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React for product teams that ship to production

React engineering for Laravel, Inertia, and Node-backed apps — opinionated about state, design systems, and what to build outside the framework.

When React engineering is the right fit

React earns its place in some products and quietly slows others down. These are the situations where bringing in experienced React engineers makes the most impact.

You are running React on top of a Laravel or Node backend

Inertia, server-driven UI, classic API + SPA — we work in the seam between your backend and the React app, not just one side of it.

A React app has outgrown the team that started it

State is sprawling, the bundle is heavy, and rendering is unpredictable. You need engineers who have refactored production React before, not learned it on your codebase.

You are migrating off a legacy frontend, slice by slice

Rewrites that pause the product never finish. We move features into React in independently shippable slices so the live app keeps running while it modernises.

You need a design system that real product teams actually use

Component libraries that look great in Storybook and get bypassed in production are common. We build primitives engineers reach for by default.

Performance and accessibility have stopped being optional

Core Web Vitals, server rendering, and WCAG conformance are commitments — not toggles. We build with them in from the start, or fix them where they were ignored.

React engineers, not framework tourists

We have built and maintained React apps long enough to know where they get heavy, where the abstractions leak, and where another framework would be the better answer.

Opinionated, not exhaustive

We will tell you when React is the right call and when Livewire, Hotwire, or server-rendered Blade is a better fit. Honest framework advice up front saves rebuilds later.

Backend-aware frontend

React fluent, but never frontend-only. We understand how your API, database, and queue shape the UI — and design components around real backend constraints.

Senior-only engineers

Every engineer has shipped large React apps in production. No juniors learning hooks on your timeline, no offshoring you did not ask for.

Design-system pedigree

Accessible primitives, typed components, and Storybook-driven workflows. The system holds up after the third feature team starts using it.

Your stack, your conventions

We work in your repo, follow your patterns, and keep PRs reviewable. No parallel codebase, no "our way" imposed on a team that already has one.

Your IP, always

Every component, hook, and design token belongs to you. Full IP ownership from day one, no licensing strings, no proprietary wrappers.

How we build

A React-specific process — not a generic 5-step diagram. The order matters because most React mistakes happen before the first component is written.

01

Map state and boundaries

Before writing components, we map server state, client state, and the boundary between them. Most React problems start here.

02

Define the primitives

Design-system primitives go into Storybook before screens. Buttons, inputs, layout, motion — typed, accessible, documented.

03

Build the screens

Features get composed from the primitives. Production-grade React in short cycles, with reviewable PRs every week.

04

Tighten and hand over

Performance budgets, accessibility audits, and documentation are part of delivery. Your team picks it up without surprise.

An opinionated React stack

We pick tools because they ship well and scale well — not because they make a long list look impressive. Here is what we reach for, and why.

Inertia.js over Next.js for Laravel-backed apps

When the backend is Laravel, Inertia gives you SPA ergonomics without splitting your team across two routing models. Next.js earns its place when the frontend is the product, not when it sits on top of one.

TanStack Query over Redux for server state

Most "global state" is just server state in disguise. TanStack Query handles caching, revalidation, and optimistic updates without the reducer boilerplate or stale data drift.

TypeScript by default

Strict TypeScript catches the class of bug that hides in untyped React for years. We treat it as table stakes, not as a nice-to-have on the roadmap.

Radix and shadcn over a UI kit

Accessible primitives you compose into your own design system beat opinionated component libraries that fight your brand. Storybook keeps the system honest as it grows.

Tailwind for styling

Utility-first CSS scales across teams without the name-collision and dead-code problems of bespoke stylesheets. Pairs cleanly with the design tokens that come out of the system work.

Vitest and Playwright for testing

Fast unit tests for primitives, real browser tests for the flows that matter. Covers the seams the type system cannot.

When React is not the right call

Reaching for React by default is how teams end up with a build pipeline that costs more than the problem they were solving. Here is when we will recommend something simpler.

When server-rendered Blade is enough

Marketing sites, content-driven pages, and admin tools rarely benefit from a SPA. A well-built Blade page ships faster, ranks better, and is cheaper to maintain.

When Livewire or Hotwire fits the team

If your team is Laravel or Rails-native and the interactions are mostly form-shaped, Livewire or Hotwire keep the stack simpler than introducing a React build pipeline.

When the real problem is upstream

Slow APIs, unclear product requirements, and missing analytics do not get faster because you rewrote the frontend in React. We will say so before we quote a rebuild.

Frequently asked questions

Do you only build new React apps, or can you join an existing one?

Both. Most engagements join an existing React codebase — we audit the patterns, learn the conventions, and start contributing PRs in the first week. Greenfield work is welcome too, but it is rarely the largest share of what we do.

What is your stance on Next.js?

It is excellent when the frontend is the product. When React sits on top of a Laravel or Node backend, Inertia usually keeps the team simpler and the routing in one place. We pick the framework that fits the system, not the other way around.

Can you migrate us from Vue, Angular, or jQuery to React?

Yes — and we strongly prefer slice-based migrations over rewrites. We move one feature, route, or surface at a time so the live product keeps shipping while it modernises. Big-bang rewrites tend to stall.

Do you build design systems as part of React work?

Almost always. A real design system — typed primitives, Storybook, accessibility built in — is the difference between an app that holds up at the tenth feature and one that needs rebuilding at the third. We build them as part of delivery, not as a separate workstream.

What about accessibility and performance?

Both are commitments, not toggles. WCAG conformance, keyboard support, and reasonable Core Web Vitals are baseline expectations on every component we ship. We will flag and fix where they have been ignored in code we inherit.

Who owns the intellectual property?

You do. All components, hooks, design tokens, and documentation produced during the engagement belong entirely to your organisation from day one.

Tell us about the React app you're building

Tell us where you're headed and we'll figure out the best way to get you there.

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