Path A · Next slice
A backlog that is not moving?
We take a slice — a feature, a payment flow, an admin — and ship it without a six-month “discovery”.
- One cut, written and agreed
- Built in your repo
- Deployed against the live flows that matter
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Service · 05 · Improvement
Keep the live product moving.
The next slice in production — features, fixes, or a stack that no longer fights you.
For teams that already have users: new functionality, bug fixes, refactors, performance, and a retainer when you need a studio on call. We work on products we shipped and on inherited React / Next / Node codebases.
Who this is for
Two paths. Same studio. Pick the one that matches — both are in scope.
Path B · Stabilize
Slow, brittle, or on fire?
Fixes first, then the refactor that production kept blocking. We do not rewrite the app to feel busy.
- Stop the bleeding
- Measure the part that hurts
- Change that part — not the whole stack
What we take on
The product shapes inside this service, in plain terms.
New features
The next surface, the next plan, the next integration — cut, built, and deployed.
Fixes & support
Bugs, edge cases, store/OS updates, and the tickets your team cannot get to.
Refactor & performance
The parts that hurt: queries, bundles, auth, deploy. Measured, then changed.
Ongoing studio time
A monthly slice of hours after launch so the product does not freeze the day we ship v1.
In the engagement
What you can expect in scope when this is the brief.
01
A written cut of the next slice (or a retainer cadence)
02
Implementation in your repo
03
QA against the live flows that matter
04
Deploy and a short watch on production
- Next.js
- React
- Node.js
- PostgreSQL
- MongoDB
- Stripe
- Docker
From the atlas
Live products where this kind of work actually shipped.
How we work
A studio cut, not a staff-aug black box.
Read
Repo, prod pain, and what “done” means for this slice.
Cut
Scope, risk, and what we will not touch yet.
Ship
The change, tests we agreed, deploy.
Watch
The first days in production, then the next slice if you want it.
Read → cut → ship → watch
Questions we get
Straight answers. The rest belongs in the brief.
We already have a team. Why a studio?
To move work that is stuck: a feature, a refactor, a performance hole, coverage while you hire. We do not need to own the whole product.
Only products you built?
No. Inherited React, Next.js, and Node codebases are in scope after a short read of the repo. If it is the wrong fit, we say so.
Is this a retainer?
It can be. Some briefs are one slice. Some are ongoing hours after launch. Pick in the form, or say “let’s discuss”.
What do you need to start?
Access, the current pain, and what done looks like for the next cut. A staging URL helps. A 40-page spec does not.
Other services
Same studio. Different job.
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