Software & architecture
Build a new product or evolve an existing system. We work through the architecture and implement applications, APIs and data systems, with a path from the current setup to a system the team can understand and maintain.
Cloud platforms · Software delivery · Security
Clear technical direction.
Reliable software.
We design and build software as a complete system, from the application and its data to infrastructure, delivery, security and day-to-day operation. Twenty years of building and operating software shape our judgment about architecture, trade-offs and what belongs in production. We bring that experience to modern development practices, using AI with clear requirements, shared context and automated checks.
Areas of work
When a product outgrows its foundations, releases become difficult or audit requirements put pressure on engineering, the work rarely fits into one discipline. We connect architecture and hands-on implementation across the application, its infrastructure and how it is operated.
Platforms & delivery
Build or improve the path from development to production. Cloud environments, automated testing and deployment, monitoring and recovery are designed together so teams can release changes and understand what is running.
Security & compliance
Assess risks, implement security controls and make their operation visible. Translate framework requirements into concrete engineering work, with ongoing monitoring and evidence that supports an audit.
Selected work
Minze Health
Repeatable cloud infrastructure and software delivery, with security controls and evidence supporting ongoing BSI and ISO audit preparation.
Read case studyCredix Finance
Daily releases became routine. From a proof of concept in late 2024, CrediPay reached its 100th production release by August 2025.
Read case studyGolazo Energy
An iOS and Android app for athletes and coaches, backed by a dedicated API. Database migration reduced costs to one tenth of their previous level.
Read case study“At Credix, Ilja has led and executed several architectural transformation initiatives that have resulted in significant, lasting improvements to our engineering foundations.”
Maxim Piessen, Co-founder & CTO, Credix
LinkedIn recommendation · August 2025How we work
Work can start with a focused assessment of one system or delivery problem. You receive a clear view of the constraints, agreed priorities and an implementation plan. Together, we decide what to build next and how to verify the result.
Understand and decide
Assess the software, infrastructure and delivery practices with your engineers. Make constraints and trade-offs explicit, then agree a technical direction and an implementation plan.
Build and verify
Implement in manageable stages, with clear specifications, shared context and automated checks for engineers and AI tools. Review changes against the requirements and how the system behaves in operation.
In practice at Minze HealthMake it maintainable
Keep code, automation and documentation part of the same work. Explain the decisions and hand over the knowledge your team needs to operate and extend the result.
Contact
For project enquiries, a short description of what exists today and what needs to change is enough to start.