Application architecture guidance
Get an experienced second opinion before you scale, re-platform or rebuild. We review your architecture, find the risks and give you a prioritised, practical plan.
| Scalability & bottlenecks | At risk |
| Data model & database design | Needs work |
| Security & access boundaries | Good |
| Observability | Needs work |
| Cost efficiency | At risk |
| Delivery & CI/CD | Good |
Everything you need, nothing you don't
Architecture review
A deep review of services, data flows, infrastructure and code hotspots.
Scaling plan
What breaks at 3× and 10× traffic, and what to change first.
Data architecture
Database choice, schema design, caching, queues and analytics separation.
Security & compliance
Threat modelling, access boundaries and regulatory fit for PCI DSS and DPDP.
Cost architecture
Where architecture choices are driving cloud spend, and alternatives.
Decision records
Written architecture decision records your team can refer back to.
How an engagement runs
Context
Business goals, growth targets, constraints and pain points.
Review
Code, infrastructure, metrics and team interviews.
Findings
Scorecard with risks, impact and effort.
Roadmap
A prioritised plan with quick wins and longer-term changes.
Office hours
Optional ongoing guidance while your team implements.
Frequently asked questions
How long does an architecture review take?
Typically two to four weeks, depending on how many systems are involved. You get a written report, a scorecard and a prioritised roadmap.
Should we move to microservices?
Often, no. A well-structured modular monolith serves most growing companies better. We recommend what fits your team size and growth, not what's fashionable.
Can you help implement the recommendations?
Yes. Your team can implement with our guidance, or we can take on specific items such as database optimisation or cloud migration.
Is this useful before fundraising or due diligence?
Yes. An independent architecture assessment is useful evidence for investors and acquirers, and it surfaces issues before they're discovered for you.
Often paired with
Fractional CTO
Senior technology leadership for strategy, hiring, vendors and delivery, at a fraction of the cost of a full-time CTO.
Learn more arrow_forwardDatabase query & performance optimisation
We find and fix the slow queries, missing indexes and schema problems that hold back your product and inflate your bill.
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Web platforms, admin panels, APIs and integrations for payments, lending, marketing and media.
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An engineer, not a salesperson, will reply within one business day. Database health checks are free for qualifying production workloads.