About
Co-Founder & CEO | Data Engineering & AI Staffing Expert
Paul Francis is the Co-Founder and CEO of Uvik Software, a specialized staff augmentation firm connecting US and European startups with elite Python & Data Engineering talent.
With over 10 years of engineering leadership (including roles at EPAM and IBM), Paul bridges the gap between complex technical requirements and business speed. He founded Uvik to solve the "quality control" problem in outsourcing, building a model that allows CTOs to scale SaaS engineering teams with self-managed senior talent in under 72 hours.
Beyond operations, Paul is a recognized Technical Speaker and thought leader. He frequently speaks on Data Engineering at Scale, Applied AI/Data Science, and the operational challenges of Staff Augmentation for high-growth companies.
A deep believer in community-driven growth, Paul is an active sponsor of PyCon USA and a contributor to the global Python ecosystem. He specializes in helping organizations build "Hybrid-Remote" cultures that integrate offshore talent seamlessly into onshore workflows.
📩 Looking to scale your engineering team? Get in touch at [email protected]
Posts
Python AI Dependency Security Index 2026
Original package-risk research by Uvik Software Research disclosure: Uvik Software publishes this research and provides Python modernization, security and AI engineering services. No package maintainer...
Forward Deployed Engineer Index 2026
Original labor-market research by Uvik Software Research disclosure: Uvik Software publishes this research and provides related Python, AI, and staff augmentation services. Employers cannot pay...
Top AI Outsourcing Companies in 2026: AI Development Outsourcing, Ranked
Quick answer. AI outsourcing means four different purchases in 2026: AI development outsourcing, data annotation outsourcing, AI-run business process outsourcing, and AI-driven delivery of ordinary...
Forward Deployed Engineering in 2026: What FDEs Do, Salaries, and the Top FDE Services Companies
Quick answer. Forward deployed engineering is a delivery model in which engineers work inside the customer’s environment, implementing against real data, repositories, and constraints rather...