Product engineering for startups that plan to scale

Most MVPs explodeon the pad.Ours reach orbit.

Senior engineers who build your product to survive traction. Take our test pilot for a spin while you read.

Flight controls cruising or steer with WASD, shift to boost
10+ yrsrunning production infrastructure
10products shipped to real users
4-6 wkstypical brief to launch
99.9%uptime across systems we run

01 · Systems check

We check every system before you fly.

Most agencies hand over a demo. We hand over a product that is ready for real traffic. Turn the rocket, switch on See-through, and check each system yourself.

  1. Security

    Auth, secrets and least-privilege access as defaults.

    GO
  2. Engine

    Boring, proven stack that scales without a rewrite.

    GO
  3. Backups

    Automated, with restores we actually test.

    GO
  4. CI/CD

    Every change built, tested and deployed automatically.

    GO
  5. Test suite

    Tests on the paths your users really take.

    GO
  6. Monitoring

    Logs, metrics and alerts from day one.

    GO
  7. Your product

    Your repo, your cloud, your docs. You own all of it.

    GO
S-01 · drag to turn

02 · Mission plan

Launch in weeks, not quarters.

One product, from a napkin to orbit. Press the buttons under the comic to play the story, and try skipping the tests to see where that leads.

03 · Max-Q

The moment traction hits is where most products break. Yours won't.

Max-Q is the point of maximum stress on a rocket. For a startup it's launch week, a viral post, or a big customer signing on. We engineer for that moment, so you don't have to.

USERS AT ONCE 1,000REQ/MIN 150k+UPTIME 99.9%
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04 · FAQ

Questions before liftoff.

How fast can you launch my product?

Most first versions go from brief to production in 4 to 6 weeks. We agree scope and a launch date in the first week, and you get a live build to click every week after that.

Who owns the code?

You do. Everything lives in your GitHub organisation and your cloud account from the first commit.

What stack do you build with?

Usually TypeScript, React or Next.js, Node, and Postgres or MongoDB, shipped in containers. We pick boring, proven tools so any good engineer can take over later.

What if my product takes off overnight?

That's the scenario we build for. Load testing, scaling headroom and alerts are in place before launch, so a spike is a good day, not an outage.

What happens after launch?

We stay on through Max-Q, the first wave of real users. After that, keep working with us, hire your own team, or both. You get full docs either way.

Can you take over a product we already have?

Yes. We start with a systems check of what you have, fix what would break under traffic first, and scale it from there instead of rewriting it.

Do I need a technical co-founder?

No. We work directly with non-technical founders and explain every trade-off in plain language, so you stay in control of the product.

05 · Orbit

You're in orbit. Now grow.