- Journi is a senior-led, strategic bespoke technology consultancy combining vision with hands-on delivery.
- End-to-end digital product development, from strategy and architecture through to engineering and implementation.
- Tech-agnostic, partnership-first approach built around outcomes, quality and long-term value – not headcount.
Website: https://journi.uk
Why Did Journi Start?
Journi was founded by Jake Rickhuss and Carlos Esquivel, who together bring over three decades of experience in software development and digital transformation.
Having worked inside both consultancies and large enterprises, they repeatedly saw the same frustrations: slow mobilisation, junior-heavy teams, inflated costs, and plenty of glossy presentations that stopped short of real execution. Clients were often left with strategy decks and high invoices but no working systems.
Journi was born to redefine that model – a fully remote senior-lead tech firm operating across Europe, combining consultancy-level thinking with startup-level agility and hands-on senior expertise. The focus is simple: less PowerPoint, more product. We believe businesses don’t need more glossy presentations or buzzwords – they need real, working systems built by people who’ve delivered before. Our approach is grounded in battle-tested experience across complex environments, ensuring solutions aren’t just theoretically sound, but practical, scalable and resilient in the real world.
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Tell Us About Journi
Journi is a senior-led technology consultancy that designs, builds and modernises scalable digital products. We’ve delivered a wide range of solutions including web applications, customer portals, mobile apps, automation platforms, data dashboards, and internal workflow systems that help organisations operate more efficiently and make better decisions.
Journi works end-to-end, shaping ideas, defining architecture, engineering solutions and implementing production-ready systems.
Jake leads commercial strategy and growth, while Carlos drives technical direction and delivery. Together, they’ve built a fully remote team of experienced engineers, architects and product specialists based across the UK, Spain, Portugal, the Czech Republic, Turkey and Ukraine. Working directly with clients, this distributed model enables clarity, accountability and consistently high-quality outcomes without the overhead of a traditional consultancy structure.
What Makes Journi Unique?
Our partnership approach means we work as an extension of the client’s organisation, not as an external supplier. We involve stakeholders in regular stand-ups, planning sessions and reviews, creating shared ownership and full transparency from day one. Decisions are made collaboratively and quickly, without long chains of escalation.
We’re fully tech-agnostic, meaning we choose the right solution for the problem rather than pushing a fixed stack. Combined with our close collaboration model, this leads to faster decisions, reduced risk, fewer surprises and technology that genuinely fits the business – both technically and operationally.
Is There A Market For Journi?
Absolutely. Businesses are under pressure to modernise quickly, integrate AI responsibly and deliver digital capability without unnecessary overhead.
At the same time, many organisations are frustrated with traditional consultancy models. There’s strong demand for experienced, outcome-focused partners who can deliver real systems – not just recommendations.
What Services Does Journi Provide And What Is Unique About Them?
Journi provides end-to-end digital product delivery – strategy, architecture, design, engineering, modernisation and AI integration.
In our industry, you typically see one of two extremes: smaller development houses that can supply capable engineers but rely on the client to define the strategy, or large consultancies that produce detailed strategies and polished presentations but struggle with hands-on execution.
Journi bridges that gap. We combine consultancy-level thinking with deep technical delivery, using small, senior teams who work as an extension of the client’s organisation. We don’t just advise – we build, implement and take shared ownership of outcomes.
We also apply AI thoughtfully, ensuring it enhances systems rather than introducing risk or unnecessary technical debt.
Which Industries Does Journi Work In?
Journi is industry-agnostic by design, focusing on solving complex technology challenges rather than specialising in a single vertical.
That said, we’ve built a strong presence in sectors such as Utilities, Oil & Gas and Aviation, which is reflected in our 5-star verified client reviews on Clutch. Our approach translates across industries wherever organisations need senior expertise and scalable digital solutions.
How Has Journi Grown Since Launch?
Since launching, Journi has grown steadily and sustainably. Over the last 12 months, we achieved 35% year-on-year growth, and we’re on track to match, if not exceed, that again this year.
That growth has been driven by repeat partnerships, referrals and long-term client relationships. We’ve scaled deliberately, maintaining our senior-led model and protecting delivery quality as the business expands.
For us, growth isn’t about headcount for its own sake – it’s about building capability while continuing to deliver consistently high standards.
Where Can We Find Journi?
You can find us at https://journi.uk/ and on https://clutch.co/profile/journi , where our consistent 5-star reviews highlight the quality of our technical work and commitment to quality delivery.
