How we work,
in detail.

Four phases. Weekly demos. A senior team you talk to directly. No mystery, no proprietary methodology — just discipline applied consistently.

01
Discover
Week one. We sit with your team — engineers, operators, customers if relevant — and map the actual problem. We audit existing systems, read the code, listen to support tickets. Nothing about your situation is too obvious to ask about. You leave week one with a written technical brief, a fixed scope document, and a clear price.
Week 1
02
Design
Architecture decisions, system diagrams, API contracts, and high-fidelity prototypes — all delivered before production code is written. Engineers and designers working together, not in sequence. You see weekly progress on Figma and Miro. This phase typically takes two to three weeks.
Weeks 2–3
03
Build
Senior engineers writing production code from day one. Weekly demos every Friday. Full Git access from week one. CI/CD running from the first commit. A shared Slack channel where your team and ours work as one. We deploy to staging continuously — and to production whenever you're ready.
Weeks 4–N
04
Launch & scale
Production launch with monitoring, runbooks, on-call rotation, and a 90-day stabilization SLA. We don't disappear at handoff. Then we either transition the system to your team — with documentation, training, and a clean Git history — or we stay on for ongoing engineering, retainer, or fractional CTO work.
Launch +
Commitments

What we guarantee.

Specific, measurable, written into every contract. No fine print, no surprise asterisks.

Weekly working demos

Every Friday during the build, you see something running. Not slides, not mockups — real code on real infrastructure.

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Fixed-scope quotes

We quote a fixed price for a fixed scope. If we underestimate, that's our problem — not a change order.

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Full transparency

Git access from week one. Slack from week one. Every PR reviewed in front of you. You see how the sausage is made.

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90-day stabilization

For 90 days post-launch, we fix any defect found in our work. No invoice, no negotiation, no ticket queue.

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Real documentation

Architecture docs, runbooks, ADRs, API specs. Written by the engineers who built the system. Maintained, not retro-fitted.

Clean handoff

If you transition the system to your team, we run training sessions and stay reachable for 60 days. No hostage taking.

FAQ

Common questions.

How big is the studio?

Deliberately small. We're a senior team and we keep the headcount tight so we can stay senior. We typically run two to four parallel engagements at any time.

Do you outsource any work?

No. Every line of code is written by the team you signed up. We don't subcontract to offshore agencies, junior staffing firms, or anyone else. The pitch team is the build team.

How do you price engagements?

Fixed scope, fixed price for project work. Weekly retainer for ongoing engagements. We don't do hourly billing — it incentivizes the wrong things on both sides.

What if we need to change scope mid-project?

We expect it. We carry a 15% scope buffer in every plan, so small changes are absorbed. Larger changes get a clear, written change order — with a new price and timeline. No surprise invoices.

Can we hire your engineers full-time?

It happens, and we don't block it. We have agreements in place for exactly this scenario — with a notice period and a fair transition fee that scales with engagement length.

What about IP and confidentiality?

All work product is yours, with full IP transfer in the contract. We sign NDAs as a default and we mean them — most of our work doesn't appear publicly anywhere.

What's your minimum engagement size?

Our smallest typical engagement is around four weeks. Below that, we're not a great fit — the ramp-up tax doesn't pay off. For shorter consultations or audits, get in touch and we'll figure something out.

Ready to work this way?

Tell us about your project. We respond to every serious inquiry within one business day.

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