machinal started in 2026. We were tired of hunting for our own files, and of software that cares more about ads and subscriptions than about the people using it. So we started building Glint: one search bar that finds anything on your computer and answers only to you.
Robin runs the company, talks to every customer and still ships code weekly. Previously spent years watching good products get worse under bad incentives, and decided machinal would only ever answer to its users.
We hire slowly and carefully. If you like building software properly, send us a message.
See careersWe put our full weight behind one product until it's genuinely good. Right now that's Glint, and it's the only thing we're shipping.
Our revenue comes from the people who use what we build, never from their data. That keeps our roadmap honest.
The company is named after how it started. We hire people we would happily spend a rainy cabin weekend with, and we work like it.
We are a small team by design, and we hire slowly and carefully. If that sounds like you, say hello.