Software · Infrastructure · Data · AI
Grow your product. We run your engineering.
We build your software, run your infrastructure, and make your data usable, and we stay accountable for how it performs.
What we do
Software that runs your business
Custom web applications and the systems behind them: the tools your team and customers actually use. Built to work correctly, handle real load, and connect to what you already have.
Infrastructure that stays up and scales
Your cloud, set up right and kept running: reliable hosting, smooth releases, sensible costs, and security, without standing up an in-house ops team.
Data you can actually trust
Scattered data pulled into one reliable place you can query and trust, the manual reporting automated, and the groundwork laid for analytics and AI.
AI that earns its keep
Practical AI and agents that do real work: automating the tedious, answering from your own data, and lifting routine tasks off your team. We build what pays for itself, not demos.
Who we help
We do our best work with startups and small teams, where a small, focused team makes an outsized difference. We are glad to help larger companies too, on the parts that suit a lean team.
Shipping a product
You have something to build or launch and want it shipped fast by a small team that takes it from idea to live.
Taming operations
Things break, deploys are nerve-racking, and the cloud bill keeps climbing. You want it made boring and reliable.
Making sense of data
Your numbers live in spreadsheets and scattered tools. You want them in one place you can trust and use.
How we work
No mystery and no lock-in. Here is how an engagement runs, from the first call to running in production.
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Discovery
A short, focused call to understand the problem and the constraints, and to check we are the right team. You get an honest answer either way.
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A scoped plan
We write down what we will do, in what order, and what done looks like. You approve it before any building starts.
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Build
We ship in small, working increments you can see, with regular updates and no surprises.
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Run
We do not build and vanish. We help you run it, keep it healthy, and hand over cleanly whenever you want to take the wheel.
Why work with us
You work with the builders
You deal directly with the people writing and running your systems. Decisions happen in one conversation, nothing is lost in a hand-off, and the work is built to hold up in production, not just to demo.
We build and ship
We take it from the first commit to running in production, so what we build is what actually works, in front of real users and holding up under real load.
Straight talk
Clear scope, honest trade-offs, and the judgment to tell you when not to build something. We would rather drop a line item than leave you maintaining something you will regret.
Common questions
What kinds of projects do you take on?
New product builds, taking over and stabilising existing systems, cloud and infrastructure work, data pipelines, and practical AI features where they genuinely help. If it is backend, infrastructure, data, or AI heavy, it is in our wheelhouse.
Which technologies do you work with?
We keep to a small, proven toolkit and reach for the simplest thing that does the job. Backend in Python and Go; web and full-stack in TypeScript with React and Node. Postgres for data, containers and infrastructure-as-code for delivery, kept as light as the job allows. We pick tools your team can live with, not whatever is trending, and nothing you will need to hire someone else to babysit later.
Do you work with our existing stack and tools?
Yes. We meet your codebase and cloud where they are rather than pushing a rewrite. If a rewrite is genuinely the right call, we will say so and explain why.
How do you handle hosting and cloud?
We right-size it. For most small teams a single well-run server is plenty and keeps the monthly bill low. When a project genuinely needs managed cloud or more scale, we set that up on your provider of choice.
Can you build something new and also take over something existing?
Both. Greenfield builds, and inherited systems that need documentation, tests, and a steadier footing.
How do you handle security and access to our systems?
Least-privilege access, secrets kept in a vault rather than in code or chat, and a clean handover when the work ends. We never ask for more access than the task needs.
Who owns the code and the intellectual property?
The custom work we build for you is yours, in your repositories and your accounts. The one exception is any of our own existing products or components we bring in to save you time and cost: we keep the rights to those, and we always make that clear and agree it with you at the start, never as a surprise later.
How do engagements and pricing work?
Every engagement is scoped with you rather than from a rate card: a defined project, ongoing work, or an advisory arrangement. A short discovery call gets you a real number.
Where are you based, and what hours do you keep?
We work remotely and keep meeting hours that overlap comfortably with your team. We are clear about availability from the start.
Have something you need built or run well?
Tell us what you're working on. We'll be straight with you about whether we're the right team, and how we'd approach it.
We read every message and reply personally.