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Engineering

Software built for production from the first commit.

Full-stack platforms, APIs and applications engineered to be operated, not just launched.

Talk to an architect What is included

Sound familiar

Where this usually starts.

The difference between an MVP and a product is everything that happens after launch. We build with that day in mind: tested pipelines, security scanning, accessibility, and an architecture the next engineer can actually work in.

Tick the ones that sound like your situation.

Scope

What is included.

  • Web platforms

    Server-rendered and single page applications on typed APIs.

  • APIs and services

    API design and service architecture in TypeScript, Python, Go or .NET.

  • Product design

    UX and UI with WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility built in.

  • Testing

    Automated unit, integration and end-to-end tests in the pipeline.

  • Security in delivery

    Dependency, secret and code scanning on every commit.

  • Handover

    Documentation, runbooks and knowledge transfer.

Reference architecture

From commit to production, and back again when it breaks.

Product engineering covers both ends of the engineering architecture: the engineers who build, and the production services they deliver, with the release path between them run to the same standard.

From commit to production, and back again when it breaks. BUILD RELEASE PRODUCTION OPERATE Engineers Repository CI pipeline Artifact registry Staging Feature flags Production services Web and mobile Legacy system Observability On-call

What this service delivers here

  • Engineers

    The team that builds it, and keeps running it.

  • Production services

    The running system, deployed the same way every time.

Walk through every flow in Engineering

Before you start

Decisions to settle early.

  • Build or buy

    If a product already does the job well, building is waste. We build where the software is how you compete.

  • Which stack

    The stack should be one your team can hire for and maintain. Mainstream choices win unless the product needs otherwise.

  • Who runs it after launch

    Your team, ours or both. The handover is planned from the start, not at the end.

Approach

How the work runs.

  1. Scope

    Acceptance criteria agreed before the build

  2. Build

    Typed APIs, tests and accessibility

  3. Scan

    Security checks on every commit

  4. Hand over

    Documented, tested, with the source

Commercials

How it is bought.

  • A fixed-fee assessment

    We review the product idea or existing codebase, the users and the constraints, and agree acceptance criteria. You receive the findings, a delivery plan and a fixed build price.

  • A fixed-price build

    The build to the agreed acceptance criteria, with tests, security scanning, accessibility and documentation, at a fixed price.

  • Running it afterwards

    After launch, your team takes over with the handover, or we continue to operate and develop the product on a retainer.

Start with the assessment.

Scope an assessment

Worked example

A tool that outgrew its spreadsheet.

Say a logistics company plans its routes in a large spreadsheet with macros only one person understands, and the business now needs drivers, dispatchers and customers to see the same plan.

  1. Scope

    We agree with the dispatchers who use the spreadsheet today what the first release must do, who uses it, and how each requirement is tested.

  2. Build

    A web application with a typed API replaces the spreadsheet, delivered in small releases that dispatchers try as they arrive.

  3. Secure

    Dependency, secret and code scanning run on every commit, and the customer view is tested for accessibility before it goes live.

  4. Hand over

    The code, tests, documentation and runbooks are in the company's repository, and its own developers deploy the final release.

At the end, planning runs on a system more than one person understands, customers can see their deliveries, and the company owns and can change the code.

An illustration

An illustration, not a client account.

Where it goes wrong

What we design out.

  • Building before agreeing what done means

    Without acceptance criteria, every review is a negotiation. Criteria are agreed before the build.

  • Code delivered at the end

    Source handed over in a final package hides problems until it is too late. Code lives in your repository from the first commit.

  • An architecture only its authors understand

    A clever design nobody can hire for becomes a liability. We favor mainstream, well-supported technology.

Outcomes

What it changes.

  • An architecture built to evolve

    Boundaries, APIs and dependencies are chosen to support the next release and the next team, not only the first demo.

  • Safety in the delivery path

    Automated testing, security checks and reviewable releases reduce the risk of every change.

  • Ownership that transfers cleanly

    Documentation and knowledge transfer are part of delivery, so you keep control of the product you funded.

How you will know it is working

  • Releases arrive in small, usable steps.
  • Every commit passes tests and security scanning.
  • Your engineers can deploy without us.
  • Accessibility is tested, not assumed.

You keep

What you have at the end.

Handover pack

five items

  1. Product specification and acceptance criteria What the product must do and how each requirement is tested, agreed before the build starts.
  2. Source code in your repository All the code in your version control from the first commit, with its history, rather than delivered at the end.
  3. Automated test suites and pipeline Unit, integration and end-to-end tests that run on every change, in a pipeline you control.
  4. Architecture and API documentation How the system is structured and how its APIs behave, written for the next engineer.
  5. Runbooks and handover sessions How to deploy, operate and troubleshoot the system, taught to your team before we step back.

The team

Who you work with.

  • Engineering lead

    Owns architecture, delivery and the acceptance criteria with you.

  • Software engineers

    Build features, tests and pipelines in your repository.

  • Product designer

    Designs the experience and tests it with real users, accessibility included.

What we need from you

  • A product owner who can make decisions quickly.
  • Access to users for research and testing.
  • Repositories and environments, or permission to create them.
  • Any existing code, designs or specifications.

Shipped with the pipelines, dashboards and runbooks to run it.

Questions

Questions we get asked.

Who owns the source code and documentation?

You do. The agreed work product transfers on payment under the statement of work, with documentation and a structured handover.

Can you take over a build another team started?

Yes, and much of our work begins that way. We assess maintainability, delivery risk and security posture first, so you get an honest read on what is worth keeping before anyone commits to a plan.

What does accessibility mean in practice on your builds?

WCAG 2.2 AA as a build requirement rather than a retrofit: keyboard operability, contrast checked automatically, real form labels and structure assistive technology can navigate, enforced in the pipeline rather than audited at the end.

Will we be able to hire engineers who can work in this codebase?

That is a design constraint we take seriously. We choose established tools over interesting ones, document the decisions that are not obvious and avoid patterns that need us to explain them.

How is a product build priced?

Once the assessment has established the scope, the build is priced as a fixed figure, with the assumptions it depends on written down. A change to the scope is priced the same way before it is made, so there is no hourly meter running in the background.

How do you choose the technology stack?

From what the product needs and what your team can own afterwards. We favor mainstream, well-supported technologies such as TypeScript, Python, Go and .NET, and pick the one your developers can hire for and maintain, unless the product needs something specific.

How often will we see working software?

Throughout the build, in small releases to an environment you can use, so feedback arrives while it is cheap to act on. Acceptance criteria are checked as each piece is delivered rather than all at once at the end.

What happens after launch?

Either your team takes over with the handover we have prepared, or we keep operating and developing the product under a retainer. Many clients choose a mix, with their team owning the roadmap and ours on call for the platform.

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Where it is bought

Software and product engineering, by sector and region.

Sectors that ask for it

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Build the product your team can own after launch.

Start with the customer problem, the platform constraint or the codebase you have inherited. We will turn it into a buildable plan.

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What happens next

  1. You pick the time

    Describe what you want built and who will use it; the call is at a time you choose.

  2. Thirty minutes, with an engineer

    A senior engineer discusses scope, constraints and what the first release must do.

  3. A written assessment

    It sets out acceptance criteria and a fixed build price.