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System audit & rework

Deep audit of an existing system, refactor plan, rebuilding critical points — without a full rewrite.

Let's talk about your projectWe'll reply within a few days with a concrete proposal.

What we deliver

What this looks like in practice.

If your existing system no longer scales, is slow to change, or has become brittle — you don't necessarily need to rewrite the whole thing. We do a deep audit, name the critical problems, and give you a prioritised refactor plan: what to rebuild first for maximum impact.

Codebase audit

Deep review of code quality, performance, security, and scalability. Critical issues named concretely.

Infra & DevOps audit

CI/CD, deploy flow, monitoring, cloud setup. Where the risks are and where money is being wasted.

Refactor roadmap

Prioritised plan with impact estimates: what to rebuild first, what last, for maximum return.

Critical rebuilds

Step by step, on a live system — production stays up, development doesn't stall.

Testing & deploy strategy

Automated tests, blue-green deploys or canary releases — so the rework doesn't cause downtime.

Documentation & handover

New ADRs, development guidelines, team mentoring workshops. Your team can carry on.

When you need this

This is where we come in.

#01

Slow development pace

Every new feature or bug fix takes days or weeks longer than it used to. Developers are frustrated, business needs are piling up. The system isn't scaling with the pace you need.

#02

Unstable production

Traffic has grown (new customers, new markets, campaign effects) and the system is starting to struggle: slowness, hangs, occasional outages. You know it needs urgent attention — but you don't want to rewrite everything.

#03

New team takeover

The previous dev shop or team has left, and your in-house team or a new partner is taking over. Before they dive in, you need to know where the risks are and what to fix first.

A concrete example

What an engagement looks like in practice.

Anonymised, illustrative project example.

Starting point

A Hungarian SaaS company's 4-year-old PHP monolith had become slow to change; every release needed multiple QA days.

Weeks 1–2

Audit

Codebase review (40k+ LoC), architecture mapping, infrastructure check. Critical points: god objects, sparse tests, manual deploy.

Week 3

Roadmap

Prioritised plan with impact estimates. Top focus: split god objects, raise test coverage on business core, build CI/CD.

Weeks 4–10

Rebuilds

In phases, on a live system. God objects split into focused modules, test coverage substantially raised, GitHub Actions CI/CD.

Week 11

Handover

New ADRs, development guidelines, team mentoring workshops so the in-house team can carry it on.

Outcome

Deploy time went from days to hours, developer velocity noticeably increased, the codebase is open to change again.

FAQ

Common questions

How long does an audit take?

A deep audit (codebase + architecture + infrastructure) typically 2–3 weeks. Refactor roadmap another +1 week. The rebuild phase is a separate project after that — or we carry on.

What do I get at the end of the audit?

A detailed audit document on critical problems, a prioritised refactor roadmap with impact estimates, and concrete recommendations on what to rebuild first for maximum return.

Could the audit conclude a full rewrite is needed?

Rarely, and only when that's genuinely the fastest path. In most cases gradual refactor is cheaper and lower risk. The audit deliberately looks for rewrite-free alternatives first.

Do you do the rebuild too?

Yes, if you want. After the audit we often work in 2–4 week refactor sprints. If your team takes it forward, the roadmap has everything needed for that.

Get in touch

Have a project in mind?

Let's talk about it. We'll reply within a few days, and a 30-minute call will tell us whether we're a fit.