One team, full stack
UI, API, and database stay in one conversation. No “that’s the backend team’s problem” when something breaks in production.
Full Stack
Full Stack Development
End-to-end web applications — authentication, databases, dashboards, APIs, and integrations — designed and shipped by one senior team. Starting from $2,000 — senior-built platforms with auth, data, and APIs under one fixed-fee plan.
Overview
Products, not page builders — frontend and backend as one system.
When a marketing site graduates into a product — user accounts, billing, dashboards, admin tools — you need a team that can hold both the interface and the infrastructure. We ship full-stack applications on Postgres, Supabase, Cloudflare, and edge runtimes, with a design system that scales past the MVP. Discovery, UX, frontend, backend, and DevOps stay under one roof: fixed-fee phases, weekly staging deploys, and clear ownership from first user story to production handover.
Whether you need a SaaS MVP, an internal ops platform, or a rebuild of a fragile legacy app, we keep architecture explicit, deploys boring, and ownership clear. You own the code and the cloud accounts. We leave docs and runbooks so the next milestone is not a mystery.
What you get
- Auth, roles and permissions
- Postgres schema and row-level security
- Admin dashboards and internal tools
- Third-party APIs (Stripe, Resend, Twilio, OpenAI)
- Observability and error reporting
- CI/CD and preview deployments
Why thedesigntime
What professional full-stack delivery actually means
Beyond “we code React and Node” — secure access, shippable milestones, and a system your team can operate after launch.
Secure by default
Roles, row-level security, secrets off the client, and staging separated from production — designed in, not patched later.
Ship on a cadence
Weekly staging deploys and milestone demos so you always know what’s live, what’s next, and what you’re paying for.
Built to operate
CI/CD, error monitoring, and runbooks at handoff. Your next engineer can extend the system without archaeology.
Full stack development process
A clear path from product brief to production — so frontend, backend, and data never drift into separate silos. Click each step to see what you get.
Product discovery
Product discovery
We map users, roles, and the workflows that matter — then lock a data model sketch, success metrics, and a fixed-fee phase plan before production code starts.
- User stories & role matrix
- Domain / data model draft
- Non-functional requirements
- Fixed-fee phase quote
Full stack development milestones
Six checkpoints from first conversation to ongoing iteration — so you always know what ships next and what you're paying for.
01Step 01
Discovery & scope
Kickoff on goals, users, and constraints. You leave with prioritised stories, a proposed data model, success metrics, and a fixed-fee quote for phase one.
02Step 02
Foundations
Repo, environments, auth skeleton, base schema, design tokens, and CI. Staging is live early so stakeholders review in the browser from week one.
03Step 03
Vertical slices
One end-to-end feature per sprint — UI, API, and data — deployed to staging. Feedback lands while change is still cheap.
04Step 04
Integrations
Stripe, email, SMS, AI, or CRM hooks wired with typed clients, webhooks, and failure handling — not brittle scripts.
05Step 05
Hardening & launch
Permissions audit, observability, performance baselines, and a calm production cutover with rollback plan documented.
06Step 06
Iterate & support
Handover docs and optional retainer. Same senior team ships the next milestones — no cold handoff to juniors after launch.
Full stack engagement
Start building your platform — from $2,000.
A scoped MVP or product phase with discovery, fixed fee, and weekly staging. Ideal when you need real auth, data, and workflows — not another marketing-page theme.
- Auth, database, and UI in one engagement
- Weekly staging deploys you can click
- Fixed-fee phases — no open-ended hourly drift
Starting from
$2,000
Fixed-fee phases · scoped after discovery
Security
RLS & roles
Handoff
You own the code
Hosting
Not included
Docs
Runbooks included
Transparent pricing plans
Fixed-fee phases aligned to product milestones — clear scope before we write production code.
MVP
$2,000starting from
Focused product slice — auth plus one core workflow
- Discovery & fixed-fee phase quote
- Auth, roles & basic permissions
- Core UI + API for one workflow
- Postgres schema foundations
- Staging environment & CI
- Launch checklist & docs
Product
$5,000starting from
Multi-feature platform with admin and integrations
- Multi-role dashboards
- Billing or CRM integrations
- RLS & security review
- Observability (errors & performance)
- 2–3 milestone phases
- Handover & training session
Scale
Customscoped quote
Complex platforms, takeovers, or multi-region systems
- Codebase audit & risk register
- Architecture & data migration
- Advanced integrations & APIs
- Performance & load planning
- Ongoing retainer option
- Named senior ownership
How we build
Modern full-stack platforms. No black boxes.
The stack behind our product builds — chosen for security, shipping speed, and a codebase your team can extend. Hosting stays in accounts you own.
Frontend
TanStack Start / Next.js
Typed React apps with server rendering where SEO or first paint matters — dashboards and product UI on the same design system.
Database
Postgres
Relational data modeled for your domain. Migrations in git, indexes for real queries, and room to grow past the MVP.
Backend platform
Supabase
Auth, Postgres, storage, and row-level security when speed-to-MVP matters — still portable if you outgrow managed conveniences.
API layer
Typed APIs
Clear contracts between client and server. Validation at the edge of the system so bad data fails loud in staging, not silently in production.
Payments
Stripe
Checkout, subscriptions, and webhooks wired with idempotency and test-mode rehearsals before real money moves.
Security
Auth & RBAC
Email/OAuth sign-in, session handling, and role-based access — least privilege for users, admins, and service accounts.
Infrastructure
Cloudflare / edge
DNS, SSL, Workers or Pages-style deploys, and global performance. Accounts stay in your name.
Workflow
CI / CD
Preview and staging pipelines on every meaningful change. Production deploys are boring on purpose.
Observability
Sentry
Errors and performance traces before and after launch — so “it works on my machine” is never the production strategy.
Design
Figma
Component-level product UI, empty states, and admin patterns reviewed before we burn sprint on the wrong interaction.
Integrations
Resend / Twilio / OpenAI
Email, SMS, and AI features as first-class modules — keys, quotas, and failure modes designed up front.
Styling
Tailwind CSS
Design tokens in code so product and marketing surfaces stay visually coherent without a CSS archaeology project.
Built for teams turning ideas into working products
Full stack development at thedesigntime is for founders and operators who need software that authenticates users, stores real data, and ships on a schedule.
SaaS founders
Need an MVP with real auth, billing, and an admin surface — not a prototype that falls over at the first paying customer.
Internal tools
Ops and marketing teams drowning in spreadsheets who need dashboards, roles, and auditability without a six-month RFP.
Agencies & product teams
Have design or domain expertise in-house and need a senior full-stack partner to ship the platform underneath.
Takeovers & rebuilds
Inherited a fragile codebase and need an honest audit, stabilisation plan, and path to a maintainable stack.
Need something adjacent?
Many product builds sit next to a marketing site, mobile app, or storefront. Explore related services — or view all services.
Frequently asked questions
Straight answers on stack, timelines, pricing from $2,000, security, hosting, and retainers.
What does full stack development include?
Frontend UI, backend APIs, database design, authentication, third-party integrations, staging environments, and production deployment. One team owns the full path from Figma or brief to a live, monitored application.
What tech stack do you use for full-stack apps?
We typically ship React-based frontends (TanStack Start or Next.js), Postgres with Supabase or managed Postgres, typed APIs, Stripe for payments, and Cloudflare or similar for edge hosting. We adapt to your existing stack when taking over a codebase.
How long does a full-stack project take?
A focused MVP with auth and a core workflow often lands in 6–12 weeks depending on scope. Larger platforms with billing, multi-role admin, and multiple integrations are planned in milestone phases you can track on staging.
Is $2,000 a fixed price for the whole app?
Starting from $2,000 covers an entry full-stack engagement scoped after discovery. Most product builds are quoted as fixed-fee phases once we agree user stories, data model, and milestones — so you know the cost before we write production code.
Can you take over an existing codebase?
Yes. We start with a paid audit that produces a written risk register, dependency map, and prioritised backlog before we touch production. That protects you from surprise rewrites and lets us quote honestly.
Do you offer ongoing development after launch?
Yes. Monthly retainers from 20 hours upward include a named developer, shared Linear or Slack workspace, and a clear backlog. Care plans for lighter maintenance are also available.
How do you handle security and data?
We design for least privilege: role-based access, row-level security where Postgres supports it, secrets outside the client, and environment separation for staging vs production. Observability (errors and performance) is on before go-live.
Is hosting included?
Hosting and domains are billed at cost through accounts you own. We configure environments, CI, and deploys, then hand over credentials and runbooks — no vendor lock-in on your infrastructure.
Where we work
Web & app development worldwide — teams in six countries.
We work with clients worldwide remotely over Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and Slack. Our senior team is based across the United States, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates (Dubai), Australia, Canada, and Saudi Arabia — so you get timezone-friendly delivery and local market understanding wherever you operate.
Looking for a web development agency in Dubai, London, New York, Sydney, Toronto, or Riyadh? Explore our country pages to see how we support founders and brands in your market.
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Tell us about users, workflows, and timeline. We reply within one business day with questions if needed, then a clear scope and fixed-fee phase plan.
