Most software failures are decisions, not defects.
Wrong architecture. Premature choices. Missing observability. Failures that look like engineering problems but started as judgment calls.
Approach
The expensive problems are always upstream.
New product or decade-old monolith. The patterns that cause real damage don't change:
- Early decisions that made sense at the time but now limit what's possible
- Missing visibility into performance, failures, and how the system actually behaves under load
- No clear path from current state to target architecture
In fintech, infrastructure, and logistics, these patterns don't just slow you down. They become compliance events, missed SLAs, or systems that fail under the conditions they were built to handle.
We work through these in order of consequence, not in order of complexity.
Fixed-fee
Scoped and priced before work begins. No hourly billing.
2-4 weeks
Typical timeline for a technical review. Findings delivered as a written report with a prioritized path forward.
Previous engineering work includes CNN, Google, and Meta.
Backend & Systems
Services architecture, data modeling, cloud infrastructure. Designed for the access patterns and operational requirements you'll actually face.
Frontend & Interfaces
Web applications, mobile products, CLI tools. Engineered for the team and user base you're growing into, not the one you have at launch.
Reliability & Scale
Observability, failure modes, performance under real traffic. The work that determines whether a system runs or just appears to.
AI & Integrations
LLM-powered capabilities, data pipelines, third-party systems. Production implementations, not proofs of concept.
Engagement
Every engagement is fixed-fee, scoped after we determine fit together.
New Product Build
From architecture and stack decisions through to production launch. Multi-month, multi-workstream. We own the engineering end to end.
Technical Review
Independent assessment of an existing system: architecture, performance, reliability. Written findings, quantified risk, and a concrete plan for what to fix first.
Targeted Engagement
A defined problem, a fixed scope: a migration, a performance issue, a critical integration, or a system under pressure.
All engagements are governed by mutual NDA.