Engineering services for teams that need to ship.
Three tracks. Pick the one that fits, or talk to us about a blend.
Custom software development
Greenfield builds for businesses that need something specific and want it done right the first time.
Web applications
Modern, responsive web apps with sane defaults. We pick the stack to fit the team that will maintain it — not the one that looks good on a résumé.
- React, Vue, HTMX, or server-rendered — whichever fits
- Node, Python, Go, or Ruby on the backend
- Postgres-first; we use the database properly
- Authentication, billing, and admin panels you can actually run
- Deployable on day one, not month six
Mobile apps
Native iOS and Android, or cross-platform when it makes sense. We pick based on your audience, not our preference.
- Native iOS in Swift / SwiftUI
- Native Android in Kotlin / Jetpack Compose
- React Native or Flutter for cross-platform
- App Store and Play Store submission, including review hand-holding
- Subscriptions, in-app purchases, and analytics done correctly
Internal tools & integrations
The unsexy software that quietly runs a business. Dashboards, automations, and APIs that connect the systems you already use.
- Internal admin tools and dashboards
- Workflow automation (Zapier-class problems, but custom)
- API design and third-party integrations
- ETL, reporting, and data plumbing
- Cloud infrastructure on AWS, GCP, Linode, or Hetzner
Codebase rescue & modernization
For software that already exists but isn't pulling its weight. We come in, get oriented, and ship the next change safely.
Legacy modernization
That Rails 4 app, jQuery monolith, or VB.NET service that's holding the team back. We migrate incrementally so the lights stay on.
- Framework and language version upgrades
- Strangler-fig migrations to new stacks
- On-prem to cloud, or one cloud to another
- Dependency upgrades with regression coverage
- Documentation written for the team that will own it next
Performance & security
Concrete wins, measured before and after. No theatrical "deep audit" PDFs — just the issues that matter and the fixes that ship.
- Database query and index audits
- Frontend performance (Core Web Vitals, real-user metrics)
- API latency and throughput diagnosis
- Dependency vulnerability triage and patching
- Authentication and authorization review
Codebase takeover
The original developer is gone, the agency moved on, the founder isn't writing code anymore. We've inherited dozens of these and shipped from them.
- Onboarding doc and architecture map, week one
- Test coverage from zero to confidence
- Build, deploy, and runbook documentation
- Bug backlog triage and prioritized fixes
- Optional ongoing maintenance retainer
Fractional engineering & advisory
Senior engineering judgment, in smaller doses than a full-time hire. For founders, product teams, and investors.
Fractional CTO
The technical co-founder you didn't have. A few days a month, on call for the decisions that matter and the ones that don't.
- Architecture and stack decisions
- Vendor and contractor selection
- Roadmap pressure-testing
- Investor and board technical narrative
- "Should we build this or buy it?"
Embedded engineer
A senior engineer dropped into your existing team for a quarter. They write code, review PRs, mentor juniors, and unblock the work that's stuck.
- 2–4 days per week, 1–2 quarters
- Pair-programming and code review
- Architectural sketches turned into working code
- Hiring help — interviews, take-homes, scorecards
- Knowledge transfer to your team on the way out
Technical due diligence
For investors evaluating a deal, or operators about to acquire a codebase. A clear-eyed read on what you're actually buying.
- Code quality and maintainability assessment
- Architecture, scalability, and key-person risk
- Security and compliance posture review
- Team and process evaluation
- Written report, plus a call to walk you through it
How a project runs
Four steps. The first one is free. The others have fixed quotes.
Scope
A 30-minute call, a written one-pager, and a fixed quote. If we're not the right fit, we'll tell you who is.
Discover
A paid one-week deep dive. Architecture brief, risk register, prioritized plan. You own the output regardless of what comes next.
Build
Two-week sprints. Demos every Friday. You see every commit. Cancel after any sprint with no penalty.
Hand off
Documented runbook, transferred infrastructure, optional retainer. The repo is yours, the keys are yours, the docs are yours.
Get a quote.
One short email is enough to get started. We'll come back with questions, and a fixed quote within a few business days.