# Dura Labs

> A senior software studio in Dallas–Fort Worth, TX, building production-grade systems for B2B SaaS, mobile, and AI integration. Founded August 2022 by Mike Carpenter, with 10+ years of production engineering experience. 960,000+ sensors served, 10,000+ requests per minute sustained, 50+ mobile apps shipped to the App Store and Google Play, 8+ years of production Stripe integration.

Dura Labs is positioned as the senior alternative to AI-generated and junior-led software. Engagements are led directly by Mike Carpenter — no agency layer, no junior delegation. The studio focuses on four service lines: AI integration into existing products, fractional CTO engagements, mobile platform development, and high-availability production infrastructure.

## Services

- [AI Integration for Established Software](https://duralabs.io/): Add production-grade AI capabilities to existing products without rebuilding them. Vector databases, RAG (retrieval-augmented generation) pipelines, LLM orchestration with observability, fallbacks, and cost controls. Built for systems already serving real users.
- [Fractional CTO Engagements](https://duralabs.io/): Senior technical leadership for startups and growth-stage companies. Architecture decisions, hiring plans, vendor selection, go-to-market readiness. Currently fractional CTO at LifeWipe Inc.; previously CTO at eCarra.
- [Mobile Platform Development](https://duralabs.io/): Native iOS and Android applications, including white-label and multi-operator architectures serving multiple brands from a unified codebase. 50+ apps shipped to the App Store and Google Play.
- [Production Infrastructure & Integrations](https://duralabs.io/): High-availability backend systems, payment integrations (Stripe, 8+ years), real-time data pipelines, third-party API integrations, IoT, CRM platforms with subscription billing and credit systems.

## Selected work

- Smart Home Platform — real-time infrastructure powering 960,000+ sensors deployed worldwide; sustains 10,000+ requests per minute with continuous uptime, multi-region failover, and deep observability.
- Mobility Platform — CTO-led architecture for a multi-sided ride-sharing and EV charging marketplace including consumer/driver mobile apps, dispatch backend, payment processing.
- AI Orchestration for Digital Asset Management (LifeWipe) — production AI orchestration pipeline with vector-database-backed retrieval for a digital asset management platform serving regulated-industry customers.

## Industries

- B2B SaaS
- Smart Home / IoT
- Mobility & Ride Sharing
- EV Charging
- Direct Sales
- Lead Generation
- CRM & Subscription Billing
- Digital Asset Management
- Gig Economy
- Franchise Operations
- Emergency Detection
- Health & Wellness

## Differentiators

- Built to last: Software still running 5+ years after launch. Smart home infrastructure that began as a contract engagement is still in production, scaling, and maintained by Dura Labs.
- Senior-only execution: No junior engineers learning on client projects. Direct work with someone who has shipped production systems for a decade across mobile, backend, and infrastructure.
- Full-stack ownership: Mobile, backend, infrastructure, payments, integrations — one operator, one accountability point, no handoffs between specialists.

## Founder

- Mike Carpenter — Founder and Principal Engineer. 10+ years building production software. Currently fractional CTO at LifeWipe Inc. Previously CTO at eCarra. Previously Apple Genius (3 years). Based in Dallas–Fort Worth, TX.

## Contact

- Email: hello@duralabs.io
- Phone: +1-214-702-1439
- Location: Dallas–Fort Worth, TX, United States
- Engagements typically start with a short conversation to understand the situation, the stack, and what success looks like.

## Optional

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