side came second.

We never found an employer that matched our mindset: our urge to help on the one hand and our passion for real software products on the other were hard to reconcile. In the end, Continuous Architecture was our answer to that balancing act.

And we're not lone wolves. We complement each other pretty well as a team, and true to the motto "Never change a running system", we wanted to keep working together.

So why "dreitier"?

We support our clients on three levels: strategy, architecture and automation. In software development, there's the concept of three-tier architecture. And since we advise not only on software but also on operations and infrastructure, "IT" was an obvious fit. The result: drei (German for "three") + IT + tier: dreITier. The fact that there were three of us founders and that "Tier" is also German for "animal" is a nice side effect. Naming things is hard.

Values

What guides us day to day.

Our values aren't set in stone. They grow with the company. But we share them.

Authentic
No suits, no salespeople. We turned our passion into a profession decades ago, love tech discussions and are happiest when you call us by our first names.
Honest
Only with honesty, among ourselves and towards clients, can we make sensible decisions. Even when it's sometimes uncomfortable.
Competent
Strong technical skills that we keep expanding. Geek, nerd or techie? Totally fine with us.
Sustainable
We're not out to make a quick buck. We want to build a company with a sustainable business model.
Community-minded
dreitier is a community of people with similar interests who trust and inspire each other. Our clients are part of it.
Data-minimal & secure
We keep our personal data footprint as small as possible and take data protection and security very seriously.
Strategic
For us, technology is just a means to an end. Your business goal always comes first.
Transparent
No gatekeeping, no backroom discussions. We give as much insight into our work as we can.

Principles

How we work together.

dreitier was founded by software architects, engineers and DevOps people. We apply proven principles from software development to the company, too.

Society

  • For democracy

    We stand for the free democratic basic order, for equality, justice and participation.

  • Respect for every living being

    We do not tolerate discrimination, bullying, harassment, sexism or racism.

  • Data minimisation

    We only collect and store what is truly necessary. That's also why this website doesn't set any cookies.

Company

  • All-remote

    We work fully remotely. That saves everyone time and money.

  • Bottom-up

    Everyone can quickly improve tools, processes and content. Legally binding decisions are still made by the management.

  • Company as code

    Whatever can be automated and standardised ends up as code in Git.

  • Dogfooding

    We try out new tools on real problems and use them to improve our processes and our products.

  • Family first

    Hardly any problem is so urgent that family has to suffer for it. Parental leave? Take it.

  • No premature optimisation

    Premature optimization is the root of all evil, and that applies to the company, too.

Collaboration

Who we work with – and how.

Don’t #@!% the customer

We work together honestly, even when that's uncomfortable at times. That's how we solve problems best and reach your goals.

Don’t #@!% the employee

What applies to clients applies to our team as well. No carrot on a stick, no sugar-coating.

Primus inter pares

We're part of your team. Decisions grow out of your people's input, not handed down from above.

Async first

We're honest, uncomplicated, approachable, and we avoid unnecessary meetings. A lot gets sorted faster by email.