SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT • AI SOLUTIONS • SCALABLE GROWTH
Software & AI Development for Startups and Growing Businesses
We turn your idea into production software, with a written scope and fixed milestones agreed before any code is written. You work directly with founder and lead engineer Obaid Tariq, remotely with teams in the US, UK, Europe, the Middle East and beyond.
Not ready to build? Validate your idea with AI Dev Planner first
- typical SaaS MVP
- $25k–$65k
- to a production release
- 8–12 weeks
- post-launch warranty
- 60–90 days
- code & IP ownership
- 100%
We focus on scalable architecture, cloud infrastructure, and AI integration.See our engineering approach
Based in Islamabad, working remotely with product teams worldwide.
Code is delivered in your repository. You own the IP.
Ways to work with us
Pick the engagement that fits where you are.
Published ranges, not “contact us for pricing”. Every project is quoted in writing after a scoping call, but you should know the ballpark before you talk to anyone.
Have an idea to build?
MVP Development
Fixed-scope milestone sprints
$25k–$65k
typical focused SaaS MVP
8–12 weeks
Built with Lovable, Bolt or Cursor and it's breaking?
Vibe-Coded App Rescue
Fixed-scope codebase assessment first
Quoted after a short call
we read the code before we price the fix
Assessment, then stabilisation sprint
Need AI inside a product you already run?
AI Integration
Prototype on your data, then production build
Scoped per use case
tested for accuracy, latency and cost first
Staging proof before you commit
Need ongoing engineering after launch?
Dedicated Engineering
Flexible monthly contract
Monthly retainer
iteration, refactoring and scaling
Starts after scoping
On every engagement
- Written scope agreed before the build starts
- Bi-weekly video walkthroughs of working software
- A dedicated Slack channel with the engineers
- 60–90 day warranty on what we deliver
- Code in your repository, 100% IP ownership
Want a number for your own scope? Try the MVP cost calculator or book a free scoping call.
Work that solves real problems.
Problem, what we built, and the measurable result. Client names are under NDA; we walk through the architecture and decisions on a scoping call.
Legacy financial systems struggled with real-time transaction processing, leading to high latency and data inconsistencies during peak market hours.
Migrated core infrastructure to a cloud-native microservices architecture on AWS, using Kafka for event streaming and Next.js for a high-performance trader dashboard.
Clinic staff spent significant daily bandwidth on manual patient onboarding and insurance verification, causing severe operational bottlenecks.
Engineered a secure digital patient portal with automated OCR-based insurance verification and real-time EHR integrations.
Lack of real-time visibility into supply chain routing led to fuel inefficiencies and delayed shipments across international borders.
Built a predictive AI routing engine that processes live traffic, weather data, and fleet telemetry, with a fully native iOS and Android driver app.
What are you trying to build?
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What We Do
We help organizations plan, design, build, modernize and scale software products. Our work includes custom software, SaaS platforms, AI applications, web applications, mobile products, cloud systems and ongoing product engineering.
Engineering scalable, reliable software from scratch.
Who We Help
We work with founders, startups, product teams, growing businesses and enterprises that need help validating, designing, building, modernizing or scaling digital products.
Startups
Founders testing assumptions and building scalable MVPs.
SaaS Companies
Teams scaling platforms and handling complex architectural growth.
Growing Businesses
Companies needing custom software to modernize operations.
Product Teams
Internal product teams seeking dedicated engineering capacity.
Enterprises
Large organizations modernizing architecture and AI adoption.
From problem to production.
Verifiable Expertise
Engineering backed by evidence.
"Trustworthy AI systems are valid and reliable, safe, secure and resilient, accountable and transparent, explainable and interpretable, privacy-enhanced, and fair with their harmful bias managed."
Delivery Standards
We maintain strict standards for security, quality assurance, and technical ownership. Understand the processes that govern our delivery.
See how we approach software deliveryEngineering Experience
We architect software products, SaaS platforms, and AI systems. Browse deep-dive methodologies from our previous engineering projects.
Explore our software development case studiesThe People Behind the Work
AI Dev Planner is led by founder and lead engineer Obaid Tariq, who works directly with every client from discovery to production.
Meet the teamWhat We Build
We architect and build software across specific domains to ensure performance and reliability.
Engineered for the real world.
We design architectures that can evolve from MVP scale to high-volume production workloads, prioritizing maintainability, security, performance and reliability.
Explore our architecture
Hover over the layers in the stack on the left to reveal the technologies and approaches we use to build scalable software.
The tools we use.
We are agnostic but highly opinionated. We choose the right tool for the job based on scale, team capability, and business requirements.
Frontend & UI
Backend & API
Data & Storage
Mobile
Cloud & DevOps
AI & Machine Learning
AI Dev Planner — Self-Service Pre-Build Validation Platform
As a software engineering company, we created the AI Dev Planner platform to solve the number one reason digital products fail: committing capital to code before validating market demand and core assumptions.
AI Dev Planner Platform
From Unvetted Concept to Validated MVP Specification.
Independent founders and product teams use our self-service tool to research competitor positioning, evaluate make-or-break assumptions, and generate actionable MVP scopes, tech stacks, and delivery roadmaps.
Dual-path flexibility: Take your validated PRD and build with your in-house team, or partner with our senior engineers for turnkey implementation.
Project Planner
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Thinking, perspectives, and engineering practices from our team building modern software.
Ready to start building?
Tell us what you want to build. You get a reply within 24 hours, a 30-minute scoping call with the engineer who would lead it, and a written scope and quote.