Which stack do you use?

Default is React or Next.js on the frontend, Node or Python on the backend, PostgreSQL for most data. We'll pick a stack your team can hire for and operate after we leave — choosing the most novel option is the easiest way to leave a client stranded.

Can you take over an existing codebase?

Often, yes — we run a code & risk audit first (1–2 weeks, fixed-fee) that gives you a frank read on technical debt, security posture, and rewrite vs. refactor recommendation. We've taken over codebases from offshore teams, in-house teams that lost the original engineers, and prior agencies.

How do you handle scale?

We design for the next order of magnitude, not the one after. Day-one is right-sized for your real traffic plus a comfortable buffer; we instrument the bottlenecks (DB connections, queue depths, p99 latencies) so the next scaling step is informed by data instead of speculation.

What about SOC 2, HIPAA, or PCI compliance?

We've shipped systems through all three. Compliance shapes architecture (encryption, audit logging, network segmentation, key management) and we'd rather have it inform decisions from week one than retrofit it later — retrofitting compliance has a way of costing more than the original build.

Web Application & Platform Development

Web Application Development — Platforms Built to Scale

Web apps that hold up under real traffic, real load, and a real product roadmap — not a CRUD form bolted onto a database with no plan for month six.

How we build web platforms

1
Discovery
ADRs, risks, walking skeleton
2
Foundation
Auth, infra, CI, observability
3
Core flow
First end-to-end user journey live
4
Iterate
Weekly demos, biweekly releases
5
Harden
Load test, security review, runbooks

Foundation lands in weeks 2–4 — every later sprint ships against it.

What you get

Modern frontend (React, Next.js, Vue, or what your team will actually maintain) with SSR and Core Web Vitals tuned

Backend in Node, Python, or Go, with proper boundaries — services that can scale independently of each other

Data architecture: PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or DynamoDB chosen for access patterns, not preference

Identity, multi-tenant isolation, role/permission model, audit trail — the unsexy work most teams skip

Observability from day one: logs, traces, metrics, and dashboards your on-call engineer can actually use

CI/CD pipeline with preview environments, feature flags, and a rollback plan that's been rehearsed

Security baseline: OWASP top 10, dependency scanning, secrets management, and headers that pass an audit

When it fits

The product needs to evolve weekly — a no-code tool will hit a wall, and you can see it
You have or will hire someone to own the platform — a web app without an owner regresses
Performance, security, or compliance constraints make 'just buy SaaS' the wrong answer
You'd rather pay for the architecture once than rewrite it after the Series B

When it doesn't

The product is genuinely a landing page or a brochure — a CMS solves that better
There's no budget past launch — platforms that ship and freeze become security liabilities
Requirements change weekly with no executive owner — discovery first, then a build

Process

Discovery (1–3 weeks) produces an architecture decision record, a phased delivery plan, and a shipped 'walking skeleton' — auth, deploy pipeline, and a minimal end-to-end path live in your staging environment. Build is sprint-based with weekly demos and a production release every 2–4 weeks.

Full delivery process

Pricing

Fixed-price by milestone for MVPs ($80–300k). Dedicated team or pod on quarterly cycles for platform builds. Compliance work (SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI) is scoped separately and runs alongside development.

See engagement models

Case studies

E-Commerce & Retail

Multi-Vendor E-Commerce Platform

Scalable marketplace processing $10M+ monthly with AI recommendations and real-time inventory management.

Human Resources & Recruitment

AI-Powered Applicant Tracking System

Comprehensive ATS solution with AI-driven candidate matching, automated resume parsing, and real-time recruiter-candidate communication serving 10K+ monthly candidates.

FAQ

Which stack do you use?: Default is React or Next.js on the frontend, Node or Python on the backend, PostgreSQL for most data. We'll pick a stack your team can hire for and operate after we leave — choosing the most novel option is the easiest way to leave a client stranded.
Can you take over an existing codebase?: Often, yes — we run a code & risk audit first (1–2 weeks, fixed-fee) that gives you a frank read on technical debt, security posture, and rewrite vs. refactor recommendation. We've taken over codebases from offshore teams, in-house teams that lost the original engineers, and prior agencies.
How do you handle scale?: We design for the next order of magnitude, not the one after. Day-one is right-sized for your real traffic plus a comfortable buffer; we instrument the bottlenecks (DB connections, queue depths, p99 latencies) so the next scaling step is informed by data instead of speculation.
What about SOC 2, HIPAA, or PCI compliance?: We've shipped systems through all three. Compliance shapes architecture (encryption, audit logging, network segmentation, key management) and we'd rather have it inform decisions from week one than retrofit it later — retrofitting compliance has a way of costing more than the original build.

Ready to talk web application & platform development?

30-minute scoping call. No obligation, no hard sell.