Take a product to launch
You have a product to get in front of users. We design, build and deploy it with you.
Best for founders and new product lines
Senior hands on every line
A small engineering studio, building software properly.
Web, mobile and platform work for founders and product teams — with deep benches in AI and blockchain when a project needs them. Clear scope, code you own from day one.
Where we go deep
- 01Product engineeringWeb and mobile products, built end to end.
- 02Platform & dataCloud foundations and pipelines a small team can operate.
- 03Applied AIAssistants, search and automation wired into real products.
- 04BlockchainContracts, wallets and settlement when a project calls for it.
TypeScript · Node.js · Python · Go · EVM · Cardano
What we do
Four things, done to a standard.
Most projects need the first two. The other two show up when a product genuinely calls for them — never because they're fashionable.
01
Product engineering
Web and mobile products, built end to end and shipped to users.
- Web apps
- Mobile
- APIs
- Design systems
02
Platform & infrastructure
Cloud foundations, CI and observability a small team can actually operate.
- AWS / GCP
- CI/CD
- Observability
- Cost control
03
AI features
Assistants, search and automation — with evals so you know they hold up.
- RAG & search
- Agents
- Evals
- Model ops
04
Blockchain engineering
Smart contracts, wallets and indexing for teams whose product needs them.
- Smart contracts
- Wallets
- Indexing
- Audit prep
Ways to work with us
Pick the size of the problem.
Turn an idea into a plan
We pressure-test the idea, build the risky part for real, and hand back a plan with costs and a timeline.
Best when the shape of the work is still open
Keep shipping every month
A standing team on your roadmap — new features, upkeep and on-call, at a fixed monthly rate.
Best once something is live and growing
What you can count on
- You talk to the engineersNo account layer, no handover to a junior bench.
- Progress you can seeA running demo every week instead of a status document.
- Tested, not vibesReal coverage — and measured evals wherever a model is involved.
- No lock-inYour repos, your cloud, your keys — documented and handed over.
- Average engineering experience
- 8 yrs
- Concurrent projects, deliberately capped
- Max 3
- Engineers per project
- 2–4
- Code, keys and accounts you own
- 100%
How we work
Short steps, visible work.
We start small, show something real early, and keep the exit cheap at every stage.
- 01
Intro call
Thirty minutes on the problem, not a sales script.
- 02
Written approach
Scope, costs and the risky parts, on paper.
- 03
Build and demo weekly
Something running in your hands every week.
- 04
Hand over or keep going
Docs, keys and repos — or a standing team.
Tell us what you're building.
A short description of the problem is enough to start. We reply within two working days.
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