How We Build
Reliable software,
built to last
How we keep your product secure, your data safe, your costs low, and your business connected to the tools it depends on.
What matters to you
The stuff that keeps founders up at night
Before the tech decisions, we address the business concerns. Here's how we handle the things that actually matter.
Your data is protected
Every application we build encrypts data in storage and in transit. We follow the same security standards used by banks and government — not because we have to, but because your customers deserve it. Login systems include multi-factor authentication, brute-force protection, and session management that meets international security benchmarks.
Automated daily backups
Your database is backed up automatically every day, with point-in-time recovery that lets us restore to any moment in the last 30 days. Backups are stored in a separate location from your live system, so even a catastrophic failure can't touch them. We test restores regularly — a backup you can't recover from isn't a backup.
Scales with your growth
Whether you have 100 users or 100,000, the infrastructure adjusts automatically. During a quiet Tuesday night, you're running minimal resources and paying almost nothing. When your marketing campaign goes viral, the system scales up in seconds — no downtime, no panicked phone calls.
Cost-efficient by design
We design systems that only consume resources when they're needed. Most of our projects run on less than $50/month in cloud costs during early stages. As you grow, costs scale proportionally — not exponentially. We regularly audit infrastructure bills and eliminate waste.
99.9% uptime, monitored 24/7
Automated health checks run every minute. If something goes wrong at 3am, our monitoring systems alert us before your users notice. We use rolling deployments, so updates go live without any downtime — your customers never see a maintenance page.
No vendor lock-in
We use industry-standard, open-source technologies wherever possible. Your code, your data, your intellectual property — all of it is yours. If you ever want to bring development in-house or switch providers, everything is documented, version-controlled, and transferable.
Cloud Hosting
Your app runs on the same cloud as Netflix, Airbnb, and Slack
We build exclusively on Amazon Web Services (AWS) — the world's most reliable cloud platform. Three hosting models, matched to your stage and budget.
Pay-per-use
Best for: MVPs & early-stage
Your app only runs when someone uses it. No traffic? No bill. Perfect for startups validating an idea — you can launch a full backend for under $5/month and scale to thousands of users without changing a thing.
Always-on managed
Best for: Growing businesses
Dedicated compute that auto-scales with demand. No servers to manage, no operating systems to patch. We handle the infrastructure so you can focus on your product. Most of our production apps run on this model.
Global edge delivery
Best for: Marketing sites & SPAs
Your website or web app is cached at data centres around the world. Users in Sydney, London, and New York all get sub-50ms load times. Includes SSL certificates, custom domains, and automatic cache updates.
99.9%
Uptime SLA
30 days
Backup retention
<200ms
Avg API response
24/7
Automated monitoring
Integrations
We connect your product to the tools your business already uses
Payments, payroll, accounting, POS terminals, CRMs — we've built 35+ integrations across every major business system category. If your vendor has an API, we can connect to it.
Payments & Billing
- Stripe
- PayPal
- Google Pay
- Apple Pay
- Chargebee
- Tyro
- Braintree
Accounting & Finance
- Xero
- MYOB
- FinPower Connect
HR & Payroll
- Employment Hero
- HumanForce
- Deputy
- Roubler
- Beboz
POS Systems
- Oolio
- SwiftPOS
- iDealPOS
- OrderMate
- Impos
- Triniteq
CRM & Marketing
- Salesforce
- HubSpot
- Creatio
- Mailchimp
Workforce & Rostering
- FoundU
- Ready Workforce
Identity & Auth
- Okta
- Auth0
- nauth-toolkit
Automation & APIs
- Zapier
- Google Maps
- AWS SNS / SES
- Twilio
- SendGrid
Don't see your system? We've built custom connectors for dozens of proprietary APIs. Let's talk.
Under the hood
The technology behind it all
For the technically curious — here's what runs inside the products we build. Everything is open-source, battle-tested, and chosen for long-term maintainability.
Frontend
What your users see and touch
Angular for complex, data-driven web platforms — dashboards, portals, and marketplaces where real-time state management matters. Flutter for native-quality iOS and Android apps from a single codebase. Astro for content-first sites that load instantly.
Tailwind CSS for consistent, responsive design systems. Hugo for blazing-fast static sites and documentation portals. Ionic and Capacitor when a hybrid mobile approach fits the budget and timeline.
Angular
Enterprise-grade SPA framework
Astro
Static-first content sites
Hugo
Fast static site generator
HTML5
Semantic, accessible markup
Tailwind CSS
Utility-first CSS framework
Flutter
Cross-platform native apps
Ionic
Hybrid mobile framework
Capacitor
Native runtime bridge
Node.js
High-performance runtime
NestJS
TypeScript-first API framework
Backend
The engine under the hood
Every backend runs on Node.js with NestJS — TypeScript end-to-end. Clean architecture with dependency injection, modules, and decorators that scales from a single API to distributed microservices without rewriting.
// typical project structure
src/ ├── modules/ # feature modules │ ├── users/ # controller + service + entity │ ├── payments/ # Stripe integration │ └── notifications/ ├── common/ # guards, pipes, interceptors ├── config/ # env-based configuration └── main.ts # bootstrap
Data Layer
Storage, caching, and queues
Different data problems need different solutions. We pick based on data shape, query patterns, and performance requirements.
PostgreSQL
Primary storage
Relational data, transactions, complex joins. JSONB for hybrid document queries.
MongoDB
Document storage
Flexible schemas, rapid prototyping, nested data structures.
Redis
Cache & queues
Session cache, rate limiting, background job queues, real-time pub/sub.
MySQL
Legacy & migrations
WordPress backends, legacy system migrations, simple relational use cases.
Infrastructure & DevOps
Automated pipelines, containerised deployments
AWS services we deploy with
For Developers
How we work under the hood
Strict TypeScript
strict: true, no any. Shared types between frontend and backend via npm packages or monorepo imports.
API-first design
OpenAPI specs written before code. Auto-generated client SDKs. Contract testing between services.
Database migrations
TypeORM or Prisma migrations checked into git. Every schema change is versioned, reviewable, and reversible.
Environment parity
Docker Compose for local dev matching prod topology. Env vars via .env files locally, Secrets Manager in AWS.
Code review culture
Every PR reviewed. Linting enforced in CI. Conventional commits for automated changelogs.
OWASP Top 10
Injection prevention, XSS sanitisation, CSRF tokens, broken access control checks, security headers — baked into every sprint.
Need a specific technology?
Our team adapts fast. If your project calls for a tool not listed here, let's discuss it.