We forge software
that holds
under load.
Laravel web platforms and native mobile apps for teams that have outgrown spreadsheets, plugins, and off-the-shelf software. Eleven years, one senior crew, no handoffs.
- Backend
- Laravel · PHP 8.4
- Mobile
- Swift · Kotlin
- Front
- React · Vue · Livewire
- Models
- Retainer / fixed scope
- Overlap
- EST · PST · AEST
- Reply
- Under 24 hours
Four things
we do well
Everything else we will tell you to hire someone else for.
Why the
myth?
We grew up on legends. Dragons over gold, kingdoms lit by lantern, heroes who refuse to lose. The crest and the armor on this site are a nod to that, and we are not embarrassed about it.
What sits under the armor is deliberately unglamorous. Migrations that run clean. Queries that stay fast at ten times the rows. Releases that do not wake anyone at three in the morning. The myth is the paint. The engineering is the point.
Small and senior
A commando unit is small, senior and accountable. The engineer you brief is the engineer who ships. There is nobody to hand your problem down to.
We charge the problem
Escalations get taken apart, not circled. When something breaks we go in, find the cause, and come back with the fix and the reason it happened.
We stay
Our longest partnership is in its ninth year. Clients keep us because the work holds up, not because switching is hard.
Long engagements,
not one-off builds
Killer Interactive, LLC
Continuous development, maintenance and support across their digital platforms.
wearekiller.com →All Outta Bubblegum
Web application development, platform optimization and ongoing technical support.
outtabubblegum.com →JD Realty
Real estate platform with listings, search and client management systems.
jdrealty.com.au →Top Rated on Upwork
Ten years on the platform, top-rated status held throughout, 100+ projects delivered.
View profile →What we publish
Evidence-based writing on the stack we work in. No listicles, no rewritten press releases.
The Quiet Queue Behind the Busy Office: Laravel Business Automation
A storytelling guide to Laravel business automation, queues, approvals, and maintainable custom software for growing tea...
Read dispatch →The Door That Opened on a Slow Connection: A Progressive Web App Story
A vivid story about a fast, installable progressive web app client portal that keeps small-business customers moving.
Read dispatch →The Librarian Who Taught an AI Assistant to Say “I Don’t Know”
A story about building a trustworthy AI knowledge assistant with retrieval, review, permissions, and a human handoff.
Read dispatch →Where we work
Custom web, mobile, Laravel, SaaS, modernization and ongoing engineering support for US businesses. EST and PST overlap held daily.
US page →Maintainable digital products and remote software development for Canadian startups and organizations.
Canada page →Custom applications, Laravel modernization and product support for Australian businesses and agencies.
Australia page →Send the brief.
We reply in a day.
No discovery-call funnel and no gated form. Write to the station or message the WhatsApp line and you will get an engineer, not an account manager.
- The product, and who uses it today
- The problem you want gone
- Target market and time zone
- Whatever exists already — repo, staging link, spreadsheet
- Any date you are working back from
Rough notes are fine. We would rather read three honest paragraphs than a polished spec that hides the real constraint.