Alloy

Problem

Engineering across client engagements had no shared backbone. Schemas, interfaces, infrastructure patterns, deployment pipelines — all different in every engagement. Engineers couldn't move between projects without re-learning the world. Code couldn't move at all. Reuse was structurally impossible.

Approach

Alloy is the opinionated engineering framework underneath QuantumBlack's applied AI work. Shared schemas, shared interfaces, shared infrastructure patterns. Designed so use cases can be composed, swapped, and scaled across industries without rebuilding the plumbing each time.

• Opinionated by default — fewer choices, more shared patterns. Engineers can read each other's code on day one.
• Industry-agnostic core — vertical-specific logic lives at the edges; the engine underneath is the same.
• Foundation for Brix — Brix assets are built on Alloy's interfaces, which is what makes them composable.

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Outcome

The foundation Brix and the AI verticals are built on. Engineers move between engagements without onboarding tax. New use cases ship in weeks, not quarters.