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What we build
Web applications and SaaS products from first commit to production; mobile apps that share one well-designed API; integration layers that make a stack of disconnected tools behave like one system. Every build is API-first, so the product you launch this year does not box in the product you need next year.
Modernisation is half our engineering work: replacing or wrapping legacy systems without stopping the business that runs on them. We stage migrations behind feature flags, keep the old system as a live fallback, and retire it only when the new path has carried real production traffic.
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How an engagement runs
Every project starts with Decrypt — a working session that reduces the brief to goals, users, constraints and risks, stated plainly enough that everyone can repeat them. Scope is written down before price is.
Then we ship weekly. Not demos — deployable increments in a repository you can read, with tests, CI and code review culture from the first sprint. You watch the product materialise commit by commit; there is no black box and no big reveal.
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The standard we hold
React, TypeScript, Node.js, .NET, Python and PostgreSQL are our daily tools, but the standard is stack-independent: systems designed to be understood, changed and scaled. Quality engineering is not a phase at the end — testing, observability and security review run through every week of the build.
05 / Decrypted questions
Asked before every mission.
What does custom software development cost?
It depends on scope, and we price it honestly: a scoped MVP is typically a fixed quote after the first Decrypt call, while long-running products fit a monthly retainer better. Every quote is itemised so you can cut scope, not clarity.
Custom software vs off-the-shelf — how do we decide?
Buy when the process is generic (email, accounting, CRM basics). Build when the process IS your advantage — pricing logic, operations, customer experience. Most clients end up with a hybrid: off-the-shelf at the edges, custom at the core.
Who owns the code you write?
You do. Full stop. Repositories live in your organisation, documentation and tests ship with every release, and there is no lock-in by design — the codebase is written so another team could take over tomorrow.
Can you take over an existing codebase?
Yes. We start with a technical audit — architecture, tests, security, deployment — then agree a stabilisation plan before adding features. Rescue projects are staged exactly like modernisations: improve safely, never freeze the business.