IT & AI consulting
We advise on the system, then build it
SofinWave is an IT consulting firm in Vietnam. We work out what your business should build — software systems, integrations, AI that automates real work — and then our own engineers deliver it. That second half is the point: advice from people who have to live with it. Architecture through operations, from UTC+7.
Trusted by teams building serious software
- ArtInLeap
- SmartGoldFish
- Spinshell Inc
- Cloud Kinetics
- AWS Vietnam
What we do
Advice on what to build, the AI work that usually follows, and the engineering team that delivers it — across the full lifecycle.
How we deliver
A methodical path from idea to a system in production.
- 1
Discovery
We map goals, constraints, and success metrics before writing code.
- 2
Design
Architecture, interfaces, and a delivery plan you can review and approve.
- 3
Build
Iterative development with tests, demos, and frequent checkpoints.
- 4
Deploy
Automated, repeatable releases into your environment.
- 5
Operate
Monitoring, support, and continuous improvement after launch.
Selected work
Real systems, real outcomes.
Problem
ArtinLeap set out to build Orkestrators as an agentic AI platform, with no in-house blueprint for how autonomous agents should be architected, evaluated, and run in production.
Solution
We advised from day zero and built alongside their team: agent architecture, orchestration, evaluation, and the path to production.
Problem
A legacy monolith couldn't handle seasonal traffic and releases took weeks.
Solution
We re-architected to modular services with automated CI/CD and observability.
Products we build and run
Two applications of our own, both free to use. We carry the cost of running them, which is the only honest way to show we can ship software and keep it alive.
Free · Vietnamese / English
Personal finance management. Log income and expenses by category, set monthly budgets, track assets and investments, and read it all back as reports and charts.
- Income and expenses by category
- Monthly budgets and limits
- Assets and investments
- Reports and charts
Free to cast; sign in to save charts · Vietnamese / English
Casts a Zi Wei Dou Shu astrology chart from a birth date and time — solar or lunar calendar, leap months included — across the twelve palaces with major stars and five elements, then reads it back in detail with AI.
- Chart cast from birth date and time
- Solar or lunar calendar, leap months included
- Twelve palaces, major stars, five elements
- Detailed AI interpretation
Technology & domains
Depth where it matters, pragmatic everywhere else.
Technologies
Domains
What clients say
They understood our system faster than teams we'd worked with for years, and shipped ahead of schedule.
Who we are
SofinWave is a small senior team of engineers and consultants who have delivered production systems across fintech, e-commerce, and enterprise. We work as an extension of your team, from Vietnam, in English, Vietnamese, and Chinese.
One team, four businesses
SofinWave runs four lines of work on four separate sites. Software consulting is the core; the other three grew out of work we were already doing for ourselves.
Video production and product content, with affiliate distribution.
media.sofinwave.comNotes on our own investing process and the tools we built for it. Published knowledge, not advice.
finance.sofinwave.comTeaching engineering, investing, and content production, plus general schooling.
academy.sofinwave.comFrequently asked questions
01How do engagements start?
With a short discovery call to understand your goals, followed by a written proposal and plan. Estimates come after discovery, never from a brief alone.
02What does working with a Vietnam-based partner cost compared with hiring locally?
Per engineer it is generally lower than the US, UK, and Western Europe, though the saving is smaller than rate cards suggest once onboarding and management time are counted. Rates depend on role and seniority — tell us what you need and we will send a rate card for your actual situation.
03What time-zone overlap will we get?
We are at UTC+7 year-round, with no daylight saving. That is roughly half a working day of live overlap with Europe, and overlap at the edges of the day with the US East Coast. We work written-first so progress does not depend on being online simultaneously.
04Do you work with existing teams?
Yes. We frequently embed with in-house teams, work inside your process and tools, and hand off cleanly with documentation.
05How is pricing structured?
Fixed-scope for well-defined projects, time-and-materials for evolving work, or monthly dedicated capacity for ongoing development. We propose the model that fits the work rather than the largest contract.
06What about security and IP?
You own all code and IP. We follow least-privilege access, work in your repositories and cloud accounts, and sign an NDA before technical discovery begins.
07What if we want to end the engagement?
Exit terms, notice, and handover are agreed at the start. Documentation and tests are produced throughout, so your team can pick the work up without us.
Let's talk about your system
Tell us what you're building. We'll reply within one business day.