Softment

AI Development

LLMOps & Observability

Ship AI features with production discipline: tracing, evaluation tests, prompt/versioning, feedback loops, and cost/latency monitoring. We make failures visible and quality measurable so your AI system can improve safely over time. Delivery aligned to United Kingdom teams (GBP).

TimelineTypical: 2–5 weeks (scope-dependent)
Starting at$1.4k
Security-first AI integrations • Evals + logging + guardrails included

Overview

What this service is

LLMOps is the operational layer for LLM features: observability, evaluation, prompt/version control, and release discipline.

We add telemetry and tooling so you can debug issues, track quality regressions, and optimize latency and spend.

Delivery includes dashboards, alerting, and practical runbooks so your team can operate AI features confidently.

Standard

AI delivery standard

Quality and safety practices we ship with AI builds so the system stays measurable, maintainable, and production-ready.

Logging + tracing

Conversation and tool traces with request IDs, error visibility, and debug-friendly runbooks.

Guardrails + safety

Tool allowlists, PII-safe patterns, refusal behavior, and escalation routes for edge cases.

Evals + regression tests

Golden queries, scorecards, and regression checks so quality improves over time instead of drifting.

Cost + latency controls

Caching, prompt discipline, retrieval tuning, and routing so your app stays fast and predictable at scale.

Documentation + handoff

Architecture notes, environment setup, and next-step roadmap so your team can iterate safely after launch.

Security-first integration

Secrets isolation, role-based access, audit-friendly actions, and minimal data retention by design.

Benefits

What you get

See where quality fails with traces and datasets

Prevent regressions with eval gates and CI checks

Reduce spend with caching and model routing

Improve latency with streaming and tuning

Operate safely with alerting and runbooks

Make improvements measurable, not subjective

Features

What we deliver

Tracing and request logs

End-to-end traces for prompts, retrieval, tool calls, and outputs to identify bottlenecks and failures.

Evaluation harness

Golden datasets, automated scoring, and regression checks for accuracy, relevance, and safety.

Prompt and config versioning

Version prompts, retrieval settings, and safety policies with safe rollouts and rollback paths.

Feedback loops

Collect user feedback and label failure modes to drive iterative improvements and prioritization.

Cost and latency monitoring

Dashboards for token spend, provider costs, latency distributions, and cache hit rates.

Alerting + runbooks

Alerts for spikes, failures, and quality drops with documented mitigation steps for fast response.

Process

How we work

1
2–4 days

Audit

Review current stack, failure modes, and metrics.

2
4–8 days

Instrumentation

Add traces, logs, and structured telemetry.

3
4–10 days

Evals

Create datasets and regression checks.

4
1–3 weeks

Optimization

Caching, routing, and latency improvements.

5
2–4 days

Ops handoff

Dashboards, alerts, and runbooks.

Tech Stack

Technologies we use

Core

TracingEvaluation datasetsPrompt/version controlCaching (Redis)

Tools

Queues + retriesSentry / monitoringRAG telemetryNode.js / Python

Services

PostgreSQLFeature flags (optional)

Use Cases

Who this is for

Stabilize a deployed chatbot

Add tracing, evals, and feedback loops to reduce bad answers and make failures visible.

Reduce AI spend

Introduce caching, routing, and prompt optimization to cut token usage without hurting UX.

Debug retrieval quality issues

Instrument retrieval and reranking to see what’s being fetched and why answers degrade.

Safe prompt changes

Add versioning and rollout discipline so prompt updates don’t break production behavior.

Enterprise rollout readiness

Add audit-friendly logging, alerting, and ops runbooks for team-scale adoption.

AI Case Examples

Micro case studies (anonymous)

A few safe examples of outcomes we build for real operations—no client names, just results.

Secure Mobile Solution in Australian Defence Ecosystem

Problem: Secure data workflows were required in a regulated environment with strict access controls.

Solution: Hardened architecture with strict auth, encrypted storage, and audit-friendly engineering patterns.

Outcome: Deployed securely within a regulated ecosystem with clear handoff and operational guidance.

AI Knowledge Base Across 2,000+ Pages

Problem: Teams needed fast answers across long PDFs, but search was slow and results were inconsistent.

Solution: RAG with hybrid retrieval and reranking, plus grounded answers and safer fallback behavior.

Outcome: Reliable answers with <10s response times and measurable improvements on real queries.

Ops Automation with AI + n8n

Problem: Manual approvals and CRM syncing created delays and data inconsistencies across tools.

Solution: Event-driven automation with validation gates and AI-assisted classification where it improved routing.

Outcome: Reduced manual workload significantly with more reliable workflows and operator visibility.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

If you’re shipping to real users, yes. Even lightweight telemetry and evals prevent silent regressions and make iteration faster.

Yes. We start with small golden datasets and expand coverage over time, focusing on the highest-impact failure modes.

We use caching, model routing, prompt optimization, and retrieval tuning—then validate changes with evals before rollout.

Yes. We can keep interfaces provider-flexible and track costs/quality per provider.

Yes. We instrument quality signals and set alerts for spikes in failures, escalations, or low-confidence responses.

Dashboards, runbooks, and notes on how to extend evals, tune retrieval, and roll out changes safely.

Regional

Delivery considerations for your region

Compliance & Data (UK/EU)

For UK teams, we default to GDPR-first thinking: data minimisation, purpose-limited storage, and clear access boundaries.

We can work under a DPA (template available on request) and implement practical retention/deletion flows when needed.

  • GDPR-first patterns (minimise, restrict, document)
  • DPA template available on request
  • Retention/deletion and export flows where required
  • Least-privilege access and secure session handling
  • PII-safe logging + secure-by-default configuration
  • NDA available for early-stage discussions

Timezone & Collaboration (UK/EU)

We align to UK time and EU overlap (GMT/BST with CET-friendly windows) for fast feedback cycles.

We keep the process lightweight: async updates, clear priorities, and written decisions to avoid ambiguity.

  • UK/EU overlap with GMT/BST windows
  • Async-first delivery with documented scope
  • Weekly milestones and structured demos
  • Clear escalation path for blockers
  • Tight change control with clear sign-offs

Engagement & Procurement (UK)

We support typical UK procurement flows with clear scopes, change control, and invoice cadence.

If you prefer a discovery-first engagement, we can run a short paid discovery to lock requirements before build.

  • GBP-based engagements and invoicing options
  • Discovery-first option to reduce delivery risk
  • Milestone-based billing when appropriate
  • Transparent change control and sign-offs
  • Vendor onboarding pack on request

Security & Quality (UK/EU)

We build for reliability and maintainability: clean PRs, tight review loops, and test coverage that matches risk.

Performance budgets and release checklists keep launches predictable—especially when multiple stakeholders review changes.

  • CI-friendly testing: unit + integration + smoke tests
  • Performance budgets + bundle checks (Core Web Vitals-minded)
  • Structured release notes and rollback-safe deployments
  • Security checklist for auth, roles, and data flows
  • Observability hooks (logs + error tracking) ready for production
Ready to start?

Want help with LLMOps & observability?

Book a service call with United Kingdom timezone overlap (UK/EU overlap (GMT/BST-friendly)). GBP-based engagements.

Reply within 2 hours. No-pressure consultation.