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Architecture & Technical Consulting

Software architecture and technical consulting

Senior technical leadership, on demand.

Overview

Not every team needs a full-time architect, but most reach moments where they need one: choosing a stack, scaling past the first version, untangling a legacy codebase or adopting AI-assisted development. We provide hands-on technical leadership for those moments, as a fractional architect or through a fixed-scope review.

Our consulting is practical, not slideware. We read the code, run the system and pair with your engineers, then write down clear recommendations with their trade-offs and a plan your team can carry out, with or without us. We meet teams in Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula in person and work with teams across India and abroad remotely.

What’s included

  • Fractional Architect

    A senior architect working part-time with your team on system design, technical decisions and reviews.

  • Architecture & Code Audits

    An independent review of architecture, code quality, security and performance, delivered as a prioritised report.

  • Codebase Modernization

    Incremental upgrades of frameworks, languages and infrastructure, such as moving to the Next.js App Router, without pausing feature work.

  • AI-assisted Dev Workflows

    Claude, Copilot and agentic tooling set up in your team's workflow, with review practices that keep quality high.

Who it’s for

  • Startups without a CTO that need senior technical judgement
  • Founders who want an independent review before raising or hiring
  • Teams planning a major migration or re-architecture
  • Engineering leaders rolling out AI coding tools across a team

How an engagement runs

  1. 01

    Context

    Conversations with your team and a walkthrough of the code, infrastructure and roadmap.

  2. 02

    Assessment

    A hands-on review of the areas that matter most, measured where possible rather than guessed.

  3. 03

    Recommendations

    A written report with prioritised findings, trade-offs and a realistic plan.

  4. 04

    Hands-on support

    Optional ongoing involvement to help your team carry the plan out.

Technologies we use

  • Fractional architect
  • Code audits
  • Upgrades

See the full stack on our Technology page.

Technical Consulting: common questions

A fractional architect works with your team part-time, owning system design and key technical decisions, reviewing critical code and mentoring engineers, without the cost of a full-time senior hire.

A written report covering architecture, code quality, security, performance and delivery practices, with each finding ranked by impact and effort, followed by a walkthrough call with your team.

Yes. We prefer incremental modernisation: upgrading one area at a time behind stable interfaces, so the product keeps shipping while the codebase improves.

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