Certified Software Architect

Software Architecture & Design

Certified architects with 20+ years of experience designing enterprise systems that scale, perform, and evolve. We make the decisions today that prevent disasters tomorrow.

Core Services

What We Deliver

Architecture that serves the business, built on decades of real-world experience across industries and scales.

System Design & Architecture Review

From greenfield designs to reviewing existing architectures. We identify bottlenecks, single points of failure, and scalability gaps before they become production incidents.

Microservices & Distributed Systems

Designing service boundaries, communication patterns, data consistency strategies, and deployment topologies for systems that need to scale independently.

Cloud-Native Architecture

Azure and AWS architecture design. Serverless, containerized, or hybrid — choosing the right approach for your scale, budget, and team capabilities.

Legacy Modernization Strategy

Incremental modernization plans that let you evolve from monolith to modular architecture without halting business operations. Strangler fig pattern, domain-driven decomposition.

Philosophy

Architecture with purpose

We don't design architecture for its own sake. Every decision ties back to business requirements, team capabilities, and operational constraints. Over-engineering is just as dangerous as under-engineering.

Business-first thinking

Architecture serves the business, not the other way around. Every technical decision maps to a business outcome.

Evolutionary design

Systems that can change as requirements change. No premature optimization, no over-abstraction — just the right level of flexibility.

Pragmatic trade-offs

No silver bullets, just informed decisions with clear trade-off documentation. Every choice has consequences — we make sure you understand them.

Team alignment

Architecture that your team can actually build, operate, and maintain. The best design on paper is worthless if your team can't execute it.

Security by design

Threat modeling and security patterns built in from day one. Security is not a feature you bolt on later — it's a fundamental architectural concern.

The Toolbox

Technologies & Patterns

Patterns and platforms we work with daily to deliver robust, scalable architectures.

Patterns & Approaches

Microservices Event-Driven CQRS Domain-Driven Design Hexagonal Architecture Saga Pattern API Gateway Service Mesh

Cloud & Infrastructure

Microsoft Azure Amazon AWS Docker Kubernetes Terraform

Languages & Frameworks

C#/.NET Java/Spring Python Node.js

Data & Messaging

SQL Server PostgreSQL MongoDB Redis Apache Kafka RabbitMQ
Pricing

Rates

Hourly rate

€90 / hour

Day rate

€720 / day

Prices are final — VAT is not applied (non-VAT payer). Project-based pricing available. First consultation is free.

Need architecture guidance?

Whether you're starting a new system, modernizing a legacy one, or need a second opinion on critical design decisions — let's talk.

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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

What does a software architecture engagement look like?
Typically starts with a discovery session to understand your business context, followed by a system audit or greenfield design. Deliverables include architecture documentation, ADRs (Architecture Decision Records), diagrams, and a roadmap. We stay involved through implementation to ensure the architecture is correctly realized.
Do you only design, or do you also build?
Both. We're hands-on architects who code. We can design the architecture AND lead or participate in implementation. This means the architecture stays grounded in reality, not ivory-tower theory.
Can you review our existing architecture?
Absolutely. Architecture reviews are one of our most requested services. We'll assess your system for scalability, reliability, security, and maintainability — and provide a written report with concrete recommendations.
How do you handle the transition from monolith to microservices?
Incrementally, using proven patterns like the strangler fig. We identify bounded contexts, define service boundaries, and create a migration plan that lets you ship value continuously rather than doing a risky big-bang rewrite.