Hi, I’m Steve Rude.
I’ve been taking things apart and writing code since I was 8, and I started my first web development company with two friends at 16. Since then I’ve been part of amazing teams that helped build companies big and small, from unicorns like Riot Games and Bird Scooters to startups like Atlas, MagicSchool AI, and Zwift.
In 2024, I started Rude Company, a full-service boutique agency for building great products with a human touch.
The best work starts when you deeply understand what a brand needs. So let’s discuss what your needs are and see how I can help.
So, what are you working on?
What people are saying
“Steve is the proverbial 10X engineer. The type of talent often talked about but rarely found—a true unicorn. Whether you’re looking for an engineering manager or GSD individual contributor, I would give the highest possible recommendation to working with Steve.”
Tobias Heaslip
CEO, Atlas Financial Services
“Steve has a blend of speed and quality to his work that is very hard to find these days. And beyond being an expert software engineer, his entrepreneurial mindset offers a strategic compliment to any project or product that needs it.”
Matt Monday
CEO, Vital
Brands I’ve worked with
What I do.
Hard problems.
Built right.
Big Tech experience, boutique service. I build apps for any platform and AI agents, help like-minded businesses with the problems off-the-shelf can’t solve, and make honest marketing for the ones I believe in.
Things I sell.
Apps I use myself, AI that actually ships, technology and business help for the gnarly parts, and marketing that doesn’t lie.
Apps
Apps for any platform, built end to end: iOS, Android, the web, and desktop on macOS, Windows and Linux. A couple of my own are coming soon.
- iOS and Android
- Web
- macOS, Windows and Linux
- Native, Tauri and Wails
AI
AI agents that work together and work from real data.
- Multi-agent systems
- Grounded in your data
- Shipped, not demoed
Consulting
Technology and business development for like-minded businesses: clear plans, better systems and real growth.
- Technology strategy
- Business development
- Operations
Content
Marketing, social media and ethical advertising, made in-house. Honest work for people and brands I believe in.
- Marketing
- Social media
- Ethical advertising
Coming soon
Big things coming soon™
Launching two new apps in November 2026!
I’m heads down on two apps of my own. The skeleton crew is on it: a wall of terminals, way too much coffee and zero sleep. Good thing he doesn’t need any.
Cyber Monday, November 30, 2026 at 6am PT
Giving back
A business that gives back.
Rude Company is a business. I charge for my work, and I run it to grow. I also believe in helping out the community, so a portion of what Rude Company earns goes to Polite Foundation, my nonprofit for charitable works.
The for-profit side
Rude Company
earns.
I sell apps, AI, consulting and content. A share of what I make funds the Foundation, and I build its software on fair terms.
The nonprofit side Coming Q1 2027
Polite Foundation
gives.
It funds programs and grants that help reduce suffering and spread kindness.
Polite Foundation
Kindness, put to work.
Polite Foundation is a nonprofit for charitable works. Dedicated to helping reduce suffering, we strive to spread love and kindness through programs and grants for causes we believe in.
Our first project is coming soon. We also support Zen Centers with tools and care, so they can welcome newcomers, sustain their teachers and keep their doors open.
- Our first projectComing soon
- GrantsFor causes that help reduce suffering
- Zen Center supportTools and care for local Zen Centers
