Technologies

Technology, organized by what it does for you

We choose reliable, widely supported technology so the systems we build are secure today and maintainable years from now. Here is the stack we standardize on and why.

Backend

Java 21 and Spring Boot for services that run for years with predictable performance and a huge talent pool behind them. REST APIs with clear contracts; PostgreSQL with Flyway-managed migrations so every schema change is versioned and repeatable.

Java 21Spring BootREST APIsPostgreSQLFlywayPython for data & media scripts

Frontend

React with Vite for fast, component-based interfaces that work on desktop, tablet, and phone. Plain HTML/CSS/JavaScript where a full framework would be overkill, such as this site.

ReactViteJavaScriptHTML/CSSResponsive & accessible UI

Cloud (AWS, Azure)

Managed AWS services so you pay for what you use and we spend time on your product rather than on servers. Storage and global delivery for large media, queues for background work, managed identity and email.

Elastic BeanstalkRDSS3CloudFrontSQSCognitoSES / SNSAmazon Textract / BedrockAzure where requiredServerless where it fits

AI

We integrate best-in-class AI services rather than training models from scratch, and we surround them with quality scoring, human review routing, and audit trails. The result is automation your team can trust and explain.

AI-assisted workflowsImage & media analysisAmazon RekognitionPartner AI APIsConfidence scoringHuman-in-the-loop

Data & GIS

SQL data modeling, migration from legacy systems, geospatial processing, and reporting. We make sure the data layer is designed before the screens are, because that is what determines whether a system lasts.

SQLPostgreSQL / PostGISGIS data processingReporting & exportsData migration

Delivery & operations

Source control, automated builds and deployments, environment separation, monitoring, and backups are part of every project from the first sprint, not a phase at the end.

GitHubCI/CDStripe paymentsMonitoring & alertsSecurity review
Our approach

Boring technology, applied with care

We are deliberately conservative about the platforms we build on and deliberately ambitious about what we build with them. Mature, well-supported tools mean fewer surprises, easier hiring, and lower long-term cost for you. Where new capability matters, particularly in AI, we integrate it behind stable interfaces so it can be swapped or upgraded without rewriting your product.

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    Every system documented and version-controlled from day one
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    Cloud costs reviewed and reported, not discovered on the invoice
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    Third-party services isolated behind interfaces we control
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    You own the code, the accounts, and the data