The approach · About Solvyr

Your workflow.
Your software.
We handle everything else.

Solvyr is an engineering studio, deliberately small and senior. One team takes every project end to end: scoping, architecture, build, ship, support. That's the whole point. Based in Fort Worth, working across the DFW metroplex.

01 · Who we serve

We work best with teams in the 3–100 range.

Big enough that spreadsheets are creaking. Small enough to move fast when the software catches up.

3–100
Team size sweet spot
$350K–$10M
Typical revenue range
12+ mo
Average partnership length
02 · How we build

Three principles, every project.

P.01

Start from the workflow.

Before any code, we sit with the people who'll use the software. We don't sell you a stack; we sell you the workflow's answer. The stack is just how we get there.

P.02

Ship working demos weekly.

Every Friday during a build you get a working URL. No screenshots, no mocks pretending to be real. Feedback loops stay tight; scope stays honest.

P.03

Build it to outlast the invoice.

Minimal dependencies. Clear documentation. Security defaults on, not opt-in. If you ever leave us, the next engineer finds a clean codebase, not a puzzle.

03 · The stack

Boring tools, carefully chosen.

We default to proven, long-lived technology. Fashion is expensive; stability compounds. Here's what usually shows up in a Solvyr build.

PHP 8.3 TypeScript MySQL & Postgres Tailwind / native CSS Alpine.js Node.js Python for AI/ML OpenAI & Claude APIs Cloudflare Git + GitHub Actions Docker Twilio QuickBooks API Cal.com
What we avoid on purpose
Unnecessary SaaS middleware Framework fashion cycles “No-code” lock-in Offshore handoff chains
04 · Continuity

Built to protect your investment.

Anyone handing over their payroll, job costing, and AP should ask what happens if the vendor relationship changes. Here's how every Solvyr build is structured so the answer is never "your business grinds to a halt."

A rustic wooden door left slightly ajar with warm amber light spilling through, a single antique brass key on a wooden shelf in front
C.01

Never locked in.

Your software runs in accounts you own. If we ever part ways, you leave with a full export: source code, database, infrastructure configuration, and a written migration plan. No hostage situations, no "we own your data" surprises. The door is always unlocked.

C.02

Boring, inheritable stack.

PHP, MySQL, React, Tailwind: technologies that thousands of engineers already know. No bespoke frameworks, no proprietary dependencies, no single-vendor traps. Every build ships with a written-for-humans README that walks any future engineer through every module.

C.03

Senior bench, on call.

Beyond the core team, we keep a small bench of senior engineers we trust with production access. Urgent issues never wait on one person's calendar, and clients on ongoing engineering have a named warm-handoff path in their contract.

Shawn Stevens, Founder & Principal of Solvyr
The founder

I started Solvyr to build the kind of software I kept wishing someone else had already shipped.

Ten-plus years across startups, financial systems, and agency work taught us one thing: the deliverable isn't code, it's the workflow outcome. Solvyr stays small on purpose, so every project gets senior attention end to end. That's the only way craft survives the calendar.

10+years engineering 50+production builds FSfull-stack
Shawn Stevens
Founder & Principal
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