Software development
Software that fits the way you work
When no product on the market matches how you work, adapting your teams to the software costs more than the other way round.
The problems we address
What brings you here
Off-the-shelf software imposes its own way of working
Your teams work around the tool with parallel spreadsheets. The official data and the real data drift apart.
Per-user cost explodes as you grow
A subscription per head becomes unreasonable beyond a certain volume, especially for occasional users.
An existing application can no longer be maintained
Abandoned technology, the original developer gone, no documentation. Every change becomes risky.
The application does not work offline
In the field, in poorly covered areas, the tool becomes unusable exactly when it is needed most.
Deliverables
What you receive
- Business web applications (back office, portals, extranets)
- Android and iOS mobile applications
- Multi-tenant SaaS platforms
- Client portals and partner areas
- Marketplaces and matching platforms
- Internal management systems (stock, field work, case files)
- Modernisation and takeover of existing applications
- APIs and integration services
Benefits
What it concretely changes
A tool the teams actually use
Designed with the end users and tested by them before going live.
No per-user cost
You pay for the build and the hosting, not a subscription proportional to headcount.
A base that accepts change
Automated tests on the critical rules, documented code, and an architecture that lets a module be added without redoing everything.
You own the code
The repository is handed over to you. Another provider can take it on.
Features
What we can do in this area
- User-experience design and prototyping
- Database modelling and migration
- Fine-grained role and permission management
- Offline mode and deferred synchronisation
- Data import and export in your partners' formats
- Document generation (quotes, invoices, reports, certificates)
- Email, SMS and push notifications
- Search, filters, sorting and pagination over large volumes
- Action logging and change history
- Automated tests and continuous integration
Our approach
How we go about it
Journeys
We describe the user journeys before the screens, and the screens before the code.
Data model
The relational schema is laid down and validated early: it is the part that costs most to fix afterwards.
Short iterations
A version installed every two weeks on an acceptance environment you can reach.
Business acceptance
Your users test on real cases and report back through a single, tracked channel.
Go-live
A planned switchover, verified data migration, and a rollback procedure ready.
Architecture
How it is built
We favour simple, explicit architectures: one application service, one relational database, queues for asynchronous work. Complexity is added when it is justified, not on principle.
Interface
A web application rendered on the server for search visibility and display speed; a native or cross-platform mobile application depending on the use.
API
A documented, versioned interface with input validation and uniform error handling.
Business domain
Business rules kept apart from HTTP transport and from the database, and therefore unit-testable.
Persistence
PostgreSQL with versioned migrations, integrity constraints and indexes matched to the queries actually run.
Deferred processing
A job queue for sending email, exports, imports and long-running work.
Operations
Structured logs, metrics, alerts and restorable backups that are actually tested.
Technologies
Relevant technologies
- TypeScript
- JavaScript
- PHP
- Java
- Python
- Next.js
- React
- Angular
- Vue.js
- Node.js
- NestJS
- Express
- Laravel
- Symfony
- Spring Boot
- React Native
- Expo
- Flutter
- PostgreSQL
- MySQL
- MongoDB
- Redis
- Socket.io
- GraphQL
- Docker
- Nginx
- Sentry
- GitHub Actions
- Mobile Money
- PawaPay
- Stripe
Industries covered
The industries where we apply it
Evidence
Related work
Related solutions
Existing bases to move faster
Frequently asked questions
Frequently asked questions
Custom software development
What does custom software cost?
Who owns the source code?
Can you take over an application built by someone else?
Will the application work on an unstable connection?
Africa Tech Services
A project around “Software development”?
A first thirty-minute conversation, with no commitment. We will tell you plainly whether we are the right partner — and if not, we will point you elsewhere.