← SixByFiveCapabilities

What we deliver

We work in clear scope buckets. Most engagements combine two or three of these, shaped around what you actually need rather than a predefined package.

Build

Product engineering

End-to-end product delivery from blank page to production.

We handle the full build: frontend, backend, auth, database design, API layer, and deployment. We define scope early, agree acceptance criteria upfront, and deliver in milestones you can review. No surprises.

Includes
UI and component system
Backend API and business logic
Authentication and access control
Data modelling and migrations
Deployment, CI/CD, and release process
Good for

New products, MVPs, greenfield features, rebuilds of unreliable systems.

Technologies
Next.jsReactNode.jsTypeScriptPostgreSQL
Operate

Platforms & pipelines

Scheduled jobs, data ingestion, and the infrastructure that keeps things reliable.

Products that depend on data need systems to keep that data accurate. We build scheduled pipelines, ingestion jobs, reconciliation processes, caching layers, and monitoring — all the machinery that runs in the background and is invisible when it works.

Includes
Scheduled cron jobs and background workers
Data ingestion and ETL pipelines
Reconciliation and integrity checks
Caching and rollup strategies
Failure alerting and retry logic
Good for

Products with external data dependencies, marketplaces, anything with pricing or inventory.

Technologies
Node.jsCronGraphQLPostgreSQLMonitoring
Connect

Integrations

Third-party APIs and services connected cleanly, without the spaghetti.

We have direct experience integrating Stripe, Discord, Shopify, WordPress, and a range of niche data APIs. Integration work is scoped carefully — we map the data contract, handle edge cases, write for resilience, and make it easy to debug when something goes wrong.

Includes
Payment processing (Stripe)
Community integrations (Discord)
E-commerce (Shopify, WooCommerce)
CMS (WordPress, headless)
Custom and niche data APIs
Good for

Adding payment flows, syncing data from external sources, connecting existing tools.

Technologies
StripeDiscordShopifyRESTWebhooks
Polish

UI systems

Component libraries and design systems that scale without becoming a mess.

A consistent component system makes it faster to build new features and cheaper to maintain existing ones. We design and build component libraries with clear contracts — typed props, documented variants, and a visual hierarchy that works across screen sizes.

Includes
Component library design and build
Responsive layout systems
Design token architecture
Dark mode and theming
Accessibility fundamentals
Good for

Teams scaling a product, redesigns, consolidating inconsistent UIs.

Technologies
ReactTailwindDesign tokensStorybookTypeScript
Honesty

When we're probably not the right fit

We'd rather tell you upfront than waste your time.

×Large enterprise projects requiring on-site consultancy
×Pure design work (no development component)
×Maintenance contracts for codebases we didn't build
×Rush projects with no time for proper scoping

Ready to scope something?

Most engagements start with a short call to understand the problem, then a written scope and a first milestone.