Engineering Stacks
Node.js Development
Backend services in Node and TypeScript: clear boundaries, real error handling, and enough instrumentation that you find out about problems before your users tell you.
Boring on purpose
Backend code should be predictable. We keep the dependency count low, prefer the standard library and well-maintained packages over clever ones, and structure services so a new developer can find the thing they need without a guided tour.
Errors get handled where they can be handled and surfaced where they cannot. Every service ships with structured logging, health checks and metrics, because a service you cannot observe is a service you cannot operate.
Integration is most of the job
In practice, most backend work is making other people's systems agree with each other — payment providers, CRMs, shipping APIs, legacy databases. We design for the failure cases up front: retries, idempotency, dead-letter handling, and a clear answer to what the user sees when a third party is down.
What the engagement includes
API design
REST or GraphQL, versioned, documented with OpenAPI.
Data layer
Schema design, migrations, indexing and query review.
Authentication
Sessions, tokens, roles and permissions done properly.
Integrations
Third-party APIs with retries, idempotency and backoff.
Observability
Structured logs, metrics, tracing and alerts.
Deployment
Containerised, CI-tested, reproducible.
Technologies we use
Frequently asked questions
Node.js or Python for our backend?
If the team is already JavaScript-heavy, or the workload is I/O-bound and real-time, Node. If there is meaningful data processing, machine learning or scientific work, Python. Both are fine choices; the wrong one is the one nobody on your team can maintain.
Do you write API documentation?
Yes — OpenAPI specifications generated from the code so they cannot drift, plus the prose that explains why an endpoint exists, which a spec never captures.
Can you take over an existing Node codebase?
Yes. We start with an audit covering dependency health and security, test coverage, error handling and observability gaps, then work through the list in priority order rather than proposing a rewrite by reflex.
How do you handle secrets and configuration?
Environment-based configuration with secrets in a managed store — never in the repository. Part of handover is making sure your team can rotate credentials without us.