High-Tech Solutions, Old-Fashioned Service.
Welcome to SodaStack. Operating out of Long Island, NY, we are a boutique digital agency and developer community bridging the gap between advanced technical capability and practical application.
We build custom test automation pipelines, custom software, and tailored digital infrastructure. Whether we are serving local small businesses and non-profits or empowering tech-savvy scalers, we emphasize responsible technical implementation over aggressive, bloated growth.
Why “SodaStack”?
The name reflects exactly who we are:
- Soda represents the fun, bubbly, energetic, and creative side of our culture.
- Stack represents the serious, structured world of technology infrastructure.
By blending the two, we take complex technical architectures and turn them into something educational, exciting, and accessible.
Meet the Founder
Kevin Lalka
Founder & Principal Engineer
Before launching SodaStack, I spent years navigating the tech industry at every scale—from building deep enterprise infrastructure at Cisco to mastering world-class, customer-centric culture at Zappos.
SodaStack was born out of a desire to take that high-level technical expertise and deliver it with an old-school commitment to human relationships. I believe engineering should be lean, communication should be radical, and technology should serve people—not the other way around.
- Personal Site: kevinlalka.com
- Code & Contributions: Find me on GitHub
Our Core Values
Inspired by a human-first framework, we operate under three non-negotiable principles:
💡 Do More With Less
We believe in lean, efficient engineering and sustainable operations. We eliminate bloated overhead and unnecessary complexity to build assets that last.
🎡 Create Fun & Weirdness
We refuse to be another boring, sterile tech company. We infuse personality, retro boardwalk charm, and unexpected delight into highly complex technical spaces.
🤝 Open Communication
No automated corporate fluff. No hidden agendas. We practice radical transparency, human-first conversations, and old-school customer service.
Let’s Build Something Together
Whether you are looking to scale your engineering pipelines or transition your local business into the digital age, we provide the architecture to get you there.
- Connect with us: Reach out directly at kevin@sodastack.co to discuss your project.