Web development company, New York.

Our NYC defaults match the stack most hiring managers in Manhattan can hire into. Next.js 15 on TypeScript for front ends. Postgres via Supabase or Neon for state. Shopify Liquid plus Hydrogen for ecommerce. Python FastAPI or Node.js for backend services. Stripe for billing. Vercel, Railway, or AWS for deploy depending on scale. We pick per engagement on three axes — team familiarity, operational cost, hiring availability in the NYC market — and never chase framework trends that would leave your future hires struggling to maintain the stack we leave behind.

Yes, with the compliance scope baked into discovery. Fintech, healthtech, and other regulated NYC clients get a SOC 2 Type II gap analysis, HIPAA BAA evaluation, or PCI DSS scope-reduction planning as part of the first two weeks. OWASP ASVS Level 2 is the default security baseline; we document threat models, data-flow diagrams, and secret-management audits before any production code ships. For GDPR exposure on European customers, Article 30 records of processing are maintained from day one.

Fixed-bid for scoped custom builds, written against a requirements document with an explicit change-request process. Monthly retainer for ongoing engineering capacity on platforms we have launched or inherited. Never hourly without a cap, never an open-ended scope that drifts into a six-month project for a three-month problem. Most NYC clients prefer retainer post-launch; mid-market rates run competitive against NYC independent developers and below Tier 1 enterprise agencies.

Yes, with a 2-week inheritance audit first. The audit covers architecture walkthrough with the outgoing team, dependency health check, test coverage review, security posture, and a risk register of what is likely to break in the next 90 days. We then propose either a stabilization sprint (fix the bleeding, add observability) or a migration roadmap (incrementally rebuild critical paths while legacy runs). We do not rewrite code for its own sake; only what the risk register forces.

Yes. Tech-lead presence in Manhattan is included for discovery workshops and quarterly reviews on retainer engagements. Day-to-day build work happens remote with weekly Friday demos, async Slack, and same-ET working hours. For launch week of a custom build we default to an on-site war room for 48 hours — laptop-ready, bug-triage present, deploy pipeline within arm's reach of the client team.