HOW WE WORK
Five phases. Defined deliverables. Client checkpoints at every stage. No surprises.
DELIVERY PHASES
We learn your business before writing a line of code. Interviews with founders, product leads, and end users, goal mapping, and competitive analysis give us the context to build the right thing.
Deliverables
Architecture decisions, technology selection, and scope definition. We commit to a plan before committing code.
Deliverables
Sprint-based delivery with weekly demos. You see working software every week, not a reveal at the end.
Deliverables
Performance optimization, security audit, and production deployment. We ship when the product is production-ready, not when the calendar says so.
Deliverables
Analytics review, feature prioritization, and continuous improvement. The first launch is the starting line, not the finish.
Deliverables
PRINCIPLES
Weekly demos, shared Slack channels, live project dashboards. You always know where things stand.
We write specs when needed. But the best proof is software you can use, test, and show to customers.
We measure success by the metric that matters to your business. Revenue, retention, cost savings. Not story points.
Under 3 months average from kickoff to launch. Automated testing, CI/CD, and code reviews are non-negotiable.
TRACK RECORD
Products shipped
Week average
Clutch rating
Return rate
“The new platform handled day-one traffic flawlessly. 1Raft turned our outdated WordPress loyalty site into something that won Customer Experience of the Year.”
TECHNOLOGY
100+ products shipped across dozens of industries. Every technology choice is driven by your constraints: team, timeline, scale, and budget.
INTELLIGENCE LAYER
GPT-4 and embeddings for text generation, classification, and semantic search features.
Hire OpenAI developers
Long-context reasoning and analysis. Strong for document processing and complex multi-step workflows.
Hire Claude developers
Orchestration framework for LLM applications. Chains, agents, and retrieval pipelines.
Hire LangChain developers
Data ingestion and retrieval for RAG applications. Connects LLMs to your proprietary data.
Hire LlamaIndex developers
Custom model training and fine-tuning. When off-the-shelf models don't fit your domain.
Hire PyTorch developers
Also: TensorFlow · Hugging Face
USER INTERFACES
Our default for complex, interactive UIs. Component model scales from MVP to enterprise.
Hire React developers
Full-stack React framework. Server rendering, API routes, and edge functions in one codebase.
Hire Next.js developers
Every project. Type safety catches bugs before they ship and makes codebases maintainable at scale.
Also: Tailwind CSS · Framer Motion
SERVER & APIs
High-throughput, event-driven runtime. Ideal for real-time features and API-heavy architectures.
Hire Node.js developers
The language for AI/ML workloads. First-class support for data processing and model serving.
Hire Python developers
High-performance Python APIs. Auto-generated docs, type validation, and async support out of the box.
Also: NestJS · Express · Django
iOS & ANDROID
Cross-platform mobile from a single codebase. Shared logic with React web apps.
Hire React Native developers
Pixel-perfect cross-platform UI. Strong for custom animations and complex visual designs.
Hire Flutter developers
Native iOS development. Best performance and platform integration for Apple devices.
Hire iOS (Swift) developers
Native Android development. Material Design, Jetpack libraries, and Google Play optimization.
Hire Android (Kotlin) developers
Also: Expo
DATA LAYER
Our default relational database. ACID compliance, JSON support, and proven at scale.
Document database for flexible schemas. Useful for content-heavy or rapidly evolving data models.
In-memory cache and message broker. Session management, rate limiting, and real-time features.
Also: Pinecone · Weaviate · Supabase
INFRASTRUCTURE
Enterprise cloud infrastructure. Full stack from compute to AI services.
Google Cloud for data-heavy and ML workloads. BigQuery, Vertex AI, and managed Kubernetes.
Deployment platform for Next.js. Edge functions, preview deployments, and zero-config CI/CD.
Also: Docker · Kubernetes · Terraform · GitHub Actions
THIRD-PARTY
Payment processing. Subscriptions, invoicing, and marketplace payouts.
Also: Twilio · SendGrid · Shopify · Salesforce
SELECTION CRITERIA
Your team, timeline, budget, and scale requirements determine the stack. Not our preferences.
We default to battle-tested tools. New technology earns its place by solving a problem the proven options can't.
We choose tools your team can maintain after handoff. A stack your engineers can't operate is technical debt on day one.
MVPs get simple stacks. Enterprise products get distributed systems. We match complexity to the problem.
Yes. The timeline scales with scope. Smaller products can ship in 6–8 weeks. Enterprise projects with complex integrations may take 16–20 weeks. We define the timeline during the Strategy phase and commit to it.