Software development fails when expectations are vague. Our process is designed to eliminate ambiguity, ensuring you know exactly what's being built, when, and for how much.
For founders and operators starting from a clean sheet. Four phases, each with a defined deliverable.
1–2 weeks. We work alongside you to map domain, users, data, integrations, and constraints. Output: a written technical spec, architecture diagram, and a fixed-price delivery quote you can take or leave.
2–4 weeks. We build an end-to-end skeleton: front end → API → database → deployment pipeline. It does almost nothing — but every architectural decision is committed and verified. You see the shape of the product before we invest in features.
2-week sprints. Each sprint has a defined scope, demo, and stakeholder review. Working software at every demo. You can re-prioritise after each sprint based on what you've actually seen working.
Production launch, monitoring runbooks, documentation, code walkthrough, credentials handover, full IP transfer. Optional ongoing retainer for evolution and support.
For inherited or stalled projects. We diagnose first, prescribe second.
1 week. Architecture review, security scan, dependency audit, test coverage report, infrastructure walkthrough. Output: written diagnosis, prioritised risks, three clear options (stabilise, partial rewrite, or full rebuild) with honest cost ranges.
Patch the bleeding: critical security holes, production crashes, data integrity issues. We don't refactor at this stage; we stop the system from getting worse.
Incremental refactor of worst-offending modules. Tests added as we go. Architecture documented. Optional handover to your in-house team or ongoing retainer.
For connecting existing systems. Smaller engagements, sharply scoped.
Understand the source and destination systems. OAuth flows, API keys, schema mapping, field-level transformations, business rules.
Custom transformation logic, queues, webhooks for real-time, batch jobs for end-of-day reconciliation. Idempotency, dead-letter handling, monitoring.
Sandbox environments before production. Per-endpoint rate limiting that respects each vendor's quota. Exponential backoff. Alerts on failure.
We optimise for stacks engineers can actually hire for, debug at 3am, and hand over without ceremony. No fashionable framework that'll be unmaintained in two years.
Most clients have been burned at least once by an agency that disappeared into a six-month "build phase" and emerged with something nobody recognised. We work the opposite way:
Tell us roughly what you're building or trying to fix. We'll suggest the engagement shape that fits.
Tell us about your business bottleneck. If we can solve it, you'll know within 24 hours. If we can't, we'll tell you who can.