Software atelier

We get software built, and keep it working.

A prototype that breaks. A design nobody built. Notes you wrote. Or just an idea. With your team, or as your team.

It's yours, in writing

8+ years shipping20+ rebuilds delivered99.9% uptime

You have an idea and no idea where to start. You paid for a design nobody ever built. You wrote down exactly what you want. It works in the demo, not with customers. You have a team, and shipping keeps slowing. Whichever one is you. We pick it up from there. You'll know the cost before we start. You'll see it working every week. You can stop after any step. Nobody gets locked in. It's yours, in writing.

Selected work

Work we’re proud of.

A few we built, rebuilt, or finished for teams across industries.

Where you’re starting from

Six ways this usually begins.

Most people arrive with something already. It just isn’t working software yet.

How we work

Four steps, and you can stop after any of them.

No long contract to find out whether we’re any good.

The Kiln Method

Every build runs through the Kiln Method — our process for taking software from looks done to is done. A working demo and a production system can look identical; the difference only shows under real users, real data, and real failure. The Kiln is how we fire the work: checks at every boundary, the same production tests before anything ships, and documentation grown alongside the code, not after it. What you get at handover isn’t a build that worked once on our machines — it’s kiln-fired software, with the trail to prove it.

Shaping is nearly free now. Firing is the business.

See the Kiln Method
  1. 01

    A conversation

    Free. You describe the situation, we tell you what we think it takes. If we're the wrong people for it, we say so and point you somewhere better.

  2. 02

    Written down, and priced

    Paid — and it's yours to keep. Take it to another studio if you'd rather; the document is yours either way. What gets built, what it costs, how long it takes.

  3. 03

    Built, in the open

    You see it working every week, not at the end. Nothing is a surprise on delivery day.

  4. 04

    Handed over, or kept running

    Documented and transferred to you. Or we stay on and keep shipping. Your call, not a default.

The promise

Three things you can hold us to.

Anyone can shape something that looks done. These are about the part that makes it done.

You'll be able to tell if it's good

You see the work every week while it's being built, in language you understand. No progress reports you have to take on faith.

You'll know the price before we start

Written down and agreed. If the work grows, we tell you before it does, not after.

It's yours, in writing

The code, the accounts, the documentation. Transferred, not rented. No part of it stays behind with us.

The record

Trusted by teams that ship.

20+
Rebuilds delivered
  • E-commerce platforms
  • SaaS applications
  • Mobile-first products
99.9%
Shipped uptime
  • On-time delivery
  • Post-launch support
  • Clear communication
8+
Years shipping
  • Senior-only team
  • Proven methodology
  • Global clientele
FAQ

Everything you’d ask.

The questions we hear before every engagement.

That's the normal starting point. The first thing we do is write it down with you in plain English, and price it, before anyone builds anything.
Most projects ship in four to eight weeks. We tell you the range before you commit, and we tell you early if it changes.
Whatever you already have — a prototype, designs, notes, or a conversation — and one person we can ask questions. We handle the rest.
Entirely. Code, accounts, documentation, transferred to you. You can take it to another team the day after we finish, and it will make sense to them.
Work alongside them. We take the parts that are stuck, make the calls that keep getting deferred, and leave your team stronger than we found it. Nobody gets replaced.
AI is the best shaping tool ever made — in a weekend you can have something that looks like a product. Shaping is nearly free now. The business is firing: making it survive real users, real data, and real failure. That's the part that breaks in production, and it's the part we do.
You see it working every week, not described in a report. Everything is documented well enough that any other developer can check us, and every build goes through the same checks — kiln-fired, with the trail to prove it.
Common enough that we planned for it. Step two is a written, priced plan that belongs to you — you can take it elsewhere. We'd rather earn the build than lock you into it.
Get in touch

Tell us where you’re starting from.

Whatever you have, or don’t have yet. We’ll tell you what it takes.