What we do
One senior team across strategy, design, and engineering — so the people who plan your product are the people who build it.
Four practices, one team
01
Product strategy
Discovery, roadmapping, and prototyping that turn a fuzzy idea into a plan you can ship against.
02
Web platforms
Fast, accessible, SEO-ready web apps built on Next.js and a design system your team can extend.
03
Mobile apps
Native-feeling iOS and Android apps in React Native, shipped to the stores and built to scale.
04
AI & data
Responsible AI features, RAG pipelines, and data platforms — with guardrails and citations built in.
Capabilities
The disciplines we draw on to ship great software.
01
Discovery & strategy
Workshops, research, and prototypes that de-risk the work before we write production code.
02
Product design
Interface and interaction design grounded in a reusable design system.
03
Engineering
TypeScript, Next.js, React Native, and cloud infrastructure built to last.
04
AI & data
LLM features, vector search, and analytics that teams can actually trust.
05
Quality
Automated testing, accessibility, and performance budgets on by default.
06
Partnership
We embed with your team and leave you with a codebase you own and understand.
Discovery first, always
Every engagement starts with a focused sprint to align on goals and de-risk the unknowns. You leave with a plan, a prototype, and a fixed quote.
Process
How we work
- Step 1
01 — Discover
A focused sprint to align on goals, constraints, and the riskiest unknowns.
- Step 2
02 — Design
We design the experience and the system behind it, validating with real users.
- Step 3
03 — Build
Production engineering in tight iterations, shipping working software every week.
- Step 4
04 — Scale
We harden, document, and hand off — or stay on as a long-term partner.
Engagement models
Pricing
Transparent ways to work together, sized to where you are.
from $15k
- Two-week engagement
- Research & strategy
- Clickable prototype
- Delivery roadmap
- Production engineering
from $60k
- Cross-functional squad
- Design + engineering
- Weekly releases
- Design system & docs
- Launch support
Retainer
- Flexible monthly capacity
- Roadmap ownership
- On-call & SLAs
- Quarterly strategy
Why teams choose a studio
| A studio vs. the alternatives | Northbeam | Typical agency |
|---|---|---|
| Senior, cross-functional team | ||
| Ships in weeks, not quarters | ||
| Design + engineering in one team | ||
| Owns outcomes, not just tickets | ||
| Leaves you a codebase you own | ||
| Scales capacity up and down |