How I Build
and Ship Products
Four stages from discovery to launch. We agree on the release requirements and how to measure them before development begins.
The 4-Stage Software Lifecycle
Discovery & System Architecture Blueprint
Deconstructing product requirements, modeling normalized data schemas, establishing API contracts, and planning Clean Architecture presentation, domain, and data layer boundaries.
Key Deliverables:
- System Architecture Specification
- OpenAPI 3.0 Endpoints & Data Contracts
- Database Schema & State Flow Model
- Infrastructure & Cloud Provisioning Plan
Core Engineering & Agile Sprint Cadence
Engineering feature verticals with clean state management (BLoC/GetX/Riverpod), reusable design tokens, strict TypeScript/Kotlin type safety, and automated CI/CD pipelines.
Key Deliverables:
- Weekly Interactive Testflight / APK Releases
- Source repository with tests for agreed critical flows
- Staging API Deployment & Mock Fixtures
- Asynchronous Worker & Background Pipelines
Production Hardening & Profiling
Android Studio and Xcode memory leak inspections, battery drain audits, offline caching resilience tests, network edge condition stress-tests, and security penetration checks.
Key Deliverables:
- Memory and performance profiling report
- 60fps / 120fps Display Profiler Run
- Penetration & OWASP Security Audit
- Offline Data Sync & Conflict Resolution Verify
Store Review, Launch & Support
Guiding enterprise apps through strict Apple App Store and Google Play guidelines, configuring production infrastructure, and setting up monitoring against agreed targets.
Key Deliverables:
- Live App Store & Play Store Verified Listings
- Production cutover plan
- Automated Sentry Crash Reporting & Telemetry
- Agreed post-launch support and bug fixes
Performance Targets
Rendering Framerate
Profile key interactions on the agreed target devices.
Time to First Byte
Agree on a latency budget for the critical requests and measure it on staging.
Cumulative Layout Shift
Aim for stable web layouts by reserving space for assets and dynamic content.
Production Uptime
Agree on an uptime target and alerting plan based on deployment needs.
Technical Principles
Shared Design Standards
Use shared design tokens and reusable components so interfaces stay consistent across screens.
Clean Architecture
Separation of Presentation, Domain, and Data layers. Swapping a REST API for WebSockets or changing a database engine never leaks into UI components.
Defensive Engineering
Automated offline handling, exponential backoff reconnects, background task resilience, and comprehensive error boundaries prevent crashes in production.