FOR SYSTEMS THAT SCALE WITH YOU
Backend & API Development
We build solid backends and APIs that run reliably, scale with demand, and integrate cleanly with your existing systems.
Systems that run under load
Some teams hand us a greenfield backend; others need one tricky integration solved or a second opinion on what they already run. We scope our involvement to match, and back every recommendation with something you can actually build on.
API Design & Development
We design and build APIs that are clearly structured, well documented, and easy to evolve, a dependable interface for your own applications and external partners alike. Typical outputs: API concept and specification (e.g. OpenAPI); production-ready REST or GraphQL APIs; versioning, documentation, and conventions; developer-friendly onboarding for API consumers.
Custom Backend Development
We turn your business logic into dependable, maintainable services, from data modelling to production-grade applications, test-driven from day one. Typical outputs: production-ready backend services; well-structured data models and database design; automated test coverage; clean, documented code your own team can own.
System Integration
We make your applications and services work together reliably, whether ERP, CRM, payment providers, or legacy software, with consistent, traceable data moving between them. Typical outputs: integration concept and interface design; connections to third-party and in-house systems; reliable data synchronisation and messaging; monitoring and error handling for data flows.
Modernisation & Legacy Replacement
We renew backends that have grown unwieldy over the years, phasing out legacy components without a risky big-bang switch, so the business keeps running throughout. Typical outputs: modernisation assessment and migration roadmap; incremental component replacement; data migration with no loss or downtime; a durable foundation your team can keep building on.
Performance & Scalability
We hunt down bottlenecks and tune your backend for growing user numbers and data volumes, so your product stays fast and steady under load. Typical outputs: performance analysis and load testing; database and query optimisation; caching and asynchronous processing; an architecture that scales with demand.
Security & Reliability
We build security and quality in from the outset, from authentication and access control to the careful handling of sensitive data, backed by thorough automated testing. Typical outputs: authentication and authorisation (e.g. OAuth2, SSO); secure handling of sensitive data; an automated test and CI/CD pipeline; monitoring, logging, and alerting.
What our clients say
See how companies experience working with us, from the first idea to a user-friendly digital solution.
DRVN and OR have worked together since the earliest days of DRVN, and the relationship our teams built made the collaboration feel as if we were one company. OR's team was extremely knowledgeable and helped us deliver a very complex rewrite of a legacy connected vehicle system.
OpenResearch proved to be an exceptionally capable and reliable partner on a forward-looking IT project. The cooperation was always positive and I am already looking forward to the next projects.
We are very pleased to work with OR in the implementation of experiments and pilots. I would especially like to emphasize how quickly and thoroughly the entire team works.
Start with a backend workshop
Working sessions that turn your requirements into a clear plan: a backend architecture, an API design, an integration map, or a modernisation path.
Backend Architecture & Feasibility Workshop
System Integration & Data Flow Workshop
Legacy Assessment & Modernisation Workshop
Frequently asked questions
The questions we hear most often about this service.
Can you build APIs and integrate with our existing systems?
Yes. We build solid backends and APIs and connect them to the systems you already run, from third-party services and payment providers to legacy platforms. Reliable integrations and clean, well-documented interfaces are core to what we do.
Can your backends handle scale and high load?
Yes. We design backends for the load they actually need to carry, with sensible data models, caching, and horizontal scaling, and we validate behaviour under realistic conditions rather than hoping it holds.
Do you document the APIs you build?
Always. Clean, well-documented interfaces are part of the deliverable, so your team and your partners can build against them without guesswork or reverse-engineering.
Ready for a backend you can rely on?
Describe the system you need to stand up or scale, and we will help you find the right approach.
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All services at a glance
Backend & API Development is one part of what we do. Explore the full range of digital solutions we build.
- Mobile App Development Native and cross-platform apps built for modern users.
- Web & Frontend Development Fast, accessible interfaces built with modern frontend tech.
- Backend & API Development Robust backends, APIs and integrations built to scale.
- Software Architecture Future-proof architecture for complex systems.
- Platform Engineering Cloud platforms built, migrated, and operated.
- AI & Data Science Data-driven solutions that create real value.
- Connected Vehicle Solutions Digital solutions for connected mobility and IoT.
- User Experience Intuitive experiences for better digital products.
- Dispatching / Logistics Systems Smart scheduling and dispatch for efficient operations.