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The Design Hammock
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CODE THAT SCALES WITH

Custom software engineering for funded startups and scaling businesses. We architect production-grade React applications with the precision of an in-house team and the velocity of a founder who ships.

TypeScript Strict
React 19
TanStack Stack
Built with
ReactTypeScriptTanStackTailwind CSSPostgreSQLDrizzle

What happens when your codebase becomes your biggest liability?

Technical debt compounds silently. Abandoned frameworks, missing tests, and untyped codebases turn every new feature into a liability. The longer you wait, the more expensive the rescue becomes — and the harder it gets to hire engineers willing to touch the code.

codebase-audit.sh
$ npx audit --strict
WARN27 files with `any` type assertions
ERR!No test suite found — 0% coverage
ERR!React 16.8 detected — 4 major versions behind
WARNBundle size: 2.4 MB (uncompressed)
ERR!12 known CVEs in dependency tree
WARNNo CI/CD pipeline configured
✗ AUDIT FAILED — 6 critical issues found

How does architecture-first engineering prevent technical debt?

Every project starts with a system design, not a code editor. Strict type checking catches errors before your customers do. Automated tests guard every release — saving weeks of rework and thousands in rescue costs.

DDD · Modular · Testable

Architecture First

We design the system before we write the code. Clean, modular code with clear boundaries — so your project stays maintainable as it grows.

Red · Green · Refactor

Test-Driven Development

Every conversion-critical feature follows the red/green/refactor cycle. Happy-path tests resolve in under 500 milliseconds — if they can't, the implementation needs simplifying.

CI/CD · Preview Deploys

Ship Early, Iterate Fast

Small, verifiable increments with CI/CD pipelines and preview deployments. You see working software every sprint — not a big-bang reveal after months of silence.

What can you build with a TanStack + TypeScript stack?

From SaaS platforms to data pipelines, the TanStack ecosystem paired with strict TypeScript gives you type-safe routing, server-side rendering, and fine-grained reactivity — without the framework lock-in that haunts enterprise codebases.

SaaS Platforms

React 19 · TanStack Start · SSR/CSR

Admin Dashboards

Real-time data · RBAC · Drizzle ORM

E-commerce Engines

Shopify APIs · WooCommerce · Headless

API Integrations

REST · GraphQL · OpenAPI specs

Data Pipelines

ETL · Firebase · PostgreSQL · Drizzle

Legacy Migrations

Incremental rewrites · Zero downtime

What does a sprint cycle look like with a solo engineer?

Founder-led delivery means zero hand-offs and direct accountability. Every sprint ships working software with staging previews, automated tests, and documented decisions — so you always know exactly where your project stands.

01

Discovery Sprint

1 week

Scope document + tech audit

02

Architecture

3–5 days

System design + data model

03

Build Sprints

2-week cycles

Working software each sprint

04

QA & Deploy

1 week

Staging → production cutover

05

Handover

3 days

Docs + training + retainer plan

TypeScript Strict

React Version

Zero `any` Types

Test Target

Ready to ship code you're proud of?

From discovery sprint to production deploy, every line of code is typed, tested, and built for the long haul. Start with a scoping conversation — no commitment, no fluff.