Custom software builds
Net-new applications and major features, scoped and priced as a project. Full stack — interface, backend and data, integrations, and the cloud it runs on.
Software Solutionist
Forged, not assembled.
We build and run software for companies that need it done right the first time — full-stack engineering across the interface, the data, and the infrastructure, from architecture through deployment and every day after.
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What we do
Four ways to work with usOngoing management & support
A monthly engagement covering maintenance, monitoring, incremental feature work, and technical advice for software you already depend on. Our flagship offering.
Consulting & cloud engineering
Architecture and code reviews, technology selection, roadmap planning, and second opinions — plus the migrations, pipelines, and infrastructure work that usually follows. Fixed fee, in whichever cloud you already run.
Embedded engineering
Dedicated weekly capacity inside your team as a senior engineer or acting tech lead — for companies that need the seniority without the headcount.
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How an engagement runs
Discovery → Build → RunDiscovery
A short paid engagement — one to two weeks, $1,500 to $3,000 — that produces a requirements document, a technical plan, and a real estimate. Credited toward the project if you proceed.
Build
Working software in front of you throughout, not at the end. Deployed to real infrastructure from the first sprint, with the CI/CD and observability built in rather than bolted on.
Run
Software is not finished when it ships. A support retainer keeps it patched, monitored, and improving — with the same people who built it.
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Why Forge
- Senior engineers on every part of the stack — no junior staff learning on your project, and no markup for specialists you never speak to.
- One accountable point of contact from architecture through deployment and ongoing support. No hand-offs between disconnected teams.
- We work in the cloud you already run, in the accounts you already own. Nothing we build depends on a platform only we know how to operate.
- Transparent, predictable pricing. Flat retainer tiers and milestone-based builds, published openly, not an open-ended meter.
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Support retainers
Published rates, no discovery call requiredEssential Care
Keeps a shipped product healthy.
$795/month
5 hrs/mo · ~$159/hr effective
- Security & dependency patches
- Uptime monitoring
- Minor bug fixes
- Monthly health report
Growth Partner
Keeps a product healthy and moving.
$2,500/month
20 hrs/mo · $125/hr effective
- Everything in Essential Care
- Feature development
- Code review & architecture guidance
- CI/CD upkeep
Embedded Partner
Dedicated tech-lead capacity inside your team.
$8,500/month
2 days/wk · ~65 hrs/mo · ~$131/hr effective
- Everything in Growth Partner
- Sprint participation
- Roadmap ownership
- Same-day response
Tell us what you are trying to build.
Send over the shape of the problem and we will come back with an honest read on scope, timeline, and cost — before anyone signs anything.