Services

Rescue & Refactor

Stuck? We unstick things.

Product broken. Team gone. Technical debt strangling every new feature. We've seen it. We fix it.

Why it matters.

Sometimes the best path forward isn't a new build. It's saving what you have.

You've invested time, money, users. Walking away isn't always the answer. But neither is pretending everything is fine while the codebase rots.

We help you figure out what's worth saving - and actually save it.

What it looks like.

Assessment.

We dig in. Codebase, infrastructure, architecture, processes. We find out what's broken, what's fragile, and what's actually fine.

Honest diagnosis.

Sometimes it's fixable. Sometimes it's "burn it down and start over." We'll tell you which, and why.

Stabilization.

Stop the bleeding. Fix the critical bugs. Shore up security. Get things running reliably again.

Refactoring.

Untangle the mess. Pay down technical debt. Make the codebase something a team can actually work with.

Knowledge recovery.

The original team left? We document what we find. We rebuild the tribal knowledge that walked out the door.

Handover or continue.

We can hand it back to your team, help you hire, or stick around to keep building.

What you get.

  • Clear assessment of what you have and what it'll take to fix
  • A stabilized, running product
  • Cleaner codebase with less debt
  • Documentation that didn't exist before
  • A path forward - rebuild, refactor, or retire

Who it's for.

  • Companies whose dev team left and took all the knowledge
  • Products drowning in technical debt
  • Startups that built fast and now need to build right
  • Anyone who's been told "it needs a complete rewrite" and wants a second opinion

Who it's not for.

  • "Just make it work, don't ask questions" clients
  • Projects where the business case no longer exists
  • Quick fixes with no plan for sustainability

We're not here to duct-tape. If you want a band-aid, we'll tell you it's a band-aid.

The honest truth.

Sometimes the answer is: don't rescue it. Start fresh.

We'll tell you if that's the case. We'd rather lose an engagement than waste your money on a lost cause.

How we work together.

We work in days. Flexible, transparent, no surprises.

Rescue engagements typically start with a short assessment phase - enough to understand what we're dealing with before committing to a bigger engagement.

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