Reduce Production Risk in Backend and Platform Systems

Founder-led execution for teams that need safer releases, fewer recurring incidents, and stronger backend and cloud operations.

What to expect in the first week

Built for teams managing live production risk, incident churn, and release pressure.

Initial deliverables

  • Reliability risk triage with a prioritized fix plan
  • CI/CD hardening with rollback and release controls
  • Incident reduction actions and observability upgrades
  • An execution roadmap your team can apply immediately

Timing and engagement terms

  • Limited sprint capacity each month
  • Emergency work may start in 24-72 hours based on queue and scope
  • If kickoff deliverables are not provided in week 1, you can pause and request a refund

Platform Reliability

Stabilize critical service paths with stronger observability, release controls, and production discipline.

Backend Systems

Design and modernize APIs, service boundaries, and data flows that can support growth without fragility.

Deployment Safety

Harden CI/CD paths, rollback workflows, and release confidence for engineering teams shipping often.

Cloud Infrastructure

Improve AWS and Linux operations with infrastructure-as-code and repeatable operational automation.

AI Infrastructure

Build LLM gateway layers with provider abstraction, request controls, and better usage visibility.

Senior Execution

Founder-led delivery for teams that need senior backend and platform engineering without immediate headcount expansion.

Platform engineering collaboration
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Founder-led engineering support for teams that need senior backend, platform, cloud, and reliability delivery.

SpaceWhale Software supports engineering teams, consultancies, and prime contractors with backend modernization, cloud reliability, DevOps automation, and AI infrastructure.

Senior Backend and Platform Delivery

Founder-led support for teams that need deep technical execution without adding permanent headcount immediately.

Reliability and Cloud Operations

Harden delivery pipelines, cloud infrastructure, and production operations so critical services stay dependable.

Subcontractor and Partner Support

Support startups, agencies, consultancies, and prime contractors with backend modernization and DevOps automation.

Core Delivery Areas

Practical backend and platform engineering support for teams running critical systems.

Built for teams that need measurable reliability gains without adding full-time headcount first.

Backend Reliability

Service reliability improvements across APIs, data paths, and deployment operations.

Incident Prevention

Identify repeated failure modes and implement durable controls before they escalate.

Cloud Infrastructure

AWS, Linux, Docker, and Terraform support for maintainable production environments.

Systems Integration

Stabilize integration points between internal systems, vendors, and data workflows.

Operational Automation

Reduce operational toil with repeatable runbooks, checks, and deployment guardrails.

Legacy Modernization

Incremental modernization plans for legacy services and infrastructure that cannot break in production.

Engineering Services

Backend and platform engineering services for teams operating critical systems, with scope aligned to risk and delivery pressure.

Platform Reliability

Reliability engineering for production systems that need safer releases and fewer repeat incidents.

Timeline: Ongoing or sprint-based

Pricing: Scoped to system criticality

  • - CI/CD hardening
  • - deployment safety
  • - observability
  • - incident reduction
  • - production readiness
Book reliability scoping call

Backend Systems

Backend engineering for services and integrations that need stronger architecture and modernization.

Timeline: Project or retained support

Pricing: Scoped to service footprint

  • - Go services
  • - APIs
  • - PostgreSQL
  • - integrations
  • - legacy modernization
Book backend scoping call

Cloud & Infrastructure

Cloud engineering and operational foundations that keep critical infrastructure maintainable and resilient.

Timeline: Project or retained support

Pricing: Scoped to environment complexity

  • - AWS
  • - Docker
  • - Terraform
  • - Linux
  • - operational automation
Book infrastructure scoping call

AI Infrastructure

Operational AI gateway engineering that improves control, resilience, and provider flexibility.

Timeline: Project or retained support

Pricing: Scoped to request volume and controls

  • - LLM gateway architecture
  • - provider abstraction
  • - timeout and retry discipline
  • - cost and usage visibility
  • - structured error handling
Book AI infrastructure scoping call

Engagement Models

Choose the engagement level based on production risk, delivery pressure, and internal team capacity.

1

Platform Stability Audit

A focused review of backend, deployment, infrastructure, and observability risks.

Clarify risk before implementation

2

Reliability Sprint

A 2-4 week implementation engagement to harden one critical system, pipeline, or service path.

Focused execution on priority systems

3

Fractional Platform Engineer

Recurring engineering support for teams that need senior backend and platform execution.

Reliable continuity without full-time hiring

4

Subcontract Engineering Support

Backend, cloud, DevOps, and modernization support for agencies, consultancies, and prime contractors.

Partner-ready delivery support

Need senior platform support?

Share your constraints and we will recommend the right engagement model for your team.

Selected engineering work

Current Build Focus

Review recent implementation notes and technical breakdowns. Current focus includes Aegis AI Gateway and related platform reliability improvements.

  • Aegis AI Gateway: internal LLM control layer for provider abstraction and request governance
  • Operational focus on request tracing, timeout and retry discipline, and structured error handling
  • Built to improve reliability and cost visibility for production AI integrations
View Blog and Case Notes

Read technical notes on backend, platform, cloud, and AI infrastructure work. No signup required.

Client Outcomes

See how clients improved operations with clearer systems and practical execution support.

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"We were completely overwhelmed trying to manage our flower farming inventory and warehouse operations manually. SpaceWhale helped us implement Odoo for inventory management and completely reorganized our nursery workflow. The systems they set up helped us achieve our first successful sales season and generate $20k in our first year."

Korina

CEO, Midnight Flora, LLC (midnightflora.farm)

Organized Inventory SystemStreamlined Warehouse OperationsFirst Sales Season Success

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Documented outcomes
Operational improvements
Practical delivery focus

Plan Your Next Reliability Milestone

Start with a short fit call. If there is alignment, we define scope, outcomes, and the engagement model.

20-minute fit call

We align on scope, constraints, and technical fit before execution planning.

Async-first delivery

You get weekly sync calls while implementation happens async so your team can keep shipping.

Clear sprint outcomes

Each engagement includes explicit deliverables, ownership handoff, and operational documentation.

Book a Platform Fit Call

20-minute call. No obligation to proceed.