StoAI

About

Integration engineers. Not consultants.

We specialize in connecting core banking systems to modern platforms for US credit unions. Deep expertise in Symitar, Salesforce, Spring Boot, and Apache Camel.

Origin

Why this company exists.

I spent years building enterprise integration systems — the kind where a failed data sync at 2 AM means real members can't access their accounts. Where "eventually consistent" isn't good enough when someone is trying to deposit a paycheck.

When I started working with credit unions, I saw the same pattern everywhere: legacy core banking systems with decades of business logic locked inside, and modern platforms like Salesforce that needed access to that data. The gap between the two was always the same story.

The integrations always took too long.

And the code was always fragile.

  • No retry logic for when Symitar's API times out during batch processing.
  • No data validation for when member records have inconsistent formats across systems.
  • No error handling for when a transaction sync fails mid-batch.
  • No monitoring to detect when data drift silently breaks the integration.

I started this company because credit unions deserve integrations built with the same rigor as the core systems they connect. Not a brittle script held together with hope. A production system backed by engineering discipline — Spring Boot, Apache Camel, comprehensive tests, and proper error handling.

Different by design

Five things that set us apart.

01

The person who scopes the project builds the project.

There's no sales team. No project managers. No handoff to a junior consultant you've never met. You talk to the engineer, the engineer scopes the work, builds it, and hands it off. One person accountable from start to finish.

02

You own the code. Period.

Every line of code goes into your repository, deployed in your infrastructure. When we're done, you own everything. No vendor lock-in. No proprietary middleware you need us to maintain. Standard Spring Boot that any Java developer can work with.

03

We understand core banking.

We know how Symitar data models work. We understand the transaction flows, the batch processing windows, and the edge cases that break integrations. This isn't knowledge we picked up from documentation — it comes from hands-on experience.

04

Production hardening is the baseline.

Error handling, retry logic, data validation, monitoring, and documentation come standard. These aren't premium add-ons. They're the minimum bar for any integration touching member financial data.

05

Fixed scope, fixed price, before work begins.

We don't bill by the hour. You get a written scope document with exact deliverables and a fixed price. Sign off before we start. No surprises, no change orders that double the budget.

Background

Technical credentials.

Enterprise integration architecture

Built and operated integration systems connecting banking, CRM, and operational platforms at scale.

Core banking systems

Hands-on experience with Symitar by Fiserv — data models, APIs, transaction flows, and batch processing.

Salesforce integration

Connected Salesforce to complex backend systems with real-time and batch data synchronization.

Financial services technology

Built systems for financial institutions where data accuracy, security, and compliance are non-negotiable.

Stack: Java, Spring Boot, Apache Camel
Platforms: Symitar/Fiserv, Salesforce, MuleSoft
Cloud: AWS, Azure

Philosophy

Principles, not just process.

Simple architecture wins.

Spring Boot and Apache Camel over complex middleware stacks. Standard Java patterns over proprietary frameworks. Fewer moving parts means fewer things that break at 2 AM.

Test everything.

Every Camel route has integration tests. Every data mapping is validated. Every error path is covered. If we can't prove it works, we don't ship it.

Your team maintains this without us.

If your engineers can't understand, modify, and extend what we built, we failed. Clear code, thorough documentation, and a proper handoff session are non-negotiable.

Honest timelines.

If something will take 5 weeks, we say 5 weeks. We don't quote 3 and ask for extensions. Our timelines are based on experience building these exact integrations, not on what you want to hear.

Ready to talk?

30-minute call. No sales pitch. Just a technical discussion about your integration needs and whether we're the right fit.