Not AI that builds software. Engineers who build smarter. A real engineer is in the driver's seat at every step of your project. Qila, the platform we built for ourselves, is the machine that lets us go faster without leaving the track.
Our engineers plan, build and check every piece. Qila is the workshop that makes them faster.
There are two common ways to get software built. Both make you give something up.
Good people doing everything by hand. Careful, but slow and expensive. Months before you see anything.
Fast demos, but nobody is steering. It drifts off track the moment your product gets real.
Senior engineers in control of every decision, with Qila doing the repetitive work. Fast, and on track the whole way.
We do our best work for three kinds of clients. If you're one of them, we can usually show you something working within a week.
Pre-seed and seed startups who need a real first version to show users and investors.
Growing companies of 10 to 200 people whose operations have outgrown spreadsheets and off-the-shelf tools.
Product and e-commerce teams who want AI features that actually work in their existing product or store.
Not a fit: enterprise RFPs, staff augmentation, or projects where nobody on your side can give feedback each week.
Qila is the software workshop we built for our own team. Every project's plan, code, tests, live previews and decisions live in one place, and AI assistants inside it take on the repetitive work. Our engineers decide what gets built, how, and when it's ready.
Think of a master carpenter with the best power tools. The tools make the work faster. The carpenter still makes the furniture.
At every stage you can see who does what. The engineer steers and decides. Qila does the heavy, repetitive work. Nothing moves on until the engineer says it's right.
Shipboard: driven by our engineers, built with Qila.
Our engineers planned every screen and reviewed every change, while Qila did the repetitive work. The explainer film shows the whole route.
We run our own products this way first. Every one was steered by our engineers and built with Qila.
Turns a clinic's own footage into ready-to-post social videos.
From idea and script to a finished YouTube story video.
Dispatch and tracking that replaces spreadsheets for delivery teams.
An iPhone alarm that gets you off your phone and outside.
Our project task board, planned and reviewed by our engineers.
Follows every campaign from impression to conversion.
Design a store in conversation; we build and deploy it to Shopify.
Tracks every partner introduction through to a closed deal.
Our own online store, built and run the same way.
A UK courier service, with booking and driver tools designed with Qila.
Every engagement starts with a free call and a fixed quote within 24 hours.
See your idea working on real data before you commit to more.
Web app, SaaS, iOS app or internal tool, live and handed over.
Your engineer stays on: new features, fixes, hosting and care.
A fixed quote within 24 hours. Calls on US Eastern and Pacific hours.