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.

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Meet the Team

Chris Branson | Managing Director at Circle Software and Design

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 at Circle Software and Design

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 at Circle Software and Design

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.

Circle Software & Design adopts an agile methodology

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.

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We offer comprehensive infrastructure design and monitoring support services, testing, maintenance and upgrades, ensuring that our clients' systems remain optimised and error-free.

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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.

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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

Why Choose Us

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Ruby on Rails

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Javascript

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React

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Stimulus

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JQuery

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MySQL

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PostgreSQL

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ElasticSearch

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RSpec

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RuboCop

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CI Workflows

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Docker

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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.

Get in touch

We welcome all cloud projects, big and small and are happy pitching in at any stage of your product lifecycle. Get in touch today to find out how we can help you.