The platform that got you here is blocking where you need to go.
40% of IT budgets go to maintaining legacy systems. Engineers who built the platform are gone. New AI features don't work because the data model was never designed for them. We modernize incrementally — the business keeps running.
Build is right when the problem is defined and the stakes are high.
A Product Pilot is the right starting point if you are not yet sure what to build or whether the approach is correct. Once you have that clarity — or if you already have it — Build is the engagement for doing the real work.
Build is not time-and-materials. Each milestone has an agreed scope and exit criteria. You can stop at any milestone gate without losing the work done to that point.
- You know what you want to build and why
- The problem is complex enough that architecture decisions matter
- You need senior ownership — not a managed dev team
- You have a technical stakeholder who can review work at each gate
- You are not sure what to build — start with a Product Pilot
- You need staff augmentation or time-and-materials billing
- You want work done without senior involvement on your side
Four stages, clear gates.
Technical evaluation
A 30-minute call with a senior engineer. We ask about your system, your constraints, and what a successful outcome looks like. You leave with an honest assessment of fit.
Scoping and milestone plan
We define the work into clear milestones with agreed exit criteria. You know what you are getting and when — before a line of code is written.
Build with senior ownership
Named senior engineers from week one. Daily async updates. Architecture decisions are documented as they are made. No juniors learning on your project.
Handoff you can own
At each milestone gate, you review the work and decide whether to continue, adjust, or stop. At the end, your team gets a codebase and documentation they can maintain without us.
Common project types.
These are the categories of work we do most often — and where the stakes of getting the architecture wrong are highest.
AI integration and production rollout
Inference architecture, eval harnesses, shadow rollouts, monitoring. For teams moving from PoC to a system that behaves predictably at scale.
Platform modernization
Strangler fig migrations, monolith decomposition, database re-platforming. We replace the parts that hurt most — without stopping your business.
Complex new-build
Full-stack product builds where architecture matters from day one. Fintech, healthcare, regulated enterprise — industries where getting it right is non-negotiable.
Performance and reliability rescue
Systems under load, cascading failures, scaling cliffs. We diagnose the root cause and fix it — not paper over it.
Milestone-scoped, not open-ended.
Build engagements start from $50K for a single milestone. Most engagements run $100K–$400K across 3–6 months. We define the scope and price for each milestone before work begins — you are never surprised at a billing cycle.
Not sure what scope you need? Start with a Product Pilot ($20K, 3 weeks). The architecture readout is the starting document for the Build milestone plan.
Ready to scope a Build?
Book a 30-minute technical call. We will tell you whether Build is the right fit or whether you should start with a Pilot.
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