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Secure AI virtual data roomsCustom software for Seattle — built the AI-native way.
We pair senior engineers with an AI-accelerated delivery model to design, build, and ship custom software far faster than a traditional shop — without shipping the fragile, unreviewed code that gives AI a bad name.
AI changed the economics of custom software. We rebuilt our process around it.
In a market like Seattle — where senior engineering talent is scarce and expensive — the old build-from-scratch model is slow and costly. AI changes the math, but only if it's used by people who know where it breaks.
AI is genuinely good at the repetitive 70% of software work: scaffolding, boilerplate, CRUD, first-draft UI, test stubs, glue code. It is dangerously unreliable at the other 30%: architecture, security, edge cases, and knowing when its own output is wrong. Teams that ship raw AI code learn this in production.
Our model is simple: AI handles the volume, a senior engineer owns the judgment. You get the speed and cost advantage of AI-native development with the reliability of a team that has shipped and supported real production systems.
AI writes the first draft. A senior engineer signs off.
Every change runs through review for security, tests, and architecture before it ships — that review is the product.
const draft = await ai.generate(spec) // minutes, not daysreview(draft, { security: true, tests: true, architecture: true })// ✗ rejected: unparameterized SQL query → fixed + test added// ✓ merged: input validation, error states, CI greenThe mixed reputation of AI-built software comes from shipping unreviewed output. We don't — and the difference shows up in production.
What we build for Seattle companies.
SaaS platforms
Multi-tenant products with auth, billing, and dashboards — MVP to scale.
AI applications
Copilots, RAG, search, and agents grounded in your data, with guardrails and evals.
Internal tools & copilots
Operations tooling that replaces the spreadsheet-and-tribal-knowledge workflow.
Web apps & portals
Fast, custom applications and customer portals on a modern stack.
Modernization
Move legacy systems onto a modern, maintainable stack — incrementally, no big-bang.
MVPs & prototypes
Validate an idea with a real, deployed product in weeks, not quarters.
A senior team that moves at AI speed.
You work with senior engineers who own architecture and quality — not a junior pool with raw AI output bolted on. We communicate in your timezone and integrate with your tools and cadence.
When Seattle hiring is slow and a full-time senior hire is six figures and months away, an AI-native team gets you shipping now and scales up or down as your roadmap shifts.
Talk to an engineerTraditional Seattle dev shop vs. AI-native.
| Traditional Agency | DEV.co (AI-native) | |
|---|---|---|
| Time to working software | Months | Days to weeks |
| Cost | Full senior rates, all hours | Lower — AI removes the rote work |
| Code quality | Good (if senior) | Same bar — every change reviewed |
| AI risk | — | Contained by senior review + tests |
| You own the code | Usually | Always — full repo on day one |
| Scales with you | Slow to staff up | Flex up or down monthly |
Common questions from Seattle teams.
Do you have people in Seattle?
Is AI-built software production-ready?
Will we own the code?
How fast can we start?
Can you work with our existing team?
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Seattle teams usually need more than one kind of build. These are the practices behind the work above.
Let's build it — Seattle.
Tell us what you're trying to ship. We'll give you an honest recommendation, a timeline, and a fixed quote — and tell you if AI-native is the right fit or not.