Cheap to generate
Anyone can produce working-looking software in an afternoon. Understanding it is another matter.
Sane software for the post-AI world
One partner for software excellence, at every scale.
AI made software cheap to generate and easy to get wrong. We build the opposite: systems that are simple, secure, measurable and maintainable, from the network to the product, by one team that understands every layer.
- Simple
- Secure
- Measurable
- Maintainable
The problem
The world is filling with software nobody fully understands.
Easy to get wrong
Plausible code hides brittle design, quiet security gaps and behaviour nobody has tested.
Nobody holds the whole
Systems grow faster than the people who can reason about them, and each specialist sees only a slice.
What we do
Everything software needs, under one roof.
Most projects fail in the gaps between specialists. We close the gaps.
Software & applications
Web, mobile and backend applications built on clear architecture, from first release to long-term maintenance.
Websites & product design
Sites and products that are fast, accessible and a pleasure to use, designed and engineered together.
AI engineering
Agents, retrieval and knowledge systems integrated into real software, with evaluation, testing and monitoring built in.
Automation
Workflows, integrations and internal tools that remove repetitive work and keep running without babysitting.
Databases & data
Design, administration, performance tuning, migration and backup strategy for the data your business depends on.
Network & infrastructure
Cloud, networking and platforms that are simple to operate and sized to what you actually need.
Cybersecurity
Threat modelling, hardening and compliance designed in from the start rather than reviewed at the end.
Operations & reliability
Deployment, observability and on-call reality, so systems stay up and your team can run them.
Advisory & due diligence
Architecture reviews, AI readiness, build-versus-buy and technical due diligence, with honest answers.
At every scale
The same discipline, whatever your size.
Starting out
A sound foundation and a simple first version, without over-building for a future that may not arrive.
Growing
Systems that scale with demand, a team that can keep shipping, and debt that stays under control.
Established
Modernisation, integration, security and AI added to complex environments without breaking what works.
Whole-stack expertise
Every layer, understood together.
Our team brings a decade each in software development, network engineering, generative AI, consulting, finance, cybersecurity and operations, alongside database administration, automation and product design.
Problems rarely respect the boundaries between specialisms, and neither do we.
- FinanceL10
- ConsultingL9
- Product designL8
- Generative AIL7
- Applications & websitesL6
- AutomationL5
- Database administrationL4
- OperationsL3
- CybersecurityL2
- Network engineeringL1
Approach
What you can expect from us.
Sane by default
Clear architecture, boring technology where it is best, and no complexity added for fashion.
AI with judgment
We know where AI helps and where it does not, and we measure the difference.
Whole-stack accountability
Network to product, understood together, so nothing falls between specialists.
Built to last
Security and operability from day one. Systems your team can run without us.
Business-literate
Finance and consulting experience: we speak ROI, risk and compliance, not only code.
Honest advice
Sometimes the right answer is less software, a simpler system, or no AI at all.
How an engagement works
Clear steps, no surprises.
- STEP 1
Talk
A short call to understand what you are trying to achieve and what is in the way.
- STEP 2
Scope
A clear written proposal: what we would build, how, what it depends on and what it costs.
- STEP 3
Build
Senior people working alongside your team, in small steps you can see and judge.
- STEP 4
Hand over
Documentation, tests and a team that understands the system. You are never locked in.
Measurement
“It seems to work” is not a standard.
AI systems you can measure and trust. Each one ships with its own evaluation: the questions it must answer well, the failures it must never make, and the numbers that show when either changes.
You get a report you can show your board, your customers and your auditors, and a test suite that keeps it true after every change.
Example evaluation report
Illustrative data · not a client result
Task success0.91
Groundedness0.87
Judge agreement0.82
Refusal accuracy0.95
Technologies we work with
The tools, chosen deliberately.
- Anthropic
- Google Gemini
- Meta
- NVIDIA
- PyTorch
- Python
- TypeScript
- PostgreSQL
- Kubernetes
- Docker
- Cloudflare
- Next.js
Logos are trademarks of their respective owners and are shown to indicate the technologies we build with. They do not imply endorsement or partnership.
Products & research
What we build for ourselves.
Questions
Before you book.
What size of company do you work with?
All sizes. Our approach is the same at every scale: the simplest system that does the job well, built to be run by your team.
Can you take on the whole project?
Yes. We cover design, applications, data, infrastructure, security, operations and AI, so one team can own the outcome end to end. We can also join an existing team for a part of it.
Will you recommend AI for everything?
No. We use AI where it earns its place and measure whether it does. Sometimes the honest answer is less software, or none.
What happens after delivery?
You get documentation, tests and a system your team understands. We can stay on for support if you want us to, but you are not locked in.
How do we start?
Book a call. We will listen, ask questions and tell you plainly whether and how we can help.
Let’s talk about what you’re building.
Pick a time that suits you. We will listen, ask questions and tell you plainly whether and how we can help.
Prefer email? info@commonsystems.ai