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Independent engineering practice

Software and AI consulting for solutions that are fit for purpose

Architecture, agentic workflows, developer platforms, and technical due diligence for programs where decisions outlive the teams that make them.

Practice credentials
ExperienceFifteen years, production automotive
CertificationTÜV SÜD certified ISO 26262
LanguagesC++ · Qt / QML · Python · Rust
PlatformsQNX · Linux / Yocto · Android Automotive OS
ToolingClaude Code · Codex · agent workflows

Read the specificationtaylor@euthetos.com

Stack

Where the work sits

ApplicationHMI · Infotainment · Application layer
LanguageC++ · Qt / QML · Python · Rust
Operating systemQNX · Linux / Yocto · Android Automotive OS

Architecture reviews, design decisions, and cross-layer defect analysis span all three, which is where long-lived defects actually live.

About

euthetos
Greek
“well suited,” “fit for purpose”

Euthetos is an independent engineering practice working on embedded and safety-critical software, with fifteen years of that work in production automotive vehicles. The name is the standard every engagement is held to: the right solution for the actual problem.

Long-lived embedded programs punish shortcuts. Architecture decisions outlive the teams that make them, toolchains carry technical debt across model years, and a defect found in the field costs orders of magnitude more than one found in CI. The work here is about clarity and correctness in that environment, whether the question is a system design, a test strategy, or where new tooling genuinely earns its place in the workflow.

Services

Four areas of work

Architecture

Embedded Architecture

ScopeSystem and software architecture for embedded, real-time products. HMI, infotainment, and application-layer design.
StackC++ · Qt / QML · Python · Rust, across QNX, Linux / Yocto, and Android Automotive OS
WorkArchitecture reviews · design decisions · cross-layer defect analysis
BasisAntares, an open-source reference implementation used by cloud, semiconductor, and tooling companies
Platforms

Developer Platforms & Test Automation

ScopeBuild, test, and release infrastructure that engineers actually use.
StackAWS EC2 · Squish · Cloud-native Software-in-the-loop testing
WorkAutomated UI and system testing · software-in-the-loop in cloud CI · toolchain evaluation and migration · rollout across distributed teams
AI

AI Tooling & Agent Workflows

ScopeCoding agents and AI-assisted review and test loops, inside engineering workflows that already exist.
ToolingClaude Code · Codex · Cursor · Ollama
WorkWorkflow design · integration into existing design and test pipelines · rollout across engineering teams
ApproachAssist in augmenting workflows with AI to make folks more productive, not replace them
Advisory

Technical Due Diligence & Engineering Advisory

ScopeIndependent assessment of system quality, architectural risk, and engineering capability.
ForLeadership teams facing build, buy, or rearchitect decisions, engineers building a platform
BasisFifteen years embedded development · Certified ISO 26262 functional safety engineer
Taylor Fouts

Principal

Taylor Fouts

A software engineer and solutions architect with fifteen years experience in enterprise software and AI. Taylor has spent much of his career advising enterprise automotive engineering organizations: architecture reviews, technical workshops, and rollout strategy for distributed teams, plus originating a cloud-based software-in-the-loop testing capability from concept through working prototype. More recently he has led AI-assisted development adoption for engineering organizations, building integrations that put agents inside real design and automated test workflows.

Principal record
CertificationTÜV SÜD certified ISO 26262 Functional Safety Engineer
EducationB.S. Computer Science, Lawrence Technological University
Open sourceAntares, an open-source reference implementation used by cloud, semiconductor, and tooling companies
WritesC++ · Python · QML
Publishesgithub.com/tbfouts

Contact

Start a conversation.

Euthetos takes on a small number of engagements at a time. Describe the problem and the timeline, and you will get a straight answer about whether it is a fit.

taylor@euthetos.com