01FAQ
Direct answers, including the unflattering ones.
01The company
What is Lluyot Labs, in one sentence?
An independent technology studio that turns mathematics, artificial intelligence and data science into its own products.
How big is the team?
Small, and growing by intent rather than headcount. There is no large team yet, but the studio is meant to grow.
Why 'Labs' if you ship consumer products?
Because there is a genuine mathematical and technical foundation behind the products, not because there is a large research institution behind the name.
Where are you based?
We work remotely and asynchronously, in English and Spanish. Written enquiries get better answers than calls, because the reply can be thought about first.
Are you funded?
Lluyot Labs is independent and self-funded. There are no investors to name, so we do not name any. If that changes, it will be stated here.
02Working together
What kinds of problems do you take on?
Problems where the answer has to be computed rather than looked up: scheduling and allocation, forecasting, dose and accumulation models, decision systems under constraints, and applied language-model work where correctness actually matters. If a spreadsheet already answers it well, you do not need us.
How does an engagement usually start?
Most products at Lluyot Labs start from problems we spot ourselves, not from commissions. That said, we are open to a problem, an idea or a proposal from outside. If it fits, we would look at the formulation together before anything else.
Who owns the work?
There has not been a commissioned project yet, so there is no standard agreement. If one happens, ownership would be agreed in writing before any work starts.
We only have a vague idea and messy data. Too early?
No. That is the normal starting point, and the stage where the formulation work has the most leverage. What genuinely is too early is having neither a decision to improve nor any data about it.
03Products & research
What have you actually shipped?
Broncea (solar exposure & vitamin D) and Renfe Monitor (real-time railway availability) are shipped. Drinkea is in development, planned for 2027.
What is next?
Right now: Broncea, Renfe Monitor and Drinkea. Nothing else is confirmed.
Why does the research page list no publications?
Because there are none yet. Listing papers we did not write would be the fastest way to lose the only asset a young lab has. The applied modelling work is real and running in production; when there is something worth submitting, it will appear with a link, a date and a venue.
How do you handle data?
We design for minimum collection first. Broncea has no backend at all. Profile and history stay on the device, and location is used only to query a public forecast API. If a commissioned project happens, data handling would be agreed in writing before anything is transferred.
04Hiring
Do you have open roles?
Not at the moment, and we do not post roles that are not funded. The careers page describes the four kinds of people the studio will need, so you can judge whether a speculative email is worth your time. They are read and answered.
What do you look for?
Evidence of reasoning rather than a list of tools. One problem you solved properly: what made it hard, what failed, and how you knew the final answer was right. That tells us more than a full CV.
Do you take students or interns?
There is no formal programme. Students who write with a specific technical question about the work get a real reply, and that has been the start of most useful conversations so far.
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