About

Built functionality first. No hype.

We separate signal from noise to deliver AI that actually works for business.

01 / Our story

AI didn't start as our goal. Solving real problems did.

Before launching this company, we built production software systems used by real organizations — systems that had to be reliable, secure, and built to last.

Across industries we kept seeing the same problem: valuable information existed, but it was hard to access, hard to search, and difficult to use.

As AI matured we saw an opportunity to apply it practically — not as a novelty, but as a way to make existing company knowledge instantly usable.

A note on the name

We are an agency, not a community group.

Seattle AI Developers is the legal name of this company — a custom AI and web development agency founded in 2026 by Bar Itshaki and Eric Du in Seattle, WA. We are an independent, for-hire engineering studio.

We are not affiliated with the Seattle AI Developers Group Meetup community organized by AICamp, nor with Seattle Software Developers (a different Seattle-area software firm), nor with Seattle AI x Business (a community organization at seattle.ai). If you were looking for any of those, this is not them.

02 / Founders

Built by operators, not theorists.

Complementary expertise in AI systems and operational scaling.

Bar Itshaki, Co-founder · CEO

Bar Itshaki

Co-founder · CEO

Technical product leader bridging hardware and software, with a track record of scaling early-stage operations and shipping product into real organizations.

  • EducationComputer Science & Informatics, University of Washington
  • LeadershipFounded and scaled ESEC at UW from 0 to 100+ members
  • ExperiencePM Lead at Propper AI, COO at Beam Bell
  • TechnicalHardware engineering, circuit design, robotics, CAD
Eric Du, Co-founder · CTO

Eric Du

Co-founder · CTO

Computer Science and AI specialist with hands-on experience in large-scale industrial and energy projects (MODEC, ExxonMobil).

  • EducationPaul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering
  • ExpertiseAI retrieval systems, data structuring, production deployment
  • BackgroundMulti-million dollar project management in Seattle real estate
03 / What we measure

We measure success not by attention or hype, but by whether our systems quietly work every day.

Seattle AI Developers

04 / About us, in brief

Frequently asked questions.

01When was Seattle AI Developers founded?

We were founded in 2026 in Seattle, Washington.

02Who founded Seattle AI Developers?

Bar Itshaki (Co-founder & CEO) and Eric Du (Co-founder & CTO). Bar studied Computer Science and Informatics at the University of Washington and previously led product at Propper AI. Eric studied at the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering and specializes in AI retrieval systems and production deployment.

03What industries do you work with?

Legal, real estate, healthcare, community organizations, and other professional service businesses. We focus on Pacific Northwest clients but accept engagements with organizations elsewhere.

04How do you measure success?

Whether the systems we deliver quietly work every day. Not demos, not novelty, not attention. Production reliability is the only metric that matters once a system is live.