APPROACH
Payment systems fail expensively and publicly. Our process is shaped around that.
PRINCIPLES
1
Idempotency, exactly-once semantics and reconcilable state are not optional extras.
2
Not the provider dashboard, not the database row someone edited.
3
Timeouts, partial captures, network drops and provider outages are designed for, not discovered.
4
Nothing involving money gets a big-bang cutover.
5
If you can’t see it, you can’t operate it.
6
You’ll get a straight answer about risk, timeline and cost, including when the answer is inconvenient.
PROCESS
PHASE
DURATION
OUTPUT
Discovery
1–2 weeks
Current-state assessment, requirements, risk register
Architecture
2–3 weeks
Target architecture, integration plan, delivery estimate
Build
Fortnightly sprints
Working software in a live environment each sprint
Hardening
2–4 weeks
Load, failure and security testing; pen-test remediation
Launch
Phased
Dual-run, staged traffic shift, monitored cutover
Run
Ongoing or handover
SLA-backed support, or documented transfer to your team
ENGAGEMENT MODELS
Project
Fixed scope, defined outcome, milestone-based.
Dedicated team
A standing squad working exclusively on your product.
Embedded engineers
Senior individuals inside your existing teams.
Advisory
Architecture review, due diligence, second opinion.
Tell us what you’re building. We’ll tell you honestly whether we’re the right team for it.