Engineering for founders with AI-built apps
Get the missing features working, address reliability and security gaps, and keep improving as customers arrive. We build on the application you’ve already created.
What happens when
a customer uses it?
Check account boundaries and permissions.
Check activation, cancellation, and failed payments.
Check errors, retries, and visibility for support.
Build on what you’ve created.Agree what needs to happen next.
How we work01 / How we help
You may be preparing for your first customers or already supporting them. Start with the part that is holding you back.
Something is unfinished
The demo works, but onboarding, payments, or a core workflow is incomplete. We trace what is already there, finish the missing pieces, and check that the journey works from beginning to end.
What you getThe agreed functionality implemented and checked against how people will use it.
Customers are coming
You want to know what needs attention before people depend on the app. We examine the critical journeys, access rules, data handling, and deployment, then address the priorities you agree to.
What you getLaunch priorities addressed, with remaining limitations and operating responsibilities documented.
The product is live
Customers are finding problems, requesting features, and depending on the product. We investigate failures, improve reliability, and develop the next features, with ongoing maintenance available by agreement.
What you getScoped product improvements and a clear arrangement for releases and support.
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02 / The engineering work
A working interface is one part of the application. We follow the customer journey through the code, data, services, and deployment behind it.
Check who can read or change customer data, how account boundaries are enforced, and where privileged actions run. Fix the access rules that the agreed scope requires.
Exercise signup, purchase, and the product’s core workflow. Handle failed payments, incomplete inputs, and interrupted requests. Add regression tests for the behaviour that matters.
Review database changes, secrets, and external integrations. Establish how important data is backed up and recovered, and check relevant service limits and running costs.
Make deployment repeatable, separate experiments from production, and make failures visible. Document how to release, roll back, and investigate problems.
These are areas we can address, rather than a fixed package. The scope follows your application, its users, and your priorities.
03 / How we work
Bring the application, what you want it to do, and the problems you know about. We agree the work and how development will continue.
Walk through the product and inspect the code, connected services, and deployment. Identify what is working, what is missing, and what needs attention first.
Set a scope, fee, and acceptance criteria. Make the changes and verify the agreed behaviour, including the failures and edge cases that matter.
Leave the code and operating guidance accessible. Agree who develops features, approves releases, and handles problems, with maintenance available separately.
We build on what you’ve already created and agree how development will continue—including your role and the tools involved.
Before we talk
No particular stack is required to start the conversation. We look at your code, connected services, hosting, and access before agreeing the work. We confirm technical fit for each engagement and explain any constraints we find.
We start with what you have built. Existing code and services stay where they serve the product. If a part needs substantial rework or replacement, we explain the reason, options, and cost before agreeing that change.
We agree how development will continue, including your role and the tools involved. You might keep experimenting and have selected changes integrated, work alongside us, or ask us to lead development. Continued editing in the original builder depends on the application and tool; it is not a standard commitment.
No. If the work is understood, we can scope implementation directly. When the application or priorities are unclear, a separate assessment can help you decide what to do, whether or not you commission further work.
We agree scope, what needs to work, and the fee before work begins. Hosting, subscriptions, and usage charges are identified separately. Additional features and ongoing maintenance are agreed explicitly.
You retain control of your accounts and access to the source, configuration, and operating guidance, subject to third-party licenses. We agree who handles releases and problems: you, another provider, or Aligned under a separate maintenance agreement.
Show us what you’ve built
Tell us what the app does, who it is for, and where you are getting stuck. A link or a short walkthrough is a useful place to start.