Software & Web Development
Custom software, web applications, and SaaS products engineered for production from day one.
Most software work we do falls into one of two categories: building something new from a defined set of requirements, or taking over an existing codebase that's grown past what its original team can maintain. Both require the same discipline — understanding the data model and the constraints before writing a line of production code, not after the first sprint reveals them.
A web application, an internal tool, and a customer-facing SaaS product all get architected the same way at Likeroot: with the assumption that someone other than the original developer will need to read, extend, and eventually debug the code under pressure. That means documented decisions, sensible naming, and a test suite that actually gets run, not a folder of tests nobody trusts.
That's the difference between a build that ships once and a build that keeps running.
We don't default to a single framework or stack. React and Next.js cover most frontend work well; the backend choice depends on what the team already knows, what the data actually looks like, and what's going to be operationally simple to run in three years, not just easy to demo this month. Chasing the newest framework for its own sake usually costs more in migration effort than it saves in developer happiness.
Because Software & Web Development sits at the Build stage of our lifecycle, every project we scope already has an opinion about where it deploys, how it gets monitored, and who patches it — see Cloud & DevOps and Managed Infrastructure. That's the difference between a build that ships once and a build that keeps running.
What's included
We design and build custom software, web applications, and SaaS products — architected from the start to be deployed, secured, and operated, not handed off as a zip file.
Part of one lifecycle, not a standalone service.
Cloud infrastructure and delivery pipelines that get it into production safely and repeatably.
See howSecurity assessed and hardened as part of the build, not bolted on after an incident.
See howServers, hosting, and infrastructure monitored and supported — the discipline Likeroot was built on.
See howAI agents and automation that take repeatable work off your team, then feed back into the next build.
See howHow we work on this specifically.
Scope & architecture
We define the system — data model, integrations, and constraints — before writing production code.
Build in increments
Working slices ship on a cadence you can see, not a single big-bang release at the end.
Hand off into Deploy & Operate
Every build ships with the infrastructure and monitoring to run it — that's the next stage, not a separate vendor.
Works alongside
Frequently asked
Do you only build new products, or also work on existing codebases?
Both. A lot of our work is joining an existing codebase — fixing architecture debt, adding features, or modernizing an older stack — alongside greenfield builds.
Can you take over a project that's already in progress?
Yes. We start with a short technical audit of the existing code and infrastructure before committing to scope, so we understand what we're inheriting.
Do you also host and maintain what you build?
That's the point of working with one team across the lifecycle — see Cloud & DevOps and Managed Infrastructure for how we deploy and run what we build.
Ready to talk about Software & Web Development?
Tell us what you're working with — we'll scope it honestly, including if we're not the right fit.