Bay Software advises organisations on technical strategy and system architecture before development begins. Architecture documents, technology assessments, engineering roadmaps, and CTO advisory for organisations that need technical leadership without a permanent hire. Sound strategy prevents expensive mistakes.
┌────────────────────┐ │ Client Layer │ │ React SPA │ RN App │ └──────┬─────────────┘ │ TLS / REST ┌──────────────▼──────────────────┐ │ API Gateway (Azure) │ │ Auth · Rate limit · Routing │ └────┬───────────────┬────────────┘ │ │ ┌────────────▼────┐ ┌──────▼────────────┐ │ Projects API │ │ Notifications │ │ ASP.NET Core │ │ Worker Service │ └────────┬────────┘ └──────┬────────────┘ │ │ ┌────────▼───────────────────▼────────┐ │ PostgreSQL (Supabase) │ │ projects · users · audit_log │ └─────────────────────────────────────┘
The most expensive decision in software development is building the wrong system. The second most expensive is building the right system on the wrong foundation. Both are preventable. Bay Software has reviewed systems built without architecture, systems that worked until the business tried to scale, change direction, or hand them to a new team. The cost of fixing a foundational architecture decision grows with every feature built on top of it.
Bay Software doesn't produce architecture documents for their own sake. We figure out what the business is actually trying to do, what the real constraints are versus the assumed ones, and what the simplest architecture is that meets the actual requirements. We tell clients what not to build as frequently as what to build. The deliverable is a document a development team can act on, not a slide deck that gets filed away.
Worth knowing
Technology choices made under deadline pressure are commitments you honour for years.
The cost of an architecture engagement is a fraction of the cost of a rewrite.
CTO-level thinking is expensive to hire full-time and affordable to consult.
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Bay Software advises on architecture and technical strategy before a line of code is written. Talk to us; we'll scope it directly.
Bay Software is based in Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth), Eastern Cape, South Africa. Engineering software systems and cloud infrastructure for South African businesses, and further afield.