Architecture and consulting
Bad architecture decisions compound. We help organizations make technical decisions they won’t regret, before the code gets written and the contracts get signed.
What we can build for you
Technical guidance for decisions that are expensive to reverse.
You have a business problem. Perhaps a product idea. Maybe a system that needs replacing. What you need is a clear picture of what building it actually requires: scope, timeline, cost, risks, technical approach.
We run project discovery phase that answers these questions before you commit resources. Stakeholder interviews to understand what people actually need, not just what they asked for. Technical research to identify constraints and options. Prototypes when concepts need validation.
Deliverable: a project definition you can staff, budget, and schedule against. Scope documented. Assumptions explicit. Risks identified. The work that prevents six-month projects from becoming eighteen-month disasters.
Your system needs to handle 10x current load in two years. You’re adding a mobile app to a platform built for desktop. You’re integrating an acquisition that runs on completely different technology. Now what?
We design architectures that solve your actual problem. Scalability where you need it, simplicity where you don’t, and diagrams your developers can actually understand. Architecture matched to your team size, deployment frequency, and growth trajectory.
Something feels wrong but you can’t pinpoint it. Deployments take too long. The system slows down unpredictably. The codebase has grown faster than anyone can understand. Your team says they need to rewrite everything but can’t explain why.
We cover code quality, test coverage, dependency health, security posture, infrastructure costs. We conduct interviews with engineers and analysis that separates real issues from complaints about tooling preferences. We document findings documented with severity, effort to fix, business impact, and a prioritized list of what to address first.
Your core system runs on technology from 2008. The developers who built it left years ago. Vendors are dropping support. New hires don’t want to work on it. But it still runs the business, and you can’t just turn it off.
We plan modernization that doesn’t bet the company. Incremental migration paths. Strangler fig patterns that replace pieces without stopping operations. Realistic timelines that account for the fact that you still need to ship features while modernizing.
And sometimes the answer is “don’t modernize, but maintain.” We’ll tell you when the cost of change exceeds the cost of keeping things running. Not every legacy system needs to become microservices.
Tech stack
Languages, frameworks, and infrastructure our engineers use daily to build and maintain systems in production.
Diagramming and documentation
Architecture frameworks
Code analysis and assessment
Prototyping and validation
Performance profiling
Infrastructure review
Use cases we support
Strategic technical questions clients bring to us when the stakes are too high to guess.
Project scoping and feasibility analysis
Technical due diligence for M&A and investments
Vendor and build-vs-buy evaluations
Architecture design for new products and platforms
Legacy system assessment and modernization planning
Technology strategy for non-technical leadership
Success stories
From startups to global enterprises, teams count on us for growth that works
We helped our client cut manual labor by automating their waste material identification and classification process using a custom AI-powered computer vision system.
We helped our client build a frontend team from scratch, establish development processes that actually work, and ship a redesigned B2B platform while clearing years of technical debt.
What we’ve shipped for teams like yours and the results they achieved
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“Softeta has been a strategic technology partner for PortalPro, supporting us across both front-end and back-end development, IT architecture, and quality assurance. Their integrated approach has significantly accelerated our project launch. We continue to rely on their expertise as we scale and evolve our platform.”
Paulius Jurinas
CEO @ PortalPRO
Ways we collaborate with you
A transparent, flexible approach designed around your goals.
Team augmentation
Extra talent that boosts your projects. Our experienced engineers integrate directly with your in-house team, bringing flexibility, technical depth, and fast scaling capacity. All without the overhead of hiring.
Building a dedicated team
A fully autonomous team focused on delivery from day one. We assemble a cross-functional group of experts to match your project goals, work within your roadmap, and take full responsibility for execution and outcomes.
Developing a project, subproject, component
We take full responsibility for delivering a clearly scoped system, module, or feature – from architecture to deployment. We handle design, development, testing, and ensure long-term maintainability.
Frequently asked questions
Learn more about our architecture and consulting services.
What's the difference between discovery and just starting the project?
Discovery answers “what exactly are we building and is it feasible?” before you hire the full team. Two weeks of discovery can save months of building the wrong thing. It’s cheaper to change a document than to change code.
What's the difference between consulting and actually building?
Consulting answers “what should we build and how?” Building answers “here’s the working system.” Some clients need a roadmap their team can execute. Others need us to design and build. Many start with consulting and move to implementation once the plan is solid.
How long does an architecture engagement typically take?
Depends on scope. Project discovery: 2-4 weeks. A focused assessment of one system: 2-3 weeks. Full technical due diligence for an acquisition: 3-4 weeks. Architecture design for a new platform: 4-8 weeks. We scope based on what decisions you need to make and when.
Do you just produce documents, or do you stick around for implementation?
Your choice. Some clients want a blueprint and can execute independently. Others want us involved through implementation to make sure the architecture survives contact with real code. We’re not precious about it – whatever gets you to the outcome.
What if your recommendation is "don't build this"?
Then that’s what we’ll tell you. Discovery sometimes reveals that the problem doesn’t need custom software because an off-the-shelf tool works. Or that the market assumptions don’t hold up. We get paid to give honest assessments, not to generate implementation work
Can you help if we don't have technical leadership in-house?
Yes. We’ve acted as fractional CTO, technical advisors to boards, and translators between business leadership and engineering teams. Temporary support while you hire, or ongoing advisory relationships – whatever fills the gap.
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