How the layers fit together.

Most systems we design follow the same shape: clear boundaries between the interfaces people use, the services behind them and the infrastructure they run on — with engineering practice applied across every layer.

  1. Applications
    • Web
    • iOS
    • Android
  2. Edge
    • CDN
    • TLS
    • Caching
  3. Services
    • REST API
    • Auth
    • Queues
    • Scheduler
  4. Data
    • Database
    • Object storage
    • Cache
  5. Operations
    • Linux
    • Monitoring
    • Logs
    • Backups

Engineering practice Applied across every layer

  • Security
  • Testing
  • Performance
  • Observability
Fig. 2 — A reference architecture: the layers we design, build and operate

What we work with.

01

Applications

The interfaces people use every day, on the web and on mobile.

Flutter
Mobile applications for iOS and Android from a single, typed codebase.
Modern web
Standards-based HTML, CSS and JavaScript, with frameworks used where they add value.
Responsive architecture
Layouts and components that adapt to every screen size and input method.
Accessibility
Semantic structure, keyboard support and readable contrast as a baseline.
02

Backend

The services and data that products depend on.

PHP & Laravel
A mature, well-supported foundation for web applications and APIs.
REST APIs
Consistent, versioned interfaces between applications and services.
Databases
Relational data models designed for integrity, clarity and growth.
Background processing
Queues and scheduled jobs that keep slow work out of the request path.
03

Infrastructure

Where software runs, and how it stays available.

Linux
Stable, well-understood server environments.
Cloud infrastructure
Provisioned to the needs of each system — not beyond them.
Object storage & CDN
Files and media stored durably and delivered close to users.
Caching
Layered caching that keeps responses fast without serving stale data.
Monitoring
Health checks, logs and alerts that surface problems early.
04

Engineering practice

The habits that make everything else reliable.

Secure architecture
Least-privilege access, validated input and secrets kept out of code.
API design
Predictable contracts that are documented and kept stable.
Testing
Automated tests where they protect behavior that matters.
Performance
Budgets for load and response times, checked as the software evolves.
Scalability
Architectures that can grow without being rebuilt.
Observability
Structured logs and metrics that explain what a system is doing.

How we choose technology.

  1. 01

    Mature over fashionable

    We prefer tools with long track records, clear documentation and active maintenance.

  2. 02

    Fewer moving parts

    Every dependency is a long-term commitment. We add one only when it solves a real problem.

  3. 03

    Standards first

    Open standards and portable data keep systems flexible and avoid unnecessary lock-in.

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