Your workflow.
Your software.
We handle everything else.
Solvyr is a one-principal engineering studio. Every project runs through the same pair of hands — scoping, architecture, build, ship, host, support. That's not a bug; it's the whole point.
We work best with teams in the 3–100 range.
Big enough that spreadsheets are creaking. Small enough to move fast when the software catches up.
Three principles, every project.
Start from the workflow.
Before any code, we sit with the people who'll use the software. We don't sell you a stack — we sell you the workflow's answer. The stack is just how we get there.
Ship working demos weekly.
Every Friday during a build you get a working URL. No screenshots, no mocks pretending to be real. Feedback loops stay tight; scope stays honest.
Build it to outlast the invoice.
Minimal dependencies. Clear documentation. Security defaults on, not opt-in. If you ever leave us, the next engineer finds a clean codebase — not a puzzle.
Boring tools, carefully chosen.
We default to proven, long-lived technology. Fashion is expensive; stability compounds. Here's what usually shows up in a Solvyr build.
"What if something happens to you?"
Fair question. Single-principal shops have a bus factor, and anyone handing over their payroll, job costing, and AP should ask it. Here's how Solvyr is built so the answer is never "your business grinds to a halt."
Never locked in, even though we host.
Managed hosting is a service, not a trap. If we ever part ways, you leave with a full export — source code, database, infrastructure configuration, and a written migration plan. No hostage situations, no "we own your data" surprises. The door is always unlocked.
Boring, inheritable stack.
PHP, MySQL, React, Tailwind — technologies that thousands of engineers already know. No bespoke frameworks, no proprietary dependencies, no "only Shawn can maintain this" traps. Every build ships with a written-for-humans README that walks any future engineer through every module.
Short-notice bench network.
For clients on active hosting & maintenance, I run a small informal bench of senior engineers I trust with production access. If I'm out for a week, they cover urgent issues. If I'm out for longer, there's a named warm-handoff path in your contract.
I started Solvyr to build the kind of software I kept wishing someone else had already shipped.
Ten-plus years across startups, financial systems, and agency work taught me one thing: the deliverable isn't code, it's the workflow outcome. Solvyr keeps it small on purpose — every project gets the principal engineer, end to end. That's the only way craft survives the calendar.
Want to see if we're a fit?
20-minute intro, no slides. Tell me what's broken; I'll tell you if I can fix it.