API & Backend Development
Secure, well-documented APIs and backend systems that other software can rely on.
REST and GraphQL APIs, database design and server infrastructure — built with the security, documentation and versioning discipline needed to support a mobile app, a partner integration, or both, for years.
A backend that only your own front-end talks to is easy. A backend that a mobile app, a partner's system and your internal dashboard all depend on simultaneously requires actual API design discipline — versioning, rate limiting, clear error responses and documentation that doesn't go stale the week after launch.
We design the database schema and API contract before writing implementation code, so the data model doesn't need reworking every time a new feature is requested, and document endpoints as we build them rather than as a rushed step before handover.
What's included
- REST & GraphQL API design and development
- Database architecture (SQL & NoSQL)
- Authentication, rate-limiting & API security
- Developer-ready API documentation
Who this is for
- A mobile app or front-end that needs a reliable backend to talk to
- A product opening up APIs for partner or third-party integrations
- A team migrating off a monolith to a proper service architecture
- A backend that's grown organically and needs to be re-architected
Common questions
REST or GraphQL — which do we need?+
REST suits most standard applications and is easier for third parties to integrate with. GraphQL is worth it when your front-end needs flexible, nested data queries across many resource types — we'll recommend based on your actual use case.
How do you handle API security?+
Token-based authentication, rate limiting, input validation and least-privilege access are standard on every API we build — not an optional add-on.
Will we get documentation we can hand to another developer?+
Yes — every endpoint is documented (typically via OpenAPI/Swagger) so any developer, in-house or external, can integrate without asking us first.
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