The team that built your software is gone. We take over the code as it is and become the team that finishes it, changes direction with it, or rebuilds it to match what the business actually does today.
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. Gokada's MVP and HeyPractice's first build, both written by other teams, arrived that way. 23% of our delivered client engagements were takeovers or modernizations of software the client already ran.
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Situations we take over
8 situations buyers bring us, in the words they use, with the first step and the project where we have done it.
Situation 1
The agency left, and nobody who wrote the code can be reached
First step: We read whatever is left. That means the code and repository history if you have them, and the documents and user flows if you do not. Repositories, hosting and credentials move into your accounts within 5 business days of kickoff.
Where we did it:CoreHealth, telehealth, UK, 2023 to today. CoreHealth's developer moved on and the old code never reached us. We built version 2.0 of its telehealth platform from the client's documents: a working demo after 4 sprints, then custody and pharmacy tenants on one codebase.
Situation 2
The build stalled at 60 to 70%, and nobody can say what is worth keeping
First step: The audit returns a refactor-versus-rebuild recommendation, priced module by module.
Where we did it:HeyPractice, sales training, 2021. The founder asked whether to fix the backend MVP or start over. We kept the database models and migrations, rebuilt everything above them, and released to production in March 2022, 5 months after the audit.
Situation 3
The app was built with AI tools, and it breaks under real users
First step: A security pass on the generated code, then roles and tenant separation, reporting, and a release path.
Where we did it: We have no published takeover of an AI-built app yet. Each check in the AI-built section below names the project where we built that piece. More on what to do after an AI-built prototype passes the demo.
Situation 4
The previous team still holds the repositories, the hosting or the keys
First step: Access transfer is step 2, before any code changes. The previous team's keys stop working the same day.
Where we did it: A fintech advisory SaaS, 2024. A previous team had built the live platform. We continued its development from October 2024, and 7 weeks in, the platform ran in the client's own Google Cloud project on a new domain. What moves, and when, is under “Access moves before code does”.
Situation 5
The software came with an acquisition, and it has to run in our own cloud
First step: Technical due diligence on what it is, what it costs to run and what is missing, then a stand-up in your cloud before anything changes.
Where we did it: ShineUp, proptech. An acquirer bought the platform and hired us to run it in its own AWS. We knew the system from earlier work on it, and it ran there 2 to 3 weeks after we received credentials.
Situation 6
Our vendor cannot build what we need next
First step: We review the system and its API, list what is missing, and build the new part on top of what you keep.
Where we did it:C.I.A. Services, HOA management, 2022. Their software vendor could not take on an owner app, so the request came to us. We built it on a system and an API we did not write, and the system stayed in place. Traders Alloy, fintech, 2020 to 2022. The previous vendor could not get a CI/CD pipeline running. 1 senior DevOps engineer built it on Jenkins and trained the client's team, which runs it today.
Situation 7
The system runs the business every day, and you need a team to run it long term
First step: Maintenance and releases move to us first, feature work continues through the handover, and test coverage goes up on the paths that matter.
Where we did it:CondoGenie, condo and HOA management, 2018 to today. The founder wrote the original platform in 2009 and ran it for 9 years. We rebuilt the code from 2018, carried the product logic and 9 years of customer data across while the business stayed live, and the same pod still runs it.
Situation 8
The MVP another company built proved the idea, and it cannot carry the next stage
First step: The audit lists what carries over and what gets rebuilt, so the quote covers only the rebuild.
Where we did it:Gokada, motorcycle ride-hailing in Lagos, 2018 to 2020. What we inherited, reused and rebuilt is under ride-hailing below.
Every situation starts with the same audit
5 to 10 business days, fixed scope, Essential $5,000. You get a written refactor-versus-rebuild recommendation, and you own it whether or not you continue with us.
Highly skilled IT team in the shortest amount of time
“With Brocoders, we were able to set up a highly skilled IT team in the shortest amount of time. For finding a team with similar skills we would have needed 4-6 months instead of the instant start.”
“I am very excited and thankful for the accomplished work. It was great to work with a so professional and well-organized team. All tasks were delivered on time and were well-tested by QA specialists and our users. Reddog backend isn't ready for all functionality we need, so after finishing it, we return to work on this project with Brocoders and release the full version to production.”
“They put together a team of programmers and worked closely with us and our team. They didn't just do what we told them but make important suggestions and recommendations. In short, they were the perfect development partner. And, they did this on budget and on time.”
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.
Step 1Software audit5 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
Step 2Access and handoverBefore the Stabilization Sprint begins
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
Step 3Stabilization Sprint30 to 90 days
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
Step 4Rebuild or completionFixed-scope phases
Priced after the audit, ordered by what breaks the business soonest, and delivered as production-ready increments, each with its own release date.
You get: a scope and price agreed before we start · typically $80,000 to $300,000+ for a stalled build
Step 5Modernization PodOngoing, once the system is stable
A senior team for the work that continues, against published delivery KPIs, billed monthly.
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.
4 different starting points: a platform its new owner bought, a first build another team wrote, a platform whose code never reached us, and a running system we built on.
ShineUp: An acquired platform, redeployed in the buyer's own AWS
An acquirer bought the ShineUp proptech platform and needed it running in its own cloud. We deployed the user and admin apps into the buyer's AWS, ran a verification walkthrough, and handed over deployment documentation plus 30 days of support. It ran there 2 to 3 weeks after we received credentials.
The audit said rebuild the application and keep the database
HeyPractice asked one question: fix the backend MVP or start over. We audited it before quoting, kept the database structure, models and migrations, rebuilt the application, and reached production 5 months later. Delivered, October 2021 to 2023.
A new telehealth platform after the developer moved on
The old code never reached us. We built version 2.0 from CoreHealth's documents, then added custody and pharmacy tenants on the same codebase. Ongoing since 2023.
C.I.A. Services' software vendor could not take on an owner app for its 150+ community associations. We built MyRedDog as a PWA on the company's own system and its API, read live data from it and the website without copying it, and left the system in place.
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 a logistics and fintech client's payment reconciliation platform.
Data you can report on
A logistics and fintech client's reconciliation 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 core product, rebuilt in 3 months. Connected properties later grew from about 500 to 40,000.
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.
The questions that surface before a contract does.
We say so before you have spent anything past the audit itself. The audit is Essential $5,000 and stops there until you choose to continue.
Access and handover is its own step, ahead of the Stabilization Sprint, because it is the step most likely to drag. A missing credential or repository gets named on day one.
Most of what we take over has no available author. The audit works from the code, the repository history, and whatever documentation exists.
Phases are fixed and priced after the audit, one at a time. Anything that surfaces mid-phase gets its own name and its own quote.
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Rodion Salnik
CTO and Co-founder at Brocoders
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