Bad technical decisions compound. Good ones compound too.
Architecture. Code. Security. Strategy.
Senior engineering perspective across the full technical stack — from line-level code quality to organisation-level technical leadership.
Architecture Review
We review your system architecture, identify bottlenecks, scalability risks and technical debt — and deliver a prioritised fix roadmap you can hand to any engineering team.
- System design review
- Scalability analysis
- Database architecture audit
- API contract review
Code Audit
Line-by-line review of your codebase — security vulnerabilities, performance issues, dead code and maintainability gaps. Written report with specific findings, not a generic checklist.
- Security vulnerability scan
- Performance bottleneck report
- Code quality scoring
- Remediation roadmap
Tech Stack Selection
Unbiased evaluation of your options. We help you pick the right framework, database, cloud provider and toolchain for your team, budget and growth trajectory — before you spend 12 months building on the wrong foundation.
- Framework evaluation
- Build vs buy analysis
- Vendor risk assessment
- Migration planning
Performance Optimisation
Slow APIs, heavy queries and sluggish frontends — we diagnose and fix root causes, not just symptoms. Load testing, profiling and infrastructure review to find what's actually costing you users.
- DB query optimisation
- Caching strategy
- Load testing & profiling
- CDN & infra review
Security Assessment
OWASP-based security review covering authentication, data handling, API security and infrastructure hardening. You receive a prioritised remediation plan, not just a list of CVEs.
- OWASP Top 10 review
- Auth & session security
- API security assessment
- Secrets & env management
CTO-as-a-Service
Fractional CTO engagement — technical leadership, hiring strategy, team structure and product roadmap advisory. Senior engineering decision-making without the full-time salary.
- Technical roadmap planning
- Engineering team structure
- Hiring & vetting support
- Investor tech due-diligence prep
Every industry has a technical problem we've seen before
Sector-specific constraints shape every recommendation. We don't give the same advice to a FinTech and an EdTech — even if the code problems look the same.
Scoping call to actionable report in 3–14 days.
No boilerplate reports. Every finding is specific to your codebase, your team and your business context.
Scoping Call
We define what needs to be reviewed, what decisions need to be made and what success looks like. No assumption that every audit is the same.
Deep Dive
Access to codebase, architecture docs and team interviews — we get the full picture before writing a single recommendation.
Report
A prioritised, actionable report — specific findings and next steps ranked by impact, not a boilerplate checklist.
Follow-Up
Optional: we join your team to implement the recommendations or provide ongoing advisory through a retainer engagement.
Products built after the right technical decisions
The consulting engagement often leads to a build engagement. These are products where architecture advice was followed by execution.
What clients say about the work
“We were about to rebuild our entire backend on a different stack. The architecture review caught three assumptions we had wrong. It saved us at minimum six months of wasted engineering time.”
“The code audit was specific. Not 'you should write more tests' — specific files, specific functions, specific security gaps. The dev team knew exactly what to fix and in what order.”
“Having a fractional CTO for investor due diligence was the right call. They knew exactly what VCs look for technically and made sure we had answers before the questions were asked.”
Technologies
Built with tools the industry trusts
We don't chase trends. Every technology we use is battle-tested, well-documented, and chosen to serve your project's long-term success.
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