How it works
- Discovery
- We start by understanding the problem — not just the brief. What users actually need, what the constraints are, where the real value is. Scope gets written around what done means for you.
- Iterate
- Short cycles, real users, real feedback. We build, ship, measure, and adjust — and we flag drift early, before it becomes a surprise.
- Hand back
- Engagements end. We hand back something running — the source, the infrastructure, and the freedom to never call us again. Most people still do.
What we build
- Web and desktop products — SaaS, internal tools, B2B platforms, operations software
- Agentic systems — LLM-integrated products, automation pipelines, AI-native workflows
- Infrastructure and backend — serious API work, data systems, enterprise integrations
Not marketing sites. Not pure design. Not projects without a real problem at the centre.
Stack
- TypeScript · Python · C#/.NET
- Chosen per problem, not per comfort. Web products and APIs, data-heavy backends, enterprise systems — each language where it earns its place.
- Cloud & infrastructure
- Cloudflare-first at the edge; AWS, GCP, or a plain Hetzner box when that’s the honest answer. The stack is a consequence of the problem, not a menu.
- Agentic systems
- Running in our own products before they run in yours. The model is the smallest part; the system around it — what it sees, what it can touch, how you know it’s working — is the work.
Ask us about a specific one.
Who we work with
- Founders and product leads with a real problem — we work on it together, from discovery through delivery
- Companies that have outgrown what they’re running and need the next version built to fit
- Teams that want someone in the work for the duration — and a clean hand-back at the end
- Builders with one real problem and a clear idea of what done looks like
Get in touch
Currently full — next slot Q4. Tell us what you’re building anyway: the clearest briefs get the sharpest answers. We’ll reply if it’s a fit, or point you somewhere more useful if it isn’t.
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