We shipambitioussoftware.
R17 is an engineering studio that builds web, mobile, and AI products for founders who treat technology as a competitive edge — not a cost center.
Seven disciplines, one team.
Web app development
Production-grade web platforms — from real-time SaaS to high-traffic marketplaces. We pick the stack that fits, not the stack that trends.
Mobile apps · iOS & Android
Native and cross-platform apps that feel native. We design for the platform, then ship to both without compromising on either.
Backend & APIs
Systems engineered for the load you have today and the load you will have in two years. Boring, observable, fast.
AI / ML integration
LLM features that actually ship — agents, RAG, evals, guardrails. We treat AI like any other system: with telemetry and tests.
DevOps & cloud infrastructure
Infrastructure-as-code, zero-downtime deploys, observability that matters. Pay for what you use, sleep through the night.
Design · UI / UX
Interfaces designed by engineers who understand product. Tight feedback loops between design and code, no throw-it-over-the-wall handoffs.
Technical consulting
Architecture review, hiring help, fractional CTO. When you need a senior voice in the room before the next big bet.
A process that respects your time and your money.
Discovery
We embed with founders to map the real problem — the one underneath the brief. Stakeholder interviews, technical due diligence, a written plan you can disagree with.
Design & architecture
Hi-fi prototypes in code, not Figma. Architecture decisions written down. We build the smallest thing that proves the hardest assumption first.
Build
Two-week cycles. Live staging from day one. Async-first updates with a Loom every Friday and a working demo at the end of every cycle. No surprises.
Ship & sustain
Launch is the start, not the finish. We stay on retainer for as long as it makes sense — observability dashboards, on-call rotation, monthly architecture review.
Senior, in-house
No juniors, no offshoring. Every line written by someone you would hire directly.
Async-first
Loom over meeting. We write things down. You stay in flow.
Skin in the game
Fixed-scope sprints. We eat the overrun, not you.