Working with ISTech

For heads of data, CTOs, procurement teams and partner consultancies. How we scope, price and deliver, and how to onboard ISTech as an international vendor. It is routine, and this page shows exactly how.

StructureYou contract ISTech, a company. B2B services agreement, no employment relationship.

ScopeFixed-scope packages with a written deliverable. No hourly billing.

DeliveryRemote and async by default, on your systems and under your security policies.

MarketsUnited States first, plus Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Europe. Calls are scheduled inside your business day.

MeetingsOne kickoff call, one written update a week, one handover call.

CommercialsFixed price per package, invoiced in USD, AUD or EUR. Audits paid upfront, builds 50% at signature and 50% at delivery.

StartWithin 2 to 4 weeks of signature and vendor onboarding.

The fastest way in is the audit. One week, fixed price, a written report ranked by expected saving, and a fixed quote for the fixes. The fee is credited in full if you go ahead within 30 days. Book a 30-minute scoping call.

Who we are

ISTech is a data platform and AI engineering firm founded in 2023 and registered in Brazil. We make Databricks and Spark platforms cheaper and more reliable, and put AI agents on top that your team can trust.

Legal entity: Ignaulin Soluções Tecnológicas (ISTech), Brazil
Founded: 2023
Clients: Enterprise clients including Nike and Inter&Co, in the United States and Brazil
Stack: Databricks, Apache Spark, AWS, Azure, Airflow, Kafka, dbt, Terraform, Kubernetes, LLM agents and MCP servers

Engagement models

Every engagement is a fixed-scope package delivered by the ISTech team. Most clients start with the audit.

Step 1 · 1 week

Audit

Review of your 10 most expensive or least reliable jobs. Written report ranked by saving and effort, with a fixed price to implement the top fixes.

Step 2 · 2 to 6 weeks

Fixed build

The audit fixes, an analytics serving layer, an analytics agent pilot or a pipeline automation sprint. One SOW, one deliverable, one price.

Step 3 · Monthly

Retainer

A fixed monthly block of hours after a package, used async for reviews, fixes and architecture questions.

How contracting works

You contract a company, not an individual. It is the same process as onboarding any international vendor or SaaS supplier, and it runs through procurement, not HR.

AgreementOur short MSA plus a SOW per package, or your standard vendor agreement if you prefer. Your governing law is fine. NDA and IP assignment included.
Vendor onboardingWe send company registration, address, the tax form for your country (W-8BEN-E for US clients) and bank details for payment in USD, AUD or EUR. Usually one week on the client side.
DeliveryRemote and async, on your systems, under your security and access policies. You provide read access to the relevant workspace or a copy of the data. Client data stays on client infrastructure.
BillingInvoiced in USD, AUD or EUR against the SOW milestones, paid by wire, or card for audits. No payroll, no benefits, no visa, no employment relationship.

Nothing new is needed on our side. This is exactly how our current clients pay us today.

If you are a partner consultancy

Your firm signs with ISTech as a supplier, the same way you would sign with any subcontracting company. Your client sees your paper, as usual.

Your standard supplier or subcontractor agreement works. Replace the individual contractor clauses (W-2, umbrella, sole trader) with company details.
The audit and the agent pilot can be delivered under your brand.
ISTech invoices your firm per milestone. You invoice your client as you normally do.

Tax and compliance by country

Services are performed outside your country, which is what keeps this simple for your finance team.

Client country	Form we provide	Withholding	Sales tax on invoice
United States	W-8BEN-E	None Foreign-source services, no 1099	None
Australia	ATO “Statement by a supplier” on request	None Not connected with Australia, no ABN required	No GST
United Kingdom / EU	Company registration on request	None	No VAT Reverse charge applies on your side
Brazil	NFS-e issued by ISTech	Handled by us	Handled by us

If your finance team has a requirement not listed here, send it over. We have not yet found one that could not be met.

Questions we usually get

Do we need a legal entity in your country?: No. You pay an international vendor invoice.
Who does the work?: The ISTech team. The SOW names the delivery lead for each engagement.
What does it cost?: Each package has a fixed price, quoted after the scoping call. There is no hourly billing.
What about timezone?: Work is async by default, so your hours are not a constraint. The kickoff and handover calls are scheduled within your business day.
Data access and security?: Client data stays on client systems. We work through your VPN, your laptop policy and your access controls. If your security policy restricts access by country, tell us early and we will confirm whether the engagement fits.
How fast can we start?: Within 2 to 4 weeks of signature and vendor onboarding, depending on current commitments.
Is this legal for both sides?: Yes. It is a cross-border services contract between two companies, the same structure used by every offshore consultancy and SaaS vendor you already pay. There is no employment relationship to misclassify and no work permit involved, because no one is working inside your country.

Track record

98%

Fewer Spark data reads on a multi-terabyte daily job (Nike)

Billions

Rows of data behind the platforms we build

Weeks → hours

A/B test reporting, fully automated end to end (Nike)

13+ certifications, including AWS Solutions Architect Professional and Databricks Data Engineer Professional.

Open to partnerships with Databricks and Snowflake consultancies as subcontracted or white-label delivery.

ISTechData platform and AI engineering

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istechdata.com