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APIs & Backend Infrastructure

Fault-tolerant backend architectures engineered to withstand spikes. Microservices, high-throughput REST and GraphQL endpoints, relational databases with read-replicas, and automated CI/CD deployment pipelines.

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Cluster Replication Lag< 3.4ms
CI/CD Pipeline Duration
4m 12s
06 // CLOUD ARCHITECTURETERRAFORM IAC

APIs & Backend Infrastructure

Fault-tolerant backend architectures engineered to withstand spikes. Microservices, high-throughput REST and GraphQL endpoints, relational databases with read-replicas, and automated CI/CD deployment pipelines.

Architecture Specs

Auto-scaling Kubernetes / ECS, zero-downtime blue/green rollouts, horizontal database sharding.

Primary Tech Stack

AWS · GCP · Docker · Terraform · PostgreSQL · Redis · Node/Go · GitHub Actions

dns High-Throughput REST & GraphQL Endpoints cloud Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) monitoring Datadog / Grafana Observability Dashboards
timelapseTypical Velocity: 4-10 Weeks
AWS EU-WEST-2 / AF-SOUTH-1ACTIVE ACTIVE
Cluster Replication Lag< 3.4ms
CI/CD Pipeline Duration4m 12s
Database Connection PoolPgBouncer Tuned
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REST & GraphQL APIs

High-throughput, versioned API design with OpenAPI documentation, rate limiting, JWT authentication, and comprehensive automated test coverage from day one.

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Cloud Infrastructure as Code

Every AWS, GCP, or Azure resource defined in Terraform. Blue/green deployments, auto-scaling groups, read-replica databases, and zero-downtime rollout pipelines.

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Observability & Alerts

Datadog or Grafana dashboards, structured logging, distributed tracing, and PagerDuty-integrated alert rules so your team knows exactly when and where something breaks.

verified_userZero Vendor Dependency Guaranteed

You own everything: full IP, repositories, secrets, and cloud configurations.

Unlike agencies that maintain proprietary lock-in, every single line of code, staging environment, database seed, and secret key belongs strictly to your legal entity from day one.

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01 / Source Code

GitHub / GitLab Org Owner

Direct transfer of repo ownership with clean commit histories.
02 / Infrastructure

Native Cloud Accounts

All AWS, GCP, Vercel & Cloudflare resources run in your domain.
03 / Secrets & Keys

Zero Studio Custody

Encrypted handover of API keys, DB credentials, and SSL certs.
04 / Legal Protection

Mutual NDA & IP Assignment

Enforceable commercial IP assignment agreements in UK & Nigeria.
Delivery Methodology

Four steps from call to launch.

Every step has a concrete deliverable and a clear decision point.

01

Discovery

Free 30-min call. We scope the project honestly. No commitment required.

Day 1
02

Scope & Proposal

Fixed spec and price agreed in writing before we write a single line of code.

Days 2-5
03

Build Sprints

Weekly updates and a live staging environment. Production-grade code, every sprint.

Weeks 2-10
04

Launch & Support

Full deployment and handover of all code, repositories and credentials. We stay available after launch.

Week 4 onwards
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Common Questions

Backend Infrastructure FAQs.

Straight answers on architecture, scalability, and ownership.

How do you architect for high availability and zero downtime?+
We use blue/green deployments with automated rollback on health check failures, multi-AZ database setups with read-replicas, and Kubernetes or ECS with auto-scaling to handle traffic spikes. Our CI/CD pipelines include automated integration tests that must pass before any production deployment proceeds.
Do we retain complete legal ownership of the infrastructure code?+
Yes, completely. All Terraform configurations, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud account access belong to you. We provision everything inside your AWS or GCP organization from day one, and upon project completion you receive encrypted handover of all API keys, secrets, and configuration files.
Can your team take over an existing architecture that is struggling under load?+
Yes. We perform a detailed architectural audit covering database query plans, N+1 issues, connection pooling, missing indices, and cache hit rates. We then provide a concrete remediation plan with estimated performance gains before committing to any work.
Which cloud providers do you work with?+
We work primarily with AWS and GCP, and also deploy on Vercel, Railway, Render, and Cloudflare Workers for serverless or edge workloads. We recommend the right provider based on your geography, compliance requirements, and cost profile rather than our preference.