Turn ambiguity into a plan
Shape unclear product ideas into scoped milestones, technical decisions, and practical delivery paths.
Software consulting
Get it done. No games.
Muze ships software for teams that hire contractors. Clear plan. Built right. You keep the system.
Industries we've shipped in
Healthcare
Fintech & Banking
Public Sector
Enterprise SaaS
Data Platforms
E-commerce & Marketplaces
Where we fit
Senior help. No bloated process.
Muze is for teams that need the work finished and the system left in a state they can run.
Untangle critical systems
Improve fragile workflows, legacy code, and integrations while keeping the business moving.
Leave teams with ownership
Deliver software, documentation, and technical context your team can maintain after launch.
What we do
We build and steady software.
Custom software, architecture, and fractional leadership. Same firm. No extra process.
Custom software
Design and build web applications, APIs, dashboards, and workflow tools that fit how you operate.
Architecture
Read the current system, pick a target that holds up, and improve reliability without a rewrite for its own sake.
Fractional leadership
Senior judgment on roadmaps, hiring, vendors, reviews, and delivery. We still ship.
How we work
Find the work. Shape it. Ship it.
We start with the business constraint, then turn it into a path your team can own.
1
Discover
Clarify goals, constraints, users, systems, and success metrics.
2
Shape
Define the product scope, technical design, delivery plan, and risks.
3
Deliver
Build iteratively, communicate clearly, and launch with confidence.
Founders
Two founders. We still ship.
We've run the orgs, designed the systems, and still write the code. That is the firm.
Braden Edmunds
Co-Founder · Engineering Leadership
14+ years building and scaling platforms in regulated industries. Most recently a VP of Software Engineering in healthcare, leading three teams, owning a $2M annual budget, and aligning platform decisions with HIPAA and SOC 2. Earlier, he led a banking platform to microservices that contributed to more than $100M in annual revenue growth, and engineered a custom columnar database that managed over a petabyte of customer data. Operator and builder — runs the org and still ships the code.
Tenure
14+ yrs
Engineers led
15
Budget owned
$2M
Data managed
1+ PB
Industries
Ruifang Li
Co-Founder · Architecture & Delivery
16+ years as a software architect and engineering leader. She consults with teams on architecture, AI-assisted delivery, and reusable patterns. Earlier, as Enterprise Architect at a fintech lender, she led the rebuild of a partner-facing loan management platform that now supports billions in outstanding loans, and drove the frontend design system that aligned engineering and product across the company. Architect and builder — designs the system and ships the code.
Tenure
16+ yrs
Client projects
15+
Loans supported
$B+
Industries
5+
Craft
Why Muze
We take the hard problems.
Untangle the system. Turn a fuzzy idea into shipped software. Leave the team able to run it.
Faster clarity
Structured discovery turns broad goals into an actionable delivery plan.
Cleaner systems
Architecture choices prioritize maintainability, reliability, and ownership.
Better launches
Release plans include feedback loops, observability, and operational readiness.
Stronger teams
Mentorship, reviews, and durable patterns leave engineers more capable after we're gone.
Contact
Ready to talk.
Tell us what you want built, fixed, or handed off. We will say if we are the right fit.
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