/ Start with the problem

Describe what the system needs to do.

What happens after you send

We read the brief and respond with a written assessment of the architecture approach — the database decisions, the integration points, the deployment model — before any contract is on the table.

We take on engagements selectively. If we can't document a defensible technical path for your problem, we'll tell you that directly instead of starting a scope negotiation.

Skip the budget conversation for now. Tell us the constraint, the failure mode, the scale you're planning for. That's where the useful part of this exchange begins.

— Project brief

Tell us what you're building

Include the hard part: the data model, the throughput requirements, where the current system breaks. The more specific the brief, the more useful our response.