CUSTOM SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT

We design, build, and scale software products for established businesses and enterprises — without delays, unclear scope, or costly rework.

  • Product-minded engineers who focus on the “why,” not just the “how.”
  • Strict 1 team – 1 project policy, so your product gets our full focus.
  • Built AI-powered and complex software used by 1M+ users and generating $100M+ in cost savings.

You’ll be talking with our technology experts.

Trusted by market leaders

Royal Caribbean
Norfolk Southern
AT&T
Microsoft
Contentsquare
Sofascore

End-to-end software engineering

We help you decide what to build, build it right, and ensure it succeeds. We don’t just launch products, we continuously improve and scale them based on real-world usage.

Strategy

We help you make better product decisions before development, wherever you are in the process.

AI opportunity assessment

Technology consulting

Product discovery

MVP scoping


Engineering

We build scalable, high-performance software with senior, multidisciplinary teams.

AI-powered software

Mobile app development

Web app development

MVP development

Legacy system modernization


Growth

We improve your product based on real data, optimizing performance and cost.

AI optimization & enhancements

Continuous product development

Flexible collaboration models

  • Team-based
    Senior, product-minded engineers or full teams work closely with your team on an ongoing basis.
  • Project-based
    A dedicated team delivering a complete project with clear scope, timeline, and ownership.

We’re a full-service partner to the world’s most ambitious companies — Let’s talk →

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Engineering with REAL impact

Zero

Web app crashes despite
10k daily users for a telco giant.

$100M+

saved for a Class I railroad by modernizing operations.

9 Yr.

provided a team of 21 senior engineers delivering carrier-grade telecom apps.

5 Mos.

to build a cross-platform fintech MVP combining payments and rewards.

26 M

Shake SDK installs on unique mobile devices.

70 K

Royal Caribbean crew members enabled by a custom communication app.

Suplentia

Helped health professionals deliver supplement plans with a digital platform

We built a platform that helps health professionals assess clients through structured questionnaires, review results, and create personalized supplement plans. It connects to the client’s product catalog, supports ordering, and includes tools like scheduling, client dossiers, and AI-assisted notes.

Industry

HealthTech

Location

Netherlands

Company type

SME

mobile app for crew members

Built a mobile app for 70,000 Royal Caribbean crew across 40 ships

We built a mobile app that brings crew communication, scheduling, and daily tasks into one place. Using React Native and Java Spring Boot, we designed the app to work reliably even offline, giving crew access to essential tools no matter where the ship is sailing.

Industry

Hospitality

Location

US

Company type

Enterprise

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Scaled a 21 senior mobile team for a leading telco software vendor →

We scaled a global tech leader’s mobile engineering from a small iOS team to 21 engineers across four platforms, becoming fully integrated after strict due diligence and delivering reliable end-to-end support.

Industry

Telecom

Location

UK

Company type

Enterprise

Fintech platform

Combined 12 tools into 1 platform for a US wealth management firm →

We ran product discovery and built a custom operations platform from scratch, replacing a dozen disconnected tools with a single system for client hierarchies, advisory workflows, document management, and compliance, all in one place.

Industry

Finance

Location

US

Company type

SME

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Built an all-in-one business platform for a $50M-funded AI startup

We partnered with an Australian AI startup to build a unified business platform, where we expanded their engineering capacity and delivered key AI features using Ruby on Rails, React, and major AI integrations.

Industry

AI Software

Location

Australia

Company type

Post-IPO

Real estate platform

Defined the client’s real estate platform from scratch

We helped a real estate company managing 100+ properties define and validate their digital platform. Through user research and technical planning, we delivered a complete product blueprint ready for development.

Industry

Real Estate

Location

Qatar

Company type

SME


Tom Allen, a product manager at the Sydney-based Decidr, shares his experience working with DECODE and how we doubled his team in 24 hours.

Tom Allen
Product manager at Decidr

OUR CORE PRINCIPLES

Whether you need a product made from scratch or expert engineers to improve your team, we’ll deliver to the highest standard. Here are the principles that consistently get us there:

Product-minded engineering

Our engineers think beyond code. They look at the product, the user, and the problem you’re solving, then make technical decisions that support real outcomes. This approach leads to smarter solutions and software that moves your business forward.

1 team — 1 project

Whether it’s one expert or a dedicated team, you’ll have their full focus from start to finish. By avoiding context switching, engineers build a deeper sense of ownership, something you’ll notice within the first weeks of working with us.

Agentic development

AI is built into how we work. Our multidisciplinary team uses it from presales to QA and release. We validate your ideas fast with quick prototypes and proofs of concept, so you reduce risk before you invest. AI also helps us build and test faster, so you get working software sooner.

Extreme transparency

You see everything we see in real time, from progress to challenges and solutions. Through daily standups, weekly check-ins, Slack, and bi-weekly demos, you stay close to the work and always know where things stand. You’ll also have full access to the entire team, not just the project manager.

Elite software engineers

We hire only the top 1.5% of applicants through rigorous technical and cultural evaluation. 42% hold an M.S. in Computer Science, and many have worked on complex projects for companies like Microsoft and AT&T, making them some of the strongest engineers in the industry.

Technical project managers

Our PMs have real technical experience, so they understand how the product is built, not just how to track it. They estimate accurately, offer solutions, and connect your business goals with the technical details that support them. This leads to smoother collaboration, faster decision-making, and better outcomes.

Let’s create your custom software product

Tell us about your idea or challenge. We’ll get back to you within 24 hours and connect you with the right technology experts.

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Still unsure about something?

Don’t worry, whatever it is, we’ve got you covered in our FAQ.

DECODE has been delivering enterprise-grade software since 2012. A few examples include:

Our track record proves we can handle scale, complexity, and long-term partnerships.

We’ve already shipped in most of the specialized areas clients ask about. Some examples:

AI. We launched a complete AI business platform for Decidr, a $50M-funded AI startup, in 5 months. We’ve also built an AI voice assistant with sub-800ms response times and an AI health platform for Supplentia, now used by 100+ practitioners.

Industrial and logistics. We built the real-time reservation system a Class I US railroad now runs on: it processes 400,000+ reservations a day and saves them over $100M.

Telecom. We scaled Metaswitch’s mobile engineering from a small team to 21 engineers delivering production software.

Regulated or sensitive data. For fintech, healthcare, and other regulated industries, we can run AI models locally on Spark, our in-house AI infrastructure, so your data never touches a public API.

If your project sits somewhere we haven’t named here, ask us directly. We’ll tell you straight if it’s a fit.

We work across the full spectrum of software development, from native mobile apps and cross-platform solutions to web applications, backend systems, and complex integrations.

We’re at our best on projects where our senior expertise can make a strategic difference.

  • Enterprise collaboration: We often integrate with large in-house engineering teams to accelerate delivery and bring niche expertise. For example, we partnered with a US $12B company, joining a 200-engineer team with a small team of 10 high-quality experts, solving complex engineering challenges at scale.
  • Greenfield projects: We also work with experienced founders to build products from discovery to launch. In these cases, we guide product strategy, design, and architecture while delivering high-quality, scalable code.

In short: Whether we’re strengthening an enterprise engineering team or building a product from scratch, we focus on projects where our expertise makes the biggest difference.

We look at your needs and see how they match our services. We’ll discuss:

  • Project status – Where you are right now, whether it’s just an idea, a prototype, or an existing product.
  • Technologies – The tech stack you’re considering or already using.
  • Timeline – When you want to start and how quickly you need to start the project.
  • Budget – How much you’re planning to invest in development.
  • Technical feasibility – Whether the product can be built with the chosen technologies and within the timeline and budget.

Our best fit is usually when a client needs a full-time dedicated team for 6+ months.

And if we’re not the right fit, we’ll tell you openly.

Yes. All code and documentation belong to you from day one. No hidden clauses. No fine print.

How DECODE builds software

Want to know more about our internal development process? Here’s an 18-minute read written by our engineering managers, detailing every aspect of creating high-level software. From planning all the way to maintenance.

Read full article→

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