Taking over software means working without the people who wrote it. Our architects reconstruct what the system does from the code, the repository history and whatever documentation exists, which is how 14 of the 85 products we have shipped started.
- 85+
- products shipped
- 87
- senior engineers
- 8
- years of experience
- 30
- verified 5-star reviews on Clutch
This service is for you if
3 situations, 3 different first steps. Each panel names the problem, what we do about it, and the client it already worked for.
The build that stopped
The team that built it is leaving
New owners, new mandate
Solution
- Audit what exists and write down what is worth keeping, module by module
- Finish or rebuild in fixed-scope phases, priced after the audit
- Ship production-ready increments, each on its own date
- Then a senior engineering pod carries the work that continues, monthly, against published delivery KPIs
Proof
CoreHealth's previous contractor left an outdated codebase. We rebuilt it and shipped the platform in 6 weeks to their customer's deadline. It grew into 3 platforms.
Client reviews from takeover projects
What we check before we take anything over
The audit runs the same 7 checks on every codebase we inherit. You get the findings whether or not you continue with us.
Access and credentials inventory
What exists, who holds it, and what is missing before anything can move.
Dependency and CVE scan
Which packages are unsupported, which have known vulnerabilities, and what upgrading each one touches.
Test coverage baseline
Which modules can be changed safely this month and which need tests written first.
Deployment and rollback path
How a release reaches production today, and how it comes back if it fails.
Undocumented business logic
The rules that exist only in code, recovered and written down.
Bus-factor risks
Which parts only 1 person understands, named, with the knowledge captured.
Third-party contracts and data
Which vendors the product cannot run without, and where your data sits.
How it works
A free call with a Solution Architect, then the audit. About 5 hours from your side across 5 to 10 business days.
You describe the system, the deadline and the decision you need. We audit the codebase, architecture and data model, and write a refactor-versus-rebuild recommendation, priced module by module.
Your time: about 5 hours across 5 to 10 business days · You get: the full register, Essential $5,000
Repositories, cloud tenancy, credentials and existing documentation move into accounts you own, in writing, before we touch a line of code.
You get: full ownership of the system, whoever does the work next
We stabilize what is running while the next phase is scoped. Nothing risky ships during this window.
You get: a system that stops losing you time while the rebuild is planned
Priced after the audit, ordered by what breaks the business soonest, and delivered as production-ready increments rather than a single big-bang release.
You get: a scope and price agreed before we start · typically $80,000 to $300,000+ for a stalled build
A senior team for the work that continues, against published delivery KPIs, billed monthly rather than by the hour.
You get: to interview the engineers before they start
Most clients start with step 1 and decide from there. The audit's output is yours to take to another vendor either way.
Access moves before code does
Repositories, cloud tenancy, credentials and documentation move into accounts you own within 5 business days of kickoff, in writing, before the Stabilization Sprint begins.
Source repositories, moved to accounts you own.
Your organization, your billing, your admin rights. We work inside it as members.
Cloud tenancy and hosting, transferred to your own accounts.
The invoice comes to you, and you can revoke our access in one click.
Credentials and secrets, rotated into your own vault.
The previous team's keys stop working the same day.
Existing documentation, handed over as-is, with any gaps named.
We list what is missing before we start filling it in.
Takeovers we have shipped
4 different starting points. All 4 started on code we did not write.
The code we take over
Whatever it is written in, we can read it, run it, and decide with you what stays.
You built the first version with AI
An AI build gets you a working first version. The limits show up when it has to move to production, carry more users, or pass a security review.
| What is usually missing | What we add, and what it proves |
|---|---|
| A security review of generated code | An automated security pass on AI-generated code, catching flaws like key-stealing injection paths. |
| Roles, permissions and separation between tenants | A multi-tenant data model with a full audit trail, built for JBStarSight. |
| Data you can report on | JBStarSight's pipeline classifies every trip as cleared, underpaid, overpaid or error. |
| A release path and a way back | CI/CD on Jenkins, built for Traders Alloy after their previous vendor could not. |
| Room to grow | Lake's platform, rebuilt in 3 months, grew from 500 to 40,000 properties. |
Send us the system, whoever built it, and the deadline someone else set. Within 10 business days you will have a written recommendation with an estimate attached.
Get an honest answer about what you already have
Book a software auditThe risks, and what we do about each one
The questions that surface before a contract does.
Schedule a call or send us a message
We are thrilled about the opportunity to provide software development services for your business
Rodion Salnik
CTO and Co-founder at Brocoders
Pick a date that works for you to see available times to meet with me and discuss your project needs. Looking forward to meeting you!