Non-Negotiable Standards

Security and quality built in, not bolted on

Our engineering standards for security, testing, code quality, performance, and compliance — applied consistently on every engagement, regardless of size.

ISO 27001-aligned processesSOC 2 control frameworkHIPAA-aware deliveryPCI-DSS best practicesGDPR & CCPA compliantFedRAMP-aware architectureISO 9001-aligned QMSCMMI-informed process maturity

Security Architecture

OWASP Top 10 protections in every build
SAST/DAST scanning in every CI/CD pipeline
Secrets management via HashiCorp Vault
Principle of least privilege enforced by design
Penetration testing on every major release
Zero Trust network architecture for enterprise clients

Testing Standards

90%+ unit and integration test coverage targets
End-to-end test suites with Cypress and Playwright
Performance and load testing with K6
Accessibility testing against WCAG 2.2 AA
Visual regression testing on UI components
Shift-left testing: QA embedded from sprint 1

Code Quality

Mandatory code reviews — minimum two reviewers
SonarQube quality gates on every pull request
Linting and static analysis enforced in CI
Automated dependency vulnerability scanning
Architecture decision records (ADRs) maintained
Technical debt tracked and addressed in each sprint

Performance Standards

Core Web Vitals targets: LCP < 2.5s, CLS < 0.1, FID < 100ms
API response time SLAs documented per endpoint
Load testing against 2x projected peak traffic
Database query performance audited before release
CDN and edge caching implemented by default
Real User Monitoring (RUM) set up on every deployment

Compliance Expertise

HIPAA — patient data, PHI handling, BAAs
PCI-DSS — payment infrastructure best practices
SOC 2 — security, availability, confidentiality controls
GDPR & CCPA — data privacy and consent management
ISO 27001-aligned information security processes
FedRAMP-aware architecture for US federal cloud engagements

Delivery Quality Gates

Definition of Done enforced for every user story
No story merges without passing CI quality gate
Automated canary deployments with rollback triggers
Production readiness checklist before every launch
Post-launch monitoring review at 24h, 7d, 30d
Quarterly security and architecture reviews

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Compliance Expertise

HIPAA — patient data, PHI handling, BAAs

PCI-DSS — payment infrastructure best practices

SOC 2 — security, availability, confidentiality controls

GDPR & CCPA — data privacy and consent management

ISO 27001-aligned information security processes

FedRAMP-aware architecture for US federal cloud engagements