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Architecture & Platform Design

Platform design starts with the integration surface and the data flow, not the org chart or the framework. We work the architecture down from product outcomes to runtime topology so you don’t pay for the wrong abstractions in year two.

An architectural maquette of slender metal columns carrying long horizontal spans — a deliberate load-bearing structure.

What the work involves

Service & domain design

  • Service patterns: monolith, modular monolith, service-oriented
  • Domain boundaries, contracts, and integration design
  • Architecture decision records (ADRs) on the load-bearing calls

Enterprise integration

  • Integration shape for SAP, ERP, CRM, and payments
  • Anti-corruption layers around systems you do not control
  • Sandbox and mock services so integration timelines stop blocking sales

Scale & evolution

  • Multi-region and multi-tenant where the model demands it
  • Migration paths that ship incrementally rather than as a big-bang rewrite
  • Architecture reviews on an existing codebase, with a prioritised action plan

What you get

  • Architecture review document with ADRs
  • Target-state design with an incremental migration path
  • Integration contracts for the systems you depend on

Tools we reach for

  • Miro
  • Mural
  • Excalidraw
  • Lucid
  • PlantUML
  • Structurizr
  • Confluence
  • GraphQL
  • Swagger

Where we’ve done this

AI procurement startup

UK public-sector procurement

AI eSourcing platform for UK public-sector procurement — prototype to production, founding team hired, pre-seed closed.

  • Architecture & Platform Design
  • Full-Stack Engineering
  • AI Platform Engineering
  • Cloud Computing & Infrastructure
  • Product Management
Startup

Global electronics & healthcare manufacturer

Supply chain / operations planning

Explainable inventory-allocation engine — a transparent linear program that splits factory output across distribution centers at lowest landed cost.

  • Data Science & Decision Systems
  • Full-Stack Engineering
  • Data Engineering
  • Architecture & Platform Design
Enterprise

Satellite company

Space / satellite servicing & debris removal

Corporate + investor-relations platform — CMS-driven, internationalized across 10 locales, with 3D/WebGL brand experiences.

  • Full-Stack Engineering
  • Architecture & Platform Design
  • Cloud Computing & Infrastructure
  • Security Engineering
Enterprise

UK court system

Government & criminal justice

Criminal justice case platform — statutory hearings reporting and DVLA integration on a national system carrying 1.3M+ cases.

  • Full-Stack Engineering
  • Architecture & Platform Design
  • Cloud Computing & Infrastructure
Public sector

Tier-1 banking payments platform

Payments & banking infrastructure

Payment processing framework behind SEPA Credit Transfer and SEPA Instant flows at Citi, NatWest, BNP Paribas and J.P. Morgan.

  • Full-Stack Engineering
  • Architecture & Platform Design
  • Cloud Computing & Infrastructure
Enterprise

UK’s largest 3D printing service

3D printing & additive manufacturing

Manufacturing ERP built from zero — quote to order to production to dispatch, across a factory floor of £2M of additive machines.

  • Full-Stack Engineering
  • Architecture & Platform Design
  • Product Management
  • Cloud Computing & Infrastructure
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