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Development

Production-ready engineers who ship features in two-week cadences across React, Node, Python, Java, .NET, Go, Swift and Kotlin stacks.

React
Next.js
Node.js
Python
Java
.NET
Go
Swift
Kotlin
GraphQL
Tailored consultant

Who you get on day one

Full-stack engineers who ship production code on day one and bring AI tooling discipline with them.

Latest skills
TypeScript
React
Node.js
Python
PostgreSQL
AWS
Docker
Certifications
  • AWS Solutions Architect
  • CKAD
  • Google Cloud Professional Developer
AI fluency
  • Daily Cursor / Copilot users with prompt-engineering rigor
  • Build LLM features (RAG, agents) end-to-end
  • Set up AI code-review and refactor automations

Strategies & playbooks for Development

Concrete plays our consultants run to resolve the complex problems we see most often in this discipline.

01
Vertical-slice delivery
Problem

Teams ship horizontal layers for months with nothing demoable.

The play

Decompose epics into thin end-to-end slices behind feature flags; demo working software every sprint.

Outcome

Stakeholder trust restored, scope risk surfaced early, faster validated learning.

02
Strangler-fig modernization
Problem

Legacy monolith blocks new features, full rewrite is too risky.

The play

Carve bounded contexts behind a façade, route traffic incrementally, retire old paths once parity is proven.

Outcome

Continuous delivery resumes; rewrite risk decomposed into safe steps.

03
Trunk-based + feature flags
Problem

Long-lived branches cause merge hell and 2-week release cycles.

The play

Move to trunk-based dev, gate WIP behind flags (LaunchDarkly / OpenFeature), automate progressive rollout.

Outcome

Multiple safe deploys per day, drastically lower change failure rate.

04
API-first with contract tests
Problem

Frontend and backend integration breaks late and often.

The play

Define OpenAPI/GraphQL schemas first, generate clients, enforce Pact contracts in CI.

Outcome

Parallel team velocity, integration bugs caught at PR time.

AI-assisted approach

How AI accelerates Development

AI is woven into the dev inner loop. code authoring, review, refactor and docs. without compromising security or code ownership.

AI pair programming

Engineers use Copilot / Cursor with internal context (repo, ADRs, style guide) for higher-quality suggestions.

GitHub Copilot
Cursor
Sourcegraph Cody
Automated code review

LLM bots flag risky diffs, missing tests, and architectural drift before human review.

CodeRabbit
Greptile
Custom GPT-5 reviewer
Refactor & migration agents

Agents perform repo-wide migrations (e.g. JS→TS, class→hooks) with verifiable diffs.

Codemod
OpenRewrite
Aider
Living documentation

Auto-generate ADRs, API docs and onboarding guides from code + commits.

Mintlify
Swimm
Gemini 2.5 Pro

Recommended tools we propose as consultants

Curated stack our consultants bring on day one. chosen for fit with your scale, team and existing investment.

Frontend
  • React + TanStack
    Type-safe routing, data and forms with strong SSR story.
  • Next.js
    Mature framework for SEO-heavy and ISR workloads.
  • Tailwind CSS
    Design-token-driven styling that scales across teams.
Backend
  • Node.js + Hono
    Edge-friendly, fast, TypeScript end-to-end.
  • Python + FastAPI
    Best fit when teams need ML/data interop.
  • Go
    High-throughput services and CLIs with minimal ops overhead.
Quality & delivery
  • Vitest + Playwright
    Unified TS test runner + E2E coverage.
  • GitHub Actions
    Pipeline-as-code with mature ecosystem.
  • LaunchDarkly
    Feature flag platform for safe progressive delivery.
AI-assisted dev
  • Cursor
    Repo-aware IDE with multi-file edits and chat.
  • Sourcegraph Cody
    Code intelligence + AI grounded in your codebase.
Primer

What this discipline really is

Software Development at Codivers means embedded engineering squads that ship production code on your stack. not staff augmentation by the hour. We bring opinionated defaults for architecture, code review, testing and observability, and adapt them to your conventions in week one.

Engineering velocity is the single biggest predictor of product success.
Hiring full-time senior engineers takes 4 to 6 months; embedded squads start in days.
Codified architecture decisions prevent ‘big rewrite’ cycles every 3 years.
Observability and CI hygiene compound. small early investments save quarters later.

Key areas inside Development

1
Frontend engineering

Modern, accessible, performant web UIs. Type-safe routing, design systems, and Core Web Vitals as a first-class concern.

React / Next.js / TanStack
Design tokens & shadcn/ui
A11y (WCAG 2.2)
Web Vitals
2
Backend engineering

APIs and services with clear contracts, idempotency, and operational maturity from day one.

Node / Python / Java / Go
REST / GraphQL / gRPC
Idempotency & retries
Background jobs
3
Mobile engineering

Native and cross-platform apps with offline-first patterns and store-ready release pipelines.

Swift / Kotlin
React Native / Flutter
Offline sync
App Store / Play Store CI
4
Architecture & API design

ADRs, C4 diagrams, evolutionary architecture. We pick boring tech where it matters.

C4 model
Event-driven
DDD bounded contexts
API versioning
5
Engineering excellence

Trunk-based development, code review standards, observability, and on-call hygiene.

Trunk-based dev
Conventional commits
OpenTelemetry
Error budgets

Maturity model. where are you today?

Level 1. Ad-hoc

Heroic individuals, long-lived branches, no tests, manual deploys.

Level 2. Repeatable

PRs reviewed, some tests, weekly releases, basic monitoring.

Level 3. Defined

Trunk-based, CI gates, daily releases, dashboards & alerts.

Level 4. Optimized

Continuous deployment, error budgets, platform-style golden paths.

Best practices we apply

  • Trunk-based development with feature flags. long-lived branches kill velocity.
  • Every change ships behind a flag and with a metric you can watch.
  • Treat documentation (ADRs, READMEs, runbooks) as part of ‘done’.
  • Pair on the first ticket of every new contributor. pays back 10×.
  • Observability before features: you cannot improve what you cannot see.

Common pitfalls & how we fix them

Long-lived feature branches
Fix: Trunk-based + feature flags; merge daily.
Tests written after the fact
Fix: TDD or test-alongside; coverage gates on new code.
‘Big rewrite’ proposals
Fix: Strangler fig pattern. incremental replacement behind a facade.
No on-call → no quality
Fix: You build it, you run it; rotate fairly with error budgets.

Outcomes you can expect

  • Day-one productive engineers
  • Predictable 2-week delivery cadence
  • 60% drop in defect leakage
  • Architecture aligned with your standards

Engagement models

Feature squad
Cross-functional team to deliver a roadmap epic end-to-end.
Staff augmentation
Senior engineers plugged into existing teams under your tech lead.
Greenfield build
Architecture, MVP and scale-out across web and mobile surfaces.

KPIs we commit to

Day 1
Time to first commit
<24h
PR cycle time
−60%
Defect leakage
>90%
Velocity predictability

Tools & technologies

Frontend
React
Next.js
Vue
Svelte
TanStack
Backend
Node.js
Python
Java
.NET
Go
Rust
Mobile
Swift
Kotlin
React Native
Flutter
API
REST
GraphQL
gRPC
tRPC
Data layer
PostgreSQL
MongoDB
Redis
Prisma
Quality
Vitest
Jest
Playwright
ESLint
Sonar

What you get

  • Production-ready features in 2-week cadence
  • Architecture decision records (ADRs)
  • Code reviews aligned with your conventions
  • Test coverage with CI gates
  • Observability hooks (logs, metrics, traces)
  • Runbooks and onboarding docs

How we deliver

  1. 1
    Discovery
    Workshops to scope outcomes, constraints, success metrics and risks.
  2. 2
    Match
    Ranked consultants with score, availability and pre-vetted skills.
  3. 3
    Pre-onboarding
    Stack simulation aligns the consultant with your conventions before day one.
  4. 4
    Delivery
    Two-week cadence with transparent metrics, demos and async updates.
  5. 5
    Knowledge transfer
    Documentation, runbooks and pairing so capability stays in-house.

Roles available on the bench

RoleLevelIndicative rate
Full-stack EngineerMid - SeniorFrom €500/day
Frontend EngineerSeniorFrom €550/day
Backend EngineerSeniorFrom €600/day
Tech LeadStaffFrom €850/day

Rates are indicative; final pricing depends on seniority, location and engagement length.

Common stack overlap

TypeScript
Python
Java
Go
Docker
Kubernetes
AWS
GCP

Certifications on the bench

  • AWS Solutions Architect
  • GCP Professional
  • Microsoft Certified
Case study

B2B SaaS. greenfield platform in 12 weeks

Problem

Founding team needed to ship MVP and onboard design partners in one quarter.

Solution

Embedded squad of 4 engineers built React + Node + Postgres platform with CI/CD and observability from day one.

Result

MVP shipped on week 11. 6 design partners live, $800k ARR within 4 months of GA.

Why teams choose Codivers

Pre-vetted consultants graded on skills, domain depth and soft skills.
Pre-onboarding simulation = day-one productive engineers.
Transparent scorecards, weekly health checks and replaceable on demand.
Senior bench across 8 disciplines. scale up or rebalance without re-hiring.

Glossary. speak the language

ADR
Architecture Decision Record. a short doc capturing one significant decision.
Feature flag
Runtime switch that decouples deploy from release.
Trunk-based dev
All work on a single main branch with short-lived branches.
C4 model
Hierarchy of architecture diagrams: Context, Container, Component, Code.
Strangler fig
Pattern for gradually replacing a legacy system piece by piece.

Recommended reading

Accelerate (Forsgren, Humble, Kim)
Book
The data behind elite engineering organizations.
A Philosophy of Software Design (Ousterhout)
Book
Deep design principles, beyond style guides.
Team Topologies (Skelton, Pais)
Book
How to organize teams for fast flow.

Frequently asked

Do consultants follow our coding standards?
Yes. pre-onboarding simulation aligns them with your stack, conventions and review process.
What seniority levels are available?
Mid, senior and staff engineers, plus tech leads and architects.

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