Independent software studio
Custom software, built by senior engineers.
CODE X designs, builds and ships production systems for companies that need deep engineering — without the overhead of an agency.
Working across
- Ruby on Rails
- .NET
- Go
- TypeScript
- AWS
- Azure
- Google Cloud
What we do
Three ways companies work with us. Most engagements combine more than one.
Custom Software Development
Web platforms, APIs and backend systems taken from architecture through to production. We act as your engineering team, or work alongside the one you have.
Learn more →02Technology Consulting
Independent technical judgment for decisions that are expensive to get wrong — architecture, cloud, identity, and untangling systems that have grown past their design.
Learn more →03Product Engineering
From an idea to a working product in front of real users — and the iterations that come after launch, which is usually where products are actually won.
Learn more →How we work
A small studio can offer things a large agency structurally cannot. These are ours.
Direct access
You talk to the engineer writing the code. No account managers, no handoffs, no telephone game between you and the people who understand the system.
Small increments, visible early
Work is broken into pieces you can see running. You are never waiting months to find out whether the thing works.
Accountable for production
The measure of success is a system that runs reliably under real load — not a closed ticket or a delivered deck.
Priced before work starts
Fixed-scope projects or monthly retainers, quoted up front. You know what you are committing to before anyone writes a line of code.
Have a system that needs building?
Tell us what you are working on. We will tell you honestly whether we are the right fit.