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How we work

Process shaped by the problem,
not by a template

Domain first. Then architecture. Then code the operators can run. Send the brief — estimate within 24 hours, no developer-pool framing.

Process

Six steps, in this order

The sequence matters. Every step exists to make the next one cheaper, and the first one exists so the rest are solving the right problem.

01

Domain immersion

We study your operations, users, data flows and technical constraints before writing requirements. For an energy operator that means learning the protocols and what a wrong reading costs; for a broadcaster, the delivery specification a package has to pass. Industry context shapes every architectural decision that follows.

02

Requirements & risk analysis

We identify assumptions, dependencies and risks before implementation begins. Known risks are addressed in the architecture. Unknown risks are named early and tracked in the open, rather than absorbed silently into a delivery buffer.

03

Architecture & UX

We design the system structure, data model, integration contracts and interface logic together, because in data-heavy products they constrain each other. Prototypes are validated against real operator workflows before full implementation starts.

04

Incremental implementation

We deliver working, reviewable functionality in iterations. Each increment is tested, peer-reviewed and documented as it is built, so progress is something you can click through rather than a status report.

05

Quality assurance

Unit tests, integration tests, end-to-end scenarios and performance profiling run alongside implementation — not as a final phase. Integration tests cover database and protocol logic in containers, so they exercise the same paths production does.

06

Delivery & operations

CI/CD pipelines, staging environments, monitoring, structured logging and observability. We hand over systems that are maintainable from day one, with the documentation and runbooks a team needs to continue without us.

Engineering practices in every project

Requirements analysis
Technical discovery
Peer code review
Unit tests
Integration tests
End-to-end scenarios
CI/CD quality gates
Staging environments
Structured logging
Performance profiling
Monitoring & alerting
Documentation
Iterative releases
Post-release support
Working together

A partner, not a staffing line item

We take responsibility for the technical outcome, which means we will argue with a specification when we think it creates problems twelve months from now. Progress is shared early and often, including rough work, because feedback is cheapest before investment solidifies.

We are based in Poland, but our heart is in Kharkiv, Ukraine. We work Monday to Friday, 09:00–18:00 EET. Communication runs over email, Slack, Telegram, Google Meet or Zoom — whichever your team already lives in. Written decisions and assumptions stay in one place so nothing depends on someone remembering a call.

  • One team accountable for architecture, implementation and delivery
  • Trade-offs presented with their alternatives, not as conclusions
  • Scope assumptions surfaced the moment they turn out to be wrong
  • Working software reviewable in every iteration
  • Documentation, diagrams and runbooks handed over as part of delivery
  • Support continues after launch — the team that built it evolves it
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Technology

The default stack

What we reach for unless the domain says otherwise. Testing and delivery are part of the stack, not an add-on to it.

Frontend
  • React 19 & TypeScript
  • SSR with React Router
  • Responsive layouts
  • SCSS modules
  • Sentry error reporting
Backend
  • Node.js with Express / Fastify
  • PostgreSQL, MongoDB, ClickHouse
  • JWT & Passport authentication
  • REST and WebSocket APIs
  • Structured logging
Testing
  • Jest unit tests
  • Integration tests in Docker
  • End-to-end scenarios
  • Performance profiling
  • Review on every change
Delivery
  • CI/CD quality gates
  • Docker & Kubernetes
  • Staging environments
  • Monitoring & alerting
  • Documentation & runbooks
AI in delivery

Production AI as part of the engineering process

Assistants are useful when the repository already carries context, tests and review gates. We treat AI as a delivery amplifier — not a substitute for domain immersion or accountable architecture.

Production AI process

Rules, evals and review sit next to CI. Generated code is treated like any other contribution: typed, tested, and owned by the same engineers who sign the release.

Agent and context workflow

Clients get a repeatable context pack — repo conventions, domain constraints, and operator workflows — so assistants stay inside the system you actually run, instead of inventing a parallel stack.

Legacy modernization with AI

Brownfield work starts with characterisation tests and seam identification. Assistants accelerate mechanical migration; humans keep the cut-over and data integrity decisions.

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See the process applied

The expertise and industry pages describe what this process produces — protocol integrations, operator dashboards, transcoding pipelines — at the level of detail an engineer can evaluate.

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FAQ

Working with the team

It depends on the domain and the unknowns, which is why the first step is immersion rather than a template plan. After discovery we give a timeline you can hold us to, with increments you can click through.
Access to the people who run the operation, the specs and protocols already in play, and a channel the team already uses. We do not need a complete brief on day one.
Yes. The team is based in Wroclaw, Dublin and Kharkiv and works Monday–Friday 09:00–18:00 EET. Communication runs over Slack, Telegram, Google Meet or Zoom.
The same team stays on for operations and the next increments. Handover includes documentation and runbooks. To start: send the brief — we reply within one business day.

Send the brief. Estimate in 24 hours.

Describe the plant, the protocol stack and the deadline. We reply within one business day with a 24h estimate.