FAQs
Straight Answers
The questions founders ask when they've been burned before and need to know if we're different.
What kinds of systems do you build?
Mobile apps, AI-integrated products, marketplaces, on-demand platforms, SaaS, and data-heavy systems. We also take over legacy stacks that are holding a product back and modernize them without burning the house down. We don't do everything — we do these things at a senior level.
How do you work — sprints or continuous delivery?
Kanban, not sprints. Small slices shipped as they're ready — you don't wait two weeks to see if we're on track. Feature flags let you release when you want, not when a sprint ends. You have visibility into every day of work, not just the Friday update.
How long does a project take?
Discovery to MVP is typically 6–14 weeks. That range is real — scope and integrations drive it, not padding. Larger platforms ship in phases with hard milestones so you're never funding a black hole. We tell you the honest timeline in discovery, not the one that sounds good to close the deal.
Can you integrate AI into an existing product?
Yes — and we do it without touching what's already working. Retrieval, guardrails, and monitoring come with it. We can put a working prototype in front of users fast, then harden it into production without the cleanup being bigger than the project.
Can you handle high-load and real-time systems?
Yes. We've built ride-hailing platforms handling high-frequency GPS telemetry across multiple cities — that's not a claim, it's a shipped case study on this site. Caching, queue-based processing, horizontal scaling, and performance testing are baseline for us, not upsells.
What's your approach to data and analytics?
We build data flows that are reliable first, then useful. Event tracking, warehouses, dashboards, and experimentation pipelines — designed so your team can actually use them, not just so they exist on a slide about infrastructure.
What tools and tech stack do you use?
React/Next.js, Node.js, Python, Go, PostgreSQL, Redis, Docker, and major cloud providers. We choose boring, proven technology on purpose — the goal is a product that runs in two years, not a résumé of frameworks. We'll tell you if we think a different stack is the right call for your system.
Do you provide UI/UX and product strategy?
Yes. We can lead discovery, UX/UI, and product strategy — or slot in alongside your existing design team without the friction of a handoff problem. We don't treat design as a deliverable separate from engineering. They work together from the first week.
How do you ensure security and reliability?
Least-privilege access, secrets management, audits, and observability are standard — not an add-on you pay for separately. Production systems ship with monitoring, alerts, and incident playbooks. If something breaks at 2am, we already have a process for it before it happens.
Who owns the IP and code?
You do. Full stop. Source code, assets, and documentation transfer to your repo. We don't hold code hostage, we don't create dependency on our infrastructure, and we don't make it hard to leave.
Do you stay after launch?
Yes — and this is the part most agencies skip. Ongoing support, observability, performance tuning, and new features as the product grows. We're still in the room when your traffic doubles.
How do engagements usually start?
A short discovery call to understand what you're building and what's already gone wrong. Then we align on scope, risks, and milestones before anything is signed. We don't take projects we can't do well — if there's a mismatch, we'll tell you in the first conversation.