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Services: the systems your product runs on

Most of our work sits below the interface: in how data moves, how services talk to each other and how the system behaves under load. Each service below is a page of its own, with what we do, when you need it and what you get.

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The layers of a product, from apps down to cloud infrastructure Four stacked layers: web, mobile and AI features on top; backend services; data flows and integrations; cloud infrastructure at the bottom. A tall node on the left labelled system design spans all layers, and one on the right labelled performance spans them too. SYSTEM DESIGN PERFORMANCE Web · mobile · AI features what users see Backend services APIs · workers · real time Data flows and integrations feeds · webhooks · sync Cloud infrastructure environments · pipelines · alerts Most of the work sits below the interface

  • Scalable system design

    We design the service boundaries, data models and failure handling of new systems, and review existing ones before growth exposes their limits.

    More about system design

    Typical work

    • Architecture for a new product or platform
    • Reviews of systems starting to strain
    • Migration plans for legacy systems

  • Distributed, high-load backends

    We build the services, APIs and workers that carry your traffic, with queues, caching and data stores chosen for the load you expect.

    More about backend development

    Typical work

    • APIs and services for high-traffic products
    • Background processing with message queues
    • Real-time processing of live data

  • Performance engineering

    We find where the time goes, in queries, services or infrastructure, and fix the slow parts, measuring before and after each change.

    More about performance engineering

    Typical work

    • Database and query tuning
    • Profiling slow services and endpoints
    • Load tests and capacity planning

  • Data flows and integrations

    We connect your system to partner APIs and third-party feeds, and keep data consistent as it moves between services, live or in batches.

    More about data integrations

    Typical work

    • Normalizing feeds from several providers into one model
    • Webhooks that send only what changed
    • Two-way sync with third-party platforms

  • Cloud infrastructure and reliability

    We set up the cloud environments, containers and deployment pipelines your system runs on, with monitoring, alerting and recovery plans built in.

    More about cloud infrastructure

    Typical work

    • Cloud environments defined as code
    • Deployment pipelines and container orchestration
    • Backups, failover and recovery testing

  • Architecture Review

    A fixed-scope review for teams expecting more load, fighting slowdowns or deciding whether to rebuild. A few weeks, quoted before we start.

    How the review works

    What you get

    • A map of your architecture and data flows
    • Bottlenecks and risks, ranked by impact and effort
    • A target design and a written, step-by-step plan

What we build on top

The same team builds the apps and features that run on the systems we design.

  • Web appsBack offices, dashboards and customer-facing web apps, built on APIs we design.
  • Mobile appsCross-platform mobile apps that share a backend with your web product.
  • AI featuresLLM-based search, summaries and assistants, connected to your data, with cost and quality monitoring.

Tell us about your system

Send a few lines about what you are building or what needs fixing, and we will set up a call.

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