What we do
Development services
Web Applications
Modern web applications that balance speed, scalability, and exceptional user experience. Whether it’s an internal platform, SaaS product, or customer-facing tool, our team handles everything from architecture and API design to front-end polish and deployment
Mobile Applications
Our team works in Swift, Kotlin, and React Native to ensure each app is well-structured, maintainable, and performs smoothly. We handle everything from design to integration so the final product works as intended and stands up to real-world use.
Applied Artificial Intelligence
AI that delivers real impact. We have engineered multi-agent LLM flows, RAG search, and embedded intelligent agents that have delivered massive business outcomes.
Backend Systems & APIs
Reliable backend systems form the foundation of scalable products. Our team designs architectures that are secure, maintainable, and optimized for performance. From authentication and data modeling to integrations and queueing, we focus on clean, predictable systems.
Data Engineering & Infrastructure
Not a data‑science shop—but very good at getting data where it needs to go. Lightweight pipelines, sane cloud setups and infrastructure that supports product velocity instead of slowing it down.
Performance Optimization
Audit, refactor, refine. We hunt down slow queries, memory leaks and front‑end bloat to deliver faster load times, higher uptime and a visibly smoother UX without needless rewrites.
Built a marketing site for WGU Labs
Helped Saleforce build an interactive product landing page
Developed a Facebook app for Red Bull
Designed a product for listing properties on multiple platforms with Zillow
Launched a platform for managing SkyMiles for Delta
Built a tool for customizing General Electric AC systems
Helped build a video editing tool for Facebook
Developed a platform for volume PPG appliance sales
Built a product to help Disney manage their social media influencers
Built a video overlay tool for a March Madness stream
Work samples are available upon request
Our work
Wellabe & iPremium
HotMic
Messenger Memorial Maker
Identifyd
Legacy
Messenger & My Designer Lab
Audience
Nomi Health
Seis
BodyAudit
Show&Tell
RISExp
Reliability
Let’s build a long-term partnership
Think of us as the steady core of your product team: small enough that you always work with familiar faces, broad enough that every challenge taps a full spectrum of web, mobile, back-end, and AI expertise. Our low turnover safeguards project memory and momentum, while our cross-trained specialists swap in and out as your roadmap evolves, keeping pace high without the churn of hiring (or rehiring) on your side.
Flexibility
Scale up or dial down
Your product has its own rhythm: launch surges, maintenance lulls, sudden feature spikes. We flex with you. Scale from prototype sprint to full-stack push or pause entirely, with no long-term contracts or reactivation fees. You get engineers who already know your codebase whenever you need them, and zero burn when you don't.
AI isn’t a department, it’s our default mode
We bake intelligence into both the products we build and the way we build them. From LLM‑powered code reviews to multi‑agent orchestration in production apps, our team lives on the bleeding edge of tooling. You inherit faster cycles, smarter features, and architectures ready for tomorrow’s models. Bring us a blank slate or an existing stack; we’ll weave AI where it drives real, measurable value instead of buzzword bloat.
“The way you’ve handled this is such a testament to why HQ is so damn good.”
Elizabeth Waite
CMO, Collegewise
"This team is insanely reliable."
Randall Bennett
"These are my favorite vendors."
Hayden Hill
CMO, Christensen Institute
"As a way to get to a phenomenal product, hiring this team is the best way to go. Overall we’re 1000% pleased."
Austen Allred
CEO, GauntletAI
"There's no doubt in mind that we picked the right partner in HQ to help us with this."
Shobin Uralil
CMO, Lively
"If I’m not your happiest customer, I’m willing to fight whoever thinks they are for that title."
Jeff Allen
CEO, BlueCar
"We feel like HQ has been our secret weapon."
Jerome Paul
CEO, Spiff (acq. by Salesforce)
We obsess about client experience
Frequently asked questions
What project sizes do you take on?
We work on everything from rapid MVPs to multi‑year platform rebuilds. If the scope is too far outside our core strengths we’ll tell you upfront—and help point you to a better‑fit vendor.
Which technologies do you use?
We’re deliberately stack‑agnostic: React, React Native, Vue, Next.js, Node, Python/FastAPI, Elixir/Phoenix, AWS, GCP — plus the right database or message queue for the job. If you already have a stack, we’ll meet you there; if not, we’ll recommend one based on long‑term maintainability.
Can you work with our in‑house engineers?
Absolutely. We often augment existing teams, filling skill gaps (e.g., mobile, DevOps, AI integration) or taking full ownership of a specific module while your engineers focus elsewhere.
What does the hand‑off look like if we hire internally later?
Every commit is peer‑reviewed, documented, and tied to automated CI/CD. When you’re ready, we train your new hires, transfer accounts, and leave you with clean documentation and a living knowledge base.
How long does it take to start?
Kick‑off can be as quick as one week after contract signature. We begin with a discovery call, set up shared tooling, and outline the first sprint so everyone knows the deliverables and success metrics.
Do you offer maintenance after launch?
Yes—choose light SLA‑based support for bug fixes, or keep a dedicated chunk of our team on standby for continuous feature work and performance tuning.
Who owns the IP you create?
You do. All code, designs, and related assets are transferred under work‑for‑hire terms once invoices are paid.
Let’s build
Great products are built on strong foundations. We write clean, reliable code that scales with your business and evolves with your needs.
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