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Cloud & DevOps · Prishtina, Kosovo

Cloud Infrastructure
That Scales With
Your Ambition.

We help growing companies build, automate, and optimize their cloud and DevOps — so you can focus on your product. Headquartered in Prishtina, working with clients worldwide.

HQPrishtina, Kosovo
Time zoneCET / CEST
Founded2019 · Kosovo
ReachWorldwide
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01 / Our core services

Comprehensive cloud and DevOps solutions —
to help your business scale efficiently.

02 / Why Diatom

We deliver the software you need. No more, no less.

We strongly believe in proper documentation and periodic reports — and in sustained value for our clients. We treat your infrastructure as our own: monitoring it proactively, optimizing where it matters, and measuring success in outcomes — cost reductions, deployment speed, uptime improvements — not hours billed.

— 01

Always Current

Our team holds certifications across AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, and Terraform. We stay current so you don't have to.

— 02

Full Ownership

Your infrastructure is our responsibility. We treat your systems like our own — monitoring, optimizing, and securing proactively.

— 03

Outcome-Driven

We measure success in outcomes — cost reductions, deployment speed, uptime improvements — not hours billed.

03 / Our approach

A proven methodology
for successful DevOps and cloud projects.

01
assess
Assess
We analyze your current infrastructure, workflows, and challenges to identify opportunities.
02
design
Design
We create a tailored solution architecture that addresses your specific needs and goals.
03
implement
Implement
We build and deploy the solution with minimal disruption to your existing operations.
04
optimize
Optimize
We continuously improve and optimize your infrastructure for performance and cost-efficiency.
Tech Radar · live view full radar →
ADOPT TRIAL ASSESS HOLD CLOUD DEVOPS PLATFORM DATA & OBS AWS GCP Terraform Pulumi Karpenter Crossplane EKS Auto CloudFormation Kubernetes GitHub Actions Helm Argo CD Dagger Flux 2 Backstage Jenkins Prometheus Grafana Loki OpenTelemetry Tempo ClickHouse Vector ELK (legacy) Go Postgres Python Bun Rust WASM Temporal Node 16
Adopt — production-grade
Trial — proven on real work
Assess — actively evaluating
Hold — not for new work

We don't pick tools by hype cycle. The radar is reviewed quarterly by the team — what's promoted, what's parked, and why.

04 / How we work with you

Three ways to engage —
pick the one that fits the work.

05 / Why Kosovo

Why Kosovo for IT outsourcing —
same rigor, materially better economics.

Kosovo is emerging as one of Europe's most credible destinations for senior cloud and DevOps engineering. Young workforce, CET timezone, English-fluent, government-backed digital infrastructure.

— 01

Young, skilled workforce

Median age in Kosovo is among the youngest in Europe. CS grads from technical universities, English-fluent, comfortable with modern stacks from day one.

— 02

Cost-effective, high quality

Senior engineering rates 40–60% below US markets and 25–40% below Western Europe — without the offshore quality gap.

— 03

Strategic location & culture

CET / CEST overlaps with US East Coast mornings and Western European business hours. Direct, written, on-time work culture.

— 04

Government support & infra

A government-backed digital agenda, fiber and 5G across Prishtina, and English as the de-facto business language for tech.

CapitalPrishtina
Time zoneCET / CEST · UTC+1/2
Median age~30 yrs
Cost vs. US senior rates40–60% lower
Altin — Founder of Diatom Labs
04 / Founder

Meet Altin —
Founder & CEO.

Altin is a seasoned Cloud & DevOps consultant with over a decade of experience in infrastructure architecture, automation, and reliability engineering. He built Diatom Labs to help engineering teams move faster, scale smarter, and operate more securely.

He has worked alongside companies across finance, tax automation, and digital platforms, guiding them through complex technical challenges — from CI/CD and container orchestration to compliance-focused infrastructure. He's known for balancing strategic thinking with technical depth.

His approach is practical and no-nonsense: build what works, automate what should, and never lose sight of developer experience.

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05 / Pricing

Simple, transparent rate tiers.
Discounted by volume — pay as you go, no commitments.

Quick Response

Up to 20 hrs / month

$99–140/hour
premium · short-term

Premium consulting rate for urgent tasks or short-term needs.

  • Quick response times
  • Senior expertise for critical issues
  • High-impact engagements
Standard Projects

21–100 hrs / month

$85–110/hour
balanced

Discounted rate for mid-sized projects with consistent workload.

  • Balanced value and quality
  • Regular ongoing projects
  • Predictable monthly spending
Long-Term Partnership

100+ hrs / month

$65–90/hour
best value

Best value rate for long-term contracts and partnerships.

  • Reduced rates for volume
  • Dedicated team availability
  • Steady, ongoing support

Enterprise · custom SLAs, security & compliance, dedicated account management — contact us.

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