Custom Software Development
When the spreadsheets stop coping and the off-the-shelf tool doesn't fit, this is what replaces them. We map how your team actually works, then build to that. Not to a template.
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Software that fits how you actually work.
Most of our clients tried this once before. You get a small team of senior engineers who learn how your business runs, then build around it. Twenty years. Fifty-plus projects. No templates.
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What we actually build…
Three things, mostly. Systems that run operations, models that make predictions worth acting on, and infrastructure that stops being a liability. Same team on all three.
AI and Machine Learning Solutions
Forecasting, classification, and the decisions your team currently makes on instinct. We'll tell you upfront whether your data can carry a model, or whether you need something simpler.
Cloud Migration and Managed Services
Getting off hardware that's one failure away from a very bad week. We move you across in phases, keep the old system running until the new one is proven, then look after it.
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What they said afterwards…
Three, unedited.
★★★★★
Working with Underwulf was a game-changer for our business. They took our ideas and turned them into a fully functioning product in no time. Their dedication and expertise shine through in every aspect of their work.
Grant DavidsonFounder, Abari★★★★★
I thoroughly enjoy working with UW, they are highly skilled product developers. UW has been instrumental in the design of our platforms and guiding the team, putting principles in place etc. I would recommend them any day of the week.
Elizabeth GieSystem Manager, Pepkor IT★★★★★
Underwulf has transformed Indiemaker by managing our strategic partnerships and enhancing our technology's security and compliance. They expertly handled vendor relationships and built a strong fraud detection system that greatly reduced suspicious activities. We couldn't ask for a better partner!
Beverley MerrimanFounder, IndieMaker
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Who you’d be working with…
Twenty years and fifty-plus projects, and the same small group of engineers, architects and designers on all of them. You work with the people who write the code. There's no account layer, and nobody hands your project to a junior once the contract is signed.
We're remote, which means we hire for skill rather than postcode. Most of what we do is unglamorous: understanding a business properly before writing anything, then keeping the result alive after launch.
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How we work…
Six things we hold to on every project, including the ones that cost us money.
Right Problem First
The expensive mistake is building the wrong thing well. We'd rather spend two weeks working out what you actually need than six months delivering what you asked for.
Straight Answers
If your budget doesn't match your scope, you'll hear it on the first call. If we're the wrong studio for the job, we'll say so and point you somewhere better.
Pragmatic
Boring technology your team can maintain beats a clever architecture nobody else understands. We optimise for the day we hand it over.
Shipped, Not Demoed
Working software in front of real users, in weeks. Progress you can use, not progress you take on trust.
The Cheaper Answer
Sometimes the right fix is a two-day integration rather than a six-month build. We'll tell you when that's the case, even though it's a smaller invoice.
Senior Only
Everyone who touches your project has shipped production systems for a decade or more. There's no bench of juniors learning on your budget.
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Let’s find out if we’re a fit…
Tell us what you're trying to do. We'll tell you honestly whether we're the right studio for it, and what it would take.