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We build production software, and we can show you every part of it.

Ras Digital designs, builds and runs AI systems, SaaS platforms and business software for companies that need reliable systems, intelligent automation, and products their teams can actually use.

Client management
United States
The Ras Digital engineering graph: the disciplines behind every system we ship.

02Selected work

Real systems, shown in detail.

Each project shows the problem, the architecture, the technology and the people behind it — and the flow of the system we built.

All work

03Capabilities

What we build with — and where we've built it.

Pick a discipline, then a skill, to see the projects behind it. Nothing is listed without evidence.

All expertise

LLM applications, agents, retrieval, document AI, computer vision and the operations around them.

Explore every AI capability

04Engineering depth

How the systems are put together.

Reference architectures for the systems we build most often — the starting point every project adapts — and the standards we hold on every engagement.

Retrieval-augmented generation with tool-using agents, behind the same auth and data layer as the rest of the product — with evaluation and tracing from day one.

tool callsapp dataActorUserActorDocumentsApplicationWeb appStepIngestion pipelineServiceAPIServiceAuth & RBACAIAgent orchestrationDataPostgreSQLAILLM providerAIRetrievalStepEvaluation & tracingStepVector index

Components

A reference pattern, not a specific client's system. Select a component to trace its connections.
01

Architecture before code

Every engagement starts with a written architecture, data model and milestone plan that you review and approve.

02

Production-grade from week one

CI/CD, a staging environment and automated tests are set up in the first iteration — not bolted on before launch.

03

Every change reviewed

All code is peer-reviewed against a shared checklist covering correctness, security and maintainability.

04

Observable by default

Structured logs, error tracking, uptime checks and alerting are part of the definition of done.

05

You own everything

Source code, infrastructure and documentation live in your accounts from day one. No lock-in.

06

Weekly, written visibility

A plain-language update in your client portal every week: what's done, what's next, and what we need from you.

06How we work

A delivery process you can follow week by week.

Seven phases, each with clear outputs and a clear decision for you to make. You always know what phase we're in, what it produces and what happens next.

The full process

Phase 01 / 07

1–2 weeks

Discovery

Understand the business, the users and the technical constraints before anything is estimated.

What happens

  • Working sessions with your stakeholders
  • Review of existing systems, data and code
  • Success metrics and non-negotiables
  • Early risk identification

What you get

  • Discovery brief
  • Risk register
  • Order-of-magnitude estimate
Your involvement: Two or three working sessions, plus access to the people and systems involved.

07Our team

One accountable team, from discovery to launch.

You work with the same team throughout the engagement — no hand-offs between vendors, and one person who always knows where things stand.

  1. Project manager

    Your day-to-day contact. Runs the plan, the weekly update and every decision we need from you.

  2. Technical lead

    Owns the architecture and code quality, and reviews every change before it ships.

  3. Engineers

    Frontend, backend, AI and cloud engineers, matched to what your project needs.

  4. Product designer

    Turns requirements into flows and interfaces your users understand.

  5. Quality assurance

    Tests every release against the agreed acceptance criteria before you see it.

08Visibility

You always know where your project stands.

Every engagement includes a private client portal. No status meetings to find out what happened last week, no decisions buried in email.

  • Weekly written updates

    What's done, what's next, and what we need from you — in plain language.

  • Milestones and approvals

    Review designs and deliverables by version, approve or request changes. Every decision is recorded.

  • One place for files and messages

    Contracts, designs, reports and conversations stay attached to the project.

  • Honest project health

    On track, at risk or blocked — with the reason and what we're doing about it.

Weekly update · Example project

Payments are next; auth is done.

On track

Completed

  • Authentication and roles
  • Dashboard API

In progress

  • Payment integration

Next

  • QA and your review

We need something from you

Payment provider credentials, so the integration can be tested end to end.

Delivery model

Managed from the U.S. Run in the open.

Client relationships, contracts and project management are run from the United States. Every engagement runs in the open: a written plan before code, weekly updates and a shared client portal.

Best for · A defined product, MVP or feature

Project delivery

Fixed scope, milestones and price agreed up front. Change is handled openly through written change requests.

  • Discovery and architecture
  • Milestone-based billing
  • Approval at every milestone

Best for · Ongoing product development

Dedicated team

A stable team of engineers, led by a technical lead, working through your roadmap with priorities you set each iteration.

  • Technical lead + engineers
  • Iteration planning with you
  • Monthly billing

Best for · Live products that must stay healthy

Maintenance & support

Security updates, monitoring, incident response and small improvements for products we built or inherited.

  • Monitoring and alerting
  • Dependency and security updates
  • Monthly report

Questions

What buyers usually ask us first.

How do you price projects?

Fixed-scope projects are priced per milestone after a short discovery phase. Dedicated teams are billed monthly. Either way, you receive a written proposal with scope, assumptions, milestones and pricing before anything is committed.

Who will actually work on my project?

A team led by a technical lead, with a project manager as your main point of contact. Every team member is visible in your client portal.

Who owns the code and infrastructure?

You do. Source code, infrastructure and documentation live in your own accounts from day one, so there is no lock-in.

Can you take over an existing codebase?

Yes. We start with a short technical assessment — architecture, code quality, security, test coverage and deployment — and give you a written report with a prioritised plan before proposing any work.

Will you sign an NDA?

Yes. We're happy to sign an NDA before you share details. Client work only appears on our website with the client's written permission.

How will I know how the project is going?

Through your client portal: a written update every week, milestone progress, approvals, files and messages in one place. You'll also join regular demos of working software.

Start a project

Tell us what you're building.

Three short questions about your project. We reply within one business day — with questions that show we read it.