We are a passionate, agile and dedicated in-house team with 12 years experience in designing & building highly reliable and scalable cloud applications with 24/7 availability.
Meet the Team
Chris Branson
Managing Director
A techie entrepreneur at heart, I like nothing more than getting my teeth into complex business and technical problems and delivering elegant cost effective solutions.
Chris Hilton
Technical Director
I'm a senior software developer with over 25 years commercial experience designing, building, delivering and maintaining enterprise level software solutions.
Peter Miller
Senior Developer
Peter has over two decades experience as a software developer. He has collaborated with diverse teams to create and maintain both native and web-based applications.
Our Story
We started developing on-premise software solutions 30 years ago to help the day to day operations of businesses across all four corners of the globe. Building booking systems, mobile platforms, web portals & CRM solutions, to name just a few.
Over the past 12 years, we've turned our focus to the development and implementation of cloud-based solutions. Creating robust, multi-tenant SaaS applications, utilising Ruby on Rails and PostgreSQL database management system. New features were deployed and released with zero downtime and users were kept productive with near perfect 24/7 access and availability. Our systems were in constant use servicing a global customer base that spanned different time zones and supported multiple currencies and languages.
Throughout our journey we have built up extensive experience in constructing robust APIs and seamless integrations with leading SaaS providers, guaranteeing reliability, speed and security. Our list includes the likes of; Xero, Mailchimp, Adobe Sign, Slack & Intercom, as well as strong backbone infrastructure services such as Amazon EC2, S3 and RDS.
How we can help you today
We design and develop highly scalable Ruby on Rails applications helping both startups and enterprise businesses with interesting projects, of all shapes and sizes. However, our expertise extends beyond this.
We offer comprehensive infrastructure design and monitoring support services, testing, maintenance and upgrades, ensuring that our clients' systems remain optimised and error-free.
Through extensive Ruby on Rails experience and meticulous technical execution, we're ready to complement any size project and team. If you need a robust, intricate Ruby application that can handle millions of page requests per day, we've been there.
Equally, if you're looking to build a brand new SaaS solution starting from the ground up but need guidance and support in building your vision, we’re armed with the experience to help you succeed.
A snapshot of work we've delivered across different sectors
Established Ticketing Platform
An esteemed global ticketing platform, with a widespread customer base, was actively seeking a team of Ruby on Rails experts to fortify and enhance their current development efforts.
Working alongside the business owner and CTO, we provide software development & consultancy, as well as maintenance and monitoring services, to push this ticketing platform to its next level of growth.
Helping guide the development roadmap and work through customer requirements, deploying new features and functionality as and when needed. All whilst ensuring the system operates at maximum efficiency, putting robust and resilient infrastructure solutions in place, so that the system can continue to scale with its expanding user-base.
International Dental Enterprise
Over the last 12 months we've formed a strong & collaborative partnership with a leading global business in the dental sector, helping them continue on their journey towards digitalisation.
We've built, modified and deployed features upon their request and investigated support issues, putting fixes in place where necessary. We also provided infrastructure maintenance support, upgrading their AWS infrastructure, as well as bringing their code branch up to date, with the US side of the business, which had been diverging for nearly 3 years.
We are excited about the opportunity to further fuel the expansion of this leading dental business over the next 12 months, harnessing our collective expertise to drive its success to new heights.
UK Holiday Experiences Platform
A national holiday experiences platform that's scaling, approached Circle Software & Design with a list of development needs to take their platform to the next level.
We delivered feature releases as well as infrastructure support & maintenance services to get this product into prime position. This included a new styleable booking widget, reworked & improved membership page and performance improvements to availability calendars.
We faced infrastructure hurdles but tackled each challenge head-on, putting solutions in place such as test coverage improvements and a Rails upgrade, ready to help pave the way for this emerging platform.
Why Choose Us
A 360 Agency
A full circle service delivered by a well run, process driven agency. From initial concept, prototyping & developing to seamless implementation & maintenance. We handle every aspect of development with our UK, in-house team.
Strong Collaboration
Working together for over 11 years, we tackle all projects and challenges as a team, bringing to the table a comprehensive set of skills and experience needed to create impressive Ruby on Rails applications that set the bar high.
Rapid Ruby Deploy
Dropping in highly skilled, UK based Ruby on Rails developers without long term contracts so companies can continue their search for permanent software engineers without holding the project up any further.
Core Technologies & Capabilities
Our technical skillset is broad, specialising in the below list of software development & infrastructure technologies.
Ruby on Rails
Javascript
React
Stimulus
JQuery
MySQL
PostgreSQL
ElasticSearch
RSpec
RuboCop
CI Workflows
Docker
What shapes us
We strongly value our partnerships, prioritising open communication, collaboration and transparency throughout all projects, ready to roll up our sleeves and build something great together.
User-Centric Focus
We place the end user at the heart of our development process. By deeply understanding their needs, behaviours, and aspirations, we craft intuitive and delightful experiences that leave a lasting impression.
Agile Efficiency
We embrace the Agile methodology to deliver swift and efficient development cycles. Our iterative approach allows for flexibility, adaptability, and the ability to continuously deliver value while maintaining a laser focus on project goals.
Lifelong Learning
We are passionate about continuous learning and growth. Our team of Ruby on Rails experts actively pursues knowledge expansion, staying ahead of industry trends, embracing new technologies so we can provide our clients with the most innovative solutions.