cuibit
/ Backend Development

Backend development for systems that must stay up.

We build backends the way SREs would: contract-first APIs, tested domain logic, disciplined schemas, observability and a runbook for every failure mode.

Shipped in USA · Europe · Middle East · Pakistan
SaaSHealthcareFintechEcommerceDeveloper toolsInternal platforms
/ In short

Backend development is the engineering of servers, APIs, databases and background services that power a web or mobile product — focused on performance, security, data integrity, scalability and reliability.

/ What this service includes

What we deliver with Backend Development Services.

01
APIs

REST, GraphQL and tRPC with typed contracts and OpenAPI docs.

02
Databases

PostgreSQL modeling, migrations, indexing, replicas and backups.

03
Authentication

OAuth 2.1, SAML, passkeys, MFA, SSO and RBAC/ABAC.

04
Queues & jobs

Background processing with Redis, SQS, Temporal or Kafka.

05
Search

Elasticsearch, OpenSearch or pgvector for semantic search.

06
Observability

OpenTelemetry, logs, traces, metrics, alerts and SLOs.

/ Is this right for you?

Honest fit check.

A plain answer up front. We'd rather not sell you something you don't need.

Yes if
  • You need secure, scalable APIs with production observability
  • You're modernising a legacy PHP, .NET or Java backend
  • You need SOC 2 or HIPAA-aligned infrastructure
× Not a fit if
  • You only need a static site with no server logic
  • A serverless BaaS like Supabase or Firebase covers your needs
  • You want the agency to own and operate your infrastructure long-term
/ Deliverables

What you get with Backend Development Services.

  • API design and contracts
  • Authentication and authorization
  • Data modeling and migrations
  • Queue and job systems
  • Caching and rate-limiting
  • Observability with OpenTelemetry
  • Security hardening (OWASP)
  • CI/CD and infra-as-code
/ Best fit

Who this service is for.

  • SaaS teams needing scalable, secure API backends
  • Enterprise teams modernising legacy PHP, .NET or Java backends
  • Product teams building multi-service architectures
  • Healthcare and fintech teams with compliance requirements
/ Technologies

Our stack, battle-tested.

Node.jsFastifyNestJSPHPLaravelPythonFastAPIPostgreSQLRedisKafkaAWSDocker
/ Process

How we deliver.

01
Discover

Clarify goals, scope, constraints and the business metric this project must move.

02
Design

Map flows, shape the information architecture and agree the technical approach before build starts.

03
Build

Ship in short sprints with staging links, written decisions and weekly review checkpoints.

04
Launch

QA, accessibility, page performance, analytics and release planning are handled before launch day.

05
Improve

Post-launch support, measurement, iteration and handoff are planned from the start.

/ Pricing & timeline
Typical range
From $700 (scope-dependent)
Timeline
6 – 20 weeks
Team shape
1 lead + 1–3 backend engineers

Starting from $700, depending on project scope and requirements.

/ Why us

What makes us different.

01
Senior engineers stay on the work

The people you meet in discovery stay involved through architecture, delivery and launch.

02
Search, performance and accessibility are built in

Metadata, schema, page performance and semantic markup are part of delivery, not a post-launch add-on.

03
Architecture is explained in writing

Tradeoffs, integrations and scope changes are documented so your team can audit decisions later.

04
Your team owns the output

Repos, infra, analytics and documentation live in your accounts from the beginning.

/ FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Usually we refactor and modernize in place — a full rewrite is rarely the cheapest path. Where rewriting is justified, we propose a phased strangler migration.

OWASP Top 10 baseline, secret management, MFA, SSO, audit logs, encrypted data at rest and in transit. We can align with SOC 2 and HIPAA controls.

Yes. IaC with Terraform or Pulumi, CI/CD, monitoring, on-call rotations where required.

Cuibit backend development projects start from $700, depending on project scope and requirements. A small API, a production backend with queues and observability, and a SOC 2-aligned platform are each scoped differently. We share a written proposal after a short discovery call.

PostgreSQL for most new builds — better JSON support, extensions, full-text search and advanced indexing. MySQL when there's an existing ecosystem or strong team preference.

URL-based versioning (v1, v2) for external APIs; feature flags and backwards-compatible changes for internal APIs. Breaking changes are documented and migrated with support windows.

/ Next step

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Tell us about your project. A senior strategist replies within one business day — with a written first take.

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