Backend engineering

Robust backends built to scale.

Our expert engineers transform complex systems into scalable, performant services while elevating your team's standards along the way.

Backend engineering

The backend problem

A robust backend is the foundation of every successful digital product, and getting it right matters to us.

Backends have a way of becoming a bottleneck, what starts as a few slow queries or a quick fix that never got revisited can quietly grow into something that holds everything back. Over the years, we've helped companies tackle all kinds of challenges, from big balls of mud to overengineered microservice architectures, from security gaps to infrastructure struggling under growth. There's no silver bullet, but there is a way of working that delivers results.

By getting in the trenches alongside your engineers

We figure out what's slowing you down, put the right monitoring in place so you catch problems before your users do, and build architecture and infrastructure that scales with documentation that actually makes sense. We genuinely love this work, untangling messy systems and building something solid in their place.

The backend problem

Does this sound familiar? You're not alone. These problems are incredibly common. The good news? They're all solvable, without starting from scratch.

We've lost sight of priorities.

When everything's urgent, nothing moves. We align product vision and teams to end firefighting.

"The madewithlove team works alongside us, treated our product with the love and attention it deserved and actively challenged us throughout the entire product development process."

Michelle Dassen
Flexmail / Head of Product

Our company is scaling fast, but the software isn't.

Scaling exposes the cracks. We strengthen your systems and evolve your people so scaling is not chaos.

Email marketing tools for better audience engagement

Flexmail

Email marketing tools for better audience engagement

We helped Flexmail resolve challenges from merging teams by conducting a product audit, reinforcing the team with UI/UX talent, and implementing improved development processes including user research, prototypes, a PHP7 upgrade, better version control, testing frameworks, and release management.

"Madewithlove has been a fantastic partner for over two years. They helped us scale our team and build a future-proof platform that grows with our business. Their expertise in scalable architecture, pragmatic approach and overall professionalism has been key to our success. Highly recommended!"

Arnout Van de Meulebroucke
Phished / CTO

Our product is full of bugs.

We make brittle systems solid. Better testing, monitoring and code that holds up under pressure.

Phones on mute, meetings recharged

JUCE

Phones on mute, meetings recharged

We built the back office software for JUCE's IoT docking station product, focusing on sending schedules to IoT devices and calendar management. We also architected a secure Internet of Things infrastructure to manage the hardware fleet, completing the project on time and within budget.

We keep rewriting instead of improving.

The urge to rewrite is strong. We resist it. Stabilise, improve, ship.

One app to run your real estate agency

SweepBright

One app to run your real estate agency

We helped develop their comprehensive platform through API-first development in PHP/Laravel, enabling real estate agents to manage listings, engage leads, and automate matching. We established the technical team from the ground up with pair programming, code reviews, and comprehensive documentation.

Our best engineers are drowning.

Too much on too few shoulders? We embed, pair, and knowledge-share until your team has no bottlenecks.

Rolling out new features takes too long.

Stalled velocity? We love getting our hands dirty - simplifying processes, and enhancing the developer experience so your team can ship with confidence again.

Concrete outcomes, not just code

We focus on delivering measurable improvements across four key areas that matter most to your product and team.

Performance & architecture
Performance & architecture
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Performance & architecture

We optimise your backend properly with architecture that fits, data you can trust, and infrastructure that performs. No over-engineering, just solid foundations.

Making data work for you
Making data work for you
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Making data work for you

Databases should work hard, not just hold data. We get the schemas right, nail the indexing, and tune queries so your app stays fast as it grows.

Testing you can trust
Testing you can trust
3

Testing you can trust

Shipping with confidence isn't optional. We assess where you are, build a testing strategy that makes sense, and implement it across unit, integration, and end-to-end tests. No more crossing fingers on deploy.

Secure by design
Secure by design
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Secure by design

Security is baked in from the start, not treated as an afterthought. We implement industry best practices so your systems stay protected without becoming a nightmare to maintain.

We meet you where you are

We bring deep expertise across the modern backend ecosystem, working with your existing stack or helping you choose the right tools for what's next.

Databases & Storage

  • Supabase
  • PostgreSQL
  • MongoDB
  • MySQL
  • PlanetScale
  • Redis

APIs & Integration

  • gRPC
  • tRPC
  • GraphQL
  • REST APIs
  • SOAP
  • Webhooks

Languages & Runtimes

  • Go
  • Rust
  • Python
  • PHP
  • TypeScript/Node.js
  • Laravel
  • Bun

Infrastructure & DevOps

  • Kubernetes
  • Terraform
  • Jenkins
  • Cloudflare
  • Docker
  • Heroku
  • AWS
  • GitHub Actions
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Rings

Experiment
Technologies we're exploring and evaluating through prototypes
Adopt
Technologies ready for production, actively transitioning to
Keep
Technologies we actively use and recommend with high confidence
Maintain
Technologies we support but not recommended for new projects
Replace
Technologies being phased out, migrate away from these
Last updated: December 11, 2025

Happy clients

We work with companies that want to get their backend right. Here are examples of how our approach translated into real results.

Keeping buildings and spaces in good, safe and clean condition

Fixform

Keeping buildings and spaces in good, safe and clean condition

After their technical co-founder departed unexpectedly, we stepped in with two staff engineers to build a quality-first MVP using Inertia.js, Vue, and Laravel. We established robust CI/CD pipelines, implemented comprehensive testing, and mentored the team through knowledge transfer.

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Frequently asked questions

We bring deep expertise across the modern backend ecosystem including Node.js, Python, Go, Java, Ruby, PHP, and more. We adapt to your existing stack rather than imposing our preferences.

We can help create your backend

Whether your backend is slowing you down, holding back new features, or just needs a refresh. We're here to help.

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