What we do
Services
Six things we do. Senior engineers, opinionated stack, no juniors learning on your dime.
Custom Software Development
End-to-end product builds. From whiteboard to production, with the same engineers from kickoff to launch.
Contract Development
Senior engineering capacity, on retainer. For teams that need a fractional staff engineer, not a body shop.
Web Applications
Production-grade web apps. React/Next, Astro, TypeScript. Built to be inherited and maintained.
APIs & Backend Services
REST and gRPC APIs, data pipelines, third-party integrations. Postgres, Go, Kubernetes.
iOS Development
Native iOS apps in SwiftUI. From App Store launch to long-term maintenance.
Go & Backend Infrastructure
High-performance backends in Go. The same stack that runs SysWard, Threat.gg, and BarkScan.
Selected work
Software we shipped
Most agencies show client logos. We show products we built and run ourselves — because the way we ship our own software is the way we'll ship yours.
SysWard
SaaS · SecurityLinux patch management platform. 12 distributions, $1/agent/month, cloud + self-hosted. Shipped 2014, still running.
Threat.gg
SaaS · CybersecurityCybersecurity threat intelligence. Real-time monitoring, IOC enrichment, and feed APIs.
MakerCogs
SaaS · ManufacturingManufacturing automation tools for makers and small shops. Inventory, jobs, and shop-floor workflows.
BarkScan
Platform · Network IntelInternet-wide scanning and search engine. Discover and analyze internet-connected devices and services.
How we work
Discovery to running software
Discovery
A two-week paid engagement. We audit your existing code, talk to your users, and produce a written technical plan you own — whether you hire us to build or not.
Design
Architecture, data model, API contracts, and a deployment plan. Decisions documented, tradeoffs explicit. No mystery in what gets built.
Build
Weekly demos. Code review on every change. Tests on the critical path. You get a working slice of software every week, not at the end.
Ship
Deployment automation, monitoring, and runbooks. We don't hand you a tarball — we hand you a system that runs and a team that's on call.
Run
Post-launch retainer. We stay on call for the software we ship. Most clients keep us for 6–12 months past launch.
Stack
Opinionated by default
We have strong opinions about what to use and when. Here's what we reach for. We'll tell you if your stack choice is wrong — that's the job.
Backend
- Go
- PostgreSQL
- Redis
- gRPC
- sqlc
Web
- TypeScript
- React / Next.js
- Astro
- Tailwind CSS
Mobile
- SwiftUI
- iOS native
Infrastructure
- Kubernetes
- Terraform
- GitHub Actions
- Cloudflare
Observability
- OpenTelemetry
- Grafana
- Loki
- Sentry
About
A small studio that ships big software.
BlueScripts is a boutique software studio in Clearwater, Florida. We build production software for startups and SMBs across Tampa Bay — and we run the four SaaS products we built ourselves.
Most agencies sell labor. We sell finished software. Every engagement starts with a written technical plan you own, and ends with a working system in production with us on call. The same engineers who design the system are the ones who build it, deploy it, and pick up the pager when it breaks.
We are a small team by choice. Boutique scale is the whole point. If you need a staff augmentation arrangement with twenty contractors and a project manager, that is a different business than ours. If you want senior engineers who will own the outcome end-to-end, you are in the right place.
Have a project in mind?
[email protected]Common questions
Before you email
How big is the team? +
Boutique. Senior engineers only — we don't subcontract or staff up with juniors. If you need a 20-person delivery team, we are not the right fit. If you need two senior engineers who will own the outcome, we are.
How do you charge? +
Most engagements are a weekly retainer or fixed-scope sprint. We don't bill hourly because hourly billing rewards slow work. Discovery is a flat two-week engagement.
Where are you based? +
Clearwater, FL. We work with companies across the Tampa Bay metro — Tampa, St. Petersburg, Brandon, Riverview — and remotely with clients across the US.
What is a typical engagement length? +
Six weeks minimum. Most clients stay six to twelve months past launch on a maintenance retainer. We are built for relationships, not one-off projects.
Can you take over an existing codebase? +
Yes. We frequently inherit codebases that have outgrown their original team. Discovery includes a full code audit and risk assessment before we commit to scope.
What technologies do you work with? +
Go for backends, TypeScript and React or Astro for web, SwiftUI for iOS, PostgreSQL for data, Kubernetes for infrastructure. We are stack-opinionated and will tell you when a different choice fits better.