Backend development for products that need reliable foundations

We most often build on Java / Spring Boot and PostgreSQL, with Node.js / TypeScript where it is the better fit. We choose the stack based on product complexity, team ownership, integrations and long-term maintainability — not trend preference.

Yes — we often do. We define the API contract together with your frontend team, agree on the data model and integration boundaries up front, and ship against that contract so frontend and backend can develop in parallel.

Yes, where API access and project scope allow it. We integrate with CRMs, payment providers, ERPs, analytics tools, document systems, legacy APIs and internal databases, and we define the source of truth and integration boundaries before implementation starts.

Yes. We start with a codebase and architecture review, then document what is safe to keep, what needs refactoring and what should be isolated or rebuilt. We avoid rewriting working systems without a clear reason, and we can work from what is deployed when the original team is no longer available.

Common in takeover situations. We add tests on the critical paths first — auth, billing, tenant boundaries — before changing code, and we produce baseline documentation: architecture overview, runbook and deployment guide, so the system is safe to change and hand over.

We design role-based access, organisation- or workspace-level permissions, secure API validation and activity history for sensitive actions. SSO, MFA or more advanced identity setup can be included when the project requires it.

Backend development covers the whole backend of a product — data model, business logic, integrations, access control and reliability. API development focuses specifically on designing, building and documenting the API layer. The two overlap, and API work is often part of a backend engagement.

Taking over a backend means owning and continuing to build a system that is broadly working. Software Rescue is for an urgent, failed or stalled delivery that has to be stabilised fast. Software Modernisation is a planned, phased replacement of an ageing system including UI and operations. We will point you to the right one rather than reshape the work to fit this page.

Documentation is part of every engagement. Standard handover includes an architecture overview, the data model, an API reference, a runbook with deployment and rollback steps, and a short decision log explaining the major choices — so your team or a future partner walks into a system, not an archaeology project.