Tikal

Tikal is a hands-on technology consultancy founded in 1999 in Israel. It began as a knowledge management startup and has since grown into a multi-domain consulting firm with a team of more than 50 people. Rather than advising from the sidelines, the firm embeds its experts directly into client engineering teams, where they work alongside client staff to help them scale and deliver technical results.

Its technical work spans AI/ML, backend and data, DevOps, fullstack and web development, microservices, data lakes, cloud-native architectures and knowledge management. Engagements vary in size, from a single expert joining a client's R&D effort to a full cross-domain squad; the firm says its people integrate with teams and contribute from the start.

Working at Tikal therefore involves moving between clients and domains and encountering the kinds of complex technical problems that recur across industries. The company also founded and drives the Israeli Tech Radar, a technology radar offering perspective on technology trends and best practices, which informs its view of the market. Tikal operates from Israel and serves clients across industries.