How we build.

The stack we ship on, the practices every project runs with, and the shape of a typical system. Written for the CTO or the technical friend a founder sends this to.

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Front end
React · Next.js (App Router) · Vue 3 · React Native
Back end
Laravel · Node.js · PostgreSQL · MySQL · Redis · Meilisearch
Platforms & integrations
Vercel · Headless CMS · WordPress · Shopify · Payments (Stripe, Razorpay, GCash, Maya)
AI
Production agents · Document processing · Forecasting · Intake & triage
Code on two monitors in a dark room

Chosen for how long it has to last, not for the demo.

Mainstream, well-documented tools your next engineer already knows. Every choice is explained in the written thesis before we start.

  • Front end

    React · Next.js (App Router) · Vue 3 · React Native

    Server components, streaming and route handlers where they earn their keep; Vue for teams already on it.

  • Back end

    Laravel · Node.js · PostgreSQL · MySQL · Redis · Meilisearch

    APIs and data models designed and documented to the same standard as the front end.

  • Platforms & integrations

    Vercel · Headless CMS · WordPress · Shopify · Payments (Stripe, Razorpay, GCash, Maya)

    Deployed to your hosting and your domains. No proprietary platform, no hostage software.

  • AI

    Production agents · Document processing · Forecasting · Intake & triage

    Embedded inside the system your team already uses. Scoped against a real problem before we touch a model.

The shape of a typical system.

Clients talk to one API that owns the business rules. Data, integrations and AI services attach to the API, never to the front end.

Web appNext.js · React · Vue 3Mobile appReact NativeBack officeRole-based adminAPI & business rulesLaravel · Node.jsauth · validation · rate limits · audit trailDataPostgreSQL · Redis · MeilisearchIntegrationspayments · messaging · ERPAI servicesagents · documents · forecastingDeployed to your hosting · staging every week · handed over with credentials
Typical Blackbyrds system · clients → API → data, integrations and AI

What every project runs with.

  • Architecture before a line of code

    Full scope, data model and integration requirements reviewed in week one. Technical decisions made early determine how expensive growth is in year two.

  • Working software every week

    Two-to-four-week sprints; every one ends with something deployable on a staging link, not a status report.

  • Security and maintainability by default

    Role-based access, input validation, rate limiting and audit trails are engineering defaults, not features added after launch.

  • Legacy handled in phases

    Audit and boundaries, then rebuild the bleeding pieces, then full replacement on your timeline. Scoped per phase, not per system.

  • Ship on your infrastructure

    Your repository or ours, your hosting, your environments. Documented, deployed and handed over with the credentials.

  • 90-day warranty on every build

    The first 90 days after go-live are where the real product decisions happen, and we are there for all of them.

Go deeper

The long version, by topic.

  • Next.js for agencies →App Router builds, caching and revalidation, Core Web Vitals work, migrations with redirect maps.
  • React front ends →Design-to-code from Figma with a component library your team can extend, documented in Storybook.
  • Headless CMS →Content your client edits without calling you, wired to a fast front end.
  • Technical consulting →Architecture reviews, code and performance audits, modernisation plans as a written assessment.
  • Engineering glossary →The words a business owner runs into when commissioning software, defined in plain English.

Got something to build?

Or send your existing repo and we will tell you what is worth keeping. A written thesis, a plan and a fixed quote within one business day.

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90-day warranty · Your infrastructure · Your code