Custom software development

Software engineering for real business problems.

We design and build business applications, platforms and integrations — with the architecture, code quality and maintainability you would expect from an enterprise engineering team, and the pragmatism of a small one.

Services

What we build

From a focused internal tool to a multi-tenant platform — and the integrations that make everything work together.

Custom business applications

Internal tools, operational systems and line-of-business applications designed around your processes and data.

Web applications & SaaS platforms

Multi-user, multi-tenant web applications with authentication, roles, billing hooks and admin tooling.

APIs & system integrations

Well-documented APIs and dependable integrations between your applications, partners and third-party services.

Cloud application development

Applications designed for Azure, AWS and modern hosting platforms — secure, observable and cost-aware.

Database-driven systems

Data models, SQL databases, reporting and the applications around them — built for correctness and performance.

Legacy application modernization

Incremental modernization of aging applications: new interfaces, new platforms, preserved business logic.

Software architecture & technical consulting

Architecture reviews, technology selection, technical due diligence and pragmatic roadmaps.

Maintenance & ongoing development

Long-term care for your software: fixes, improvements, dependency updates and new features.

Experience

Enterprise architecture and platform engineering.

Our technical background spans enterprise software architecture, development and platform engineering — including approximately two decades of work on STARLIMS core LIMS technology. Building and evolving a platform that others build on teaches a lot about extensibility, performance, data integrity and long-lived code.

We also design, build and operate our own products — AppMaker and CodeGuppy — so we know what it takes to run software over the long term, not just ship it.

Languages
  • TypeScript
  • JavaScript
  • Python
  • C#
Frameworks
  • React
  • Node.js
  • .NET
Data
  • SQL databases
  • Data modeling
  • Reporting
Cloud
  • Azure
  • AWS
AI
  • LLMs & AI APIs
  • Retrieval (RAG)
  • Document AI
  • Voice AI

Technology-agnostic: the right tool for each project’s requirements.

Principles

How we engineer software

Practical business value

We start from the business outcome and choose the simplest solution that reliably achieves it.

Maintainable by design

Clear architecture, readable code, sensible tests and documentation — software that can evolve.

Technology-agnostic

We pick tools for the problem, not the other way around — from TypeScript and .NET to Python and SQL.

Secure and reliable

Roles and permissions, server-side enforcement, audit trails and careful handling of data.

Process

From first conversation to long-term care

  1. 01

    Discover

    Understand your goals, workflows, users, data and constraints. Identify what matters most.

  2. 02

    Design

    Shape the solution: architecture, data model, integrations and the user experience.

  3. 03

    Build

    Iterative development with regular working releases you can see and react to.

  4. 04

    Launch & evolve

    Deployment, data migration, training — then maintenance and continuous improvement.

Method designer screen from the Meridian LES demo, built with AppMaker
Acceleration, not lock-in

AppMaker when it helps. Any stack when it doesn’t.

AppMaker, our AI-powered application platform, can speed up the delivery of business applications — the demos on this site were built with it. When a project calls for a different architecture or technology, we use that instead.

Questions

Frequently asked

Which technologies do you use?

We are technology-agnostic. Typical choices include TypeScript, JavaScript, React, Node.js, Python, C#, .NET, SQL databases, Azure, AWS and modern AI/LLM services — but the project’s requirements, your existing environment and long-term maintainability decide.

Do you always build with AppMaker?

No. AppMaker is our own platform and can accelerate some projects, especially business applications. Many projects use a conventional technology stack chosen for the job, and we are not limited to AppMaker in any way.

Can you work with our existing systems and code?

Yes. Much of our work involves integrating with, extending or modernizing existing systems. We start by understanding what you have, then recommend whether to integrate, extend, refactor or replace.

How do projects start?

With a conversation about your goals and constraints, followed by a discovery phase that clarifies scope, architecture and priorities. From there we agree on an approach that fits your situation.

Do you provide ongoing maintenance?

Yes. We offer maintenance and ongoing development so your software stays secure, up to date and aligned with how your business evolves.

Have a system to build, connect or modernize?

Describe what you have and where you want to go. We’ll help you find a practical path.