Backend systems

We build clear service boundaries, robust integrations and observable backend systems that are straightforward to operate.

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An example architectureAPI

Request routingNGINX
Application servicesNode.js
DatabasePostgreSQL

Background jobsRabbitMQ
CacheRedis

A possible arrangement, not a prescribed stack. Boundaries and tools are chosen for the project.

Designed for the conditions.

Agree the scope around your users, current systems and the constraints that matter.

REST APIs
Authentication and authorisation
Background processing
Caching and queues
Monitoring and integrations

What you get

Concrete outputs that help your team understand, maintain and extend the system.

Documented API contracts
Event and job processing
Monitoring, logs and alerts
Load and failure testing

Approach

Clear steps, visible progress.

Map the boundaries
Identify the services, contracts and owners.
Design the contracts
Define APIs, events and failure behaviour first.
Build for failure
Timeouts, retries, queues and idempotency by default.
Operate with telemetry
Logs, metrics and traces that explain production.

Technology examples

Examples, not a fixed stack — chosen per project, with the team that will own it.

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Node.js
TypeScript
PostgreSQL
Redis
Docker

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<h2>deploy · main → production</h2> <p class="hint">The pipeline streams its own logs as it runs — this whole window is one deploy, from commit to edge.</p> <div class="grid"> <div class="stages"> <div class="stage" id="st0"><i></i><span>BUILD</span><small></small></div> <div class="stage" id="st1"><i></i><span>TEST</span><small></small></div> <div class="stage" id="st2"><i></i><span>SHIP</span><small></small></div> </div> <div class="term"><pre id="log"><span class="cursor"></span></pre></div> </div> <div class="tiles"> <div><b>12</b><small>edge regions</small></div> <div><b>1.2k</b><small>req / s</small></div> <div><b>84 ms</b><small>p95 latency</small></div> <div><b id="runs">1</b><small>deploys today</small></div> </div> <p id="status" class="idle">waiting for push…</p> <button id="again" class="ghost">Deploy again</button>

Backend systems

Designed for the conditions.

What you get

Clear steps, visible progress.

Map the boundaries

Design the contracts

Build for failure

Operate with telemetry

Technology examples

Explore the implementation.

Related services

Web applications

Database architecture

Cloud & DevOps

Let’s discuss what you need to build.

Backend systems

Designed for the conditions.

What you get

Clear steps, visible progress.

Map the boundaries

Design the contracts

Build for failure

Operate with telemetry

Technology examples

Explore the implementation.

Related services

Web applications

Database architecture

Cloud & DevOps

Let’s discuss what you need to build.