Custom software
Solutions designed around a specific business problem, built to scale and to be maintained.
Custom software development · Toronto
Give your team the development edge
We work inside your existing team and process to increase development output. Our experienced developers can augment your team or deliver a project end to end, on time and on budget.
Our approach
You know the business. We bring the technology.
We combine domain knowledge from several industries with engineering best practice, so each side of the project does what it knows best.
What we bring
Experienced developers, proven architecture and delivery practice, and the tooling to build, test and ship reliably.
What you bring
Knowledge of your systems, your customers and the business decisions the software has to support.
Free checklist
Outsourcing development? Know what to require before final payment.
Our free checklist covers documentation, testing, security and knowledge transfer, so you receive everything you need from an external development team.
Services
Software built for your business, and kept running
Custom development for businesses of any size, from a single integration to a full product.
Web applications
Responsive web apps that are secure, fast and easy for your users to work with.
Mobile apps
Native and cross-platform iOS and Android apps with a focus on user experience.
DevOps and CI/CD
Automated build and deployment pipelines for faster, more reliable releases.
Technical consulting
Advice on technology choices, architecture and digital transformation.
Maintenance and support
Ongoing care that keeps your systems secure, current and running smoothly.
Frontend
Backend and database
Infrastructure and DevOps
Languages and frameworks
Mobile
Data and automation
AI
AI built into how we work
We use AI in three ways: in our own delivery, inside your engineering team, and in the products we build.
AI-assisted delivery
Our team uses AI coding, testing and review tools so clients get more output per dollar, on time and on budget.
AI enablement for engineering teams
We set up AI tooling, workflows, code-review guardrails and training inside your existing team.
AI in the product
Document processing, internal assistants and automation built on data you already have.
How we work
Three steps from problem to release
We fit into your current process or development team. New clients are guided through three steps.
- Step 1
Discovery
We learn your business, the problem you are solving, and the goals the solution has to meet.
- Step 2
Design
We design the solution with you, so the plan reflects your goals and constraints before any code is written.
- Step 3
Execute
We build your vision and keep you informed of progress, then hand over a finished product ready to release to your customers.
Industries
We build for any industry
Our process starts with learning your business, so we are productive in a new domain fast. We have also delivered major projects in regulated, high-stakes fields, where security, compliance and reliability are not optional.
Energy engineering
Applying rigorous engineering process and quality control principles to software.
Medical marketing and communications
Delivering within complex, regulated environments.
Finance
Delivering and verifying demanding security and compliance requirements.
We act as the bridge between your business and the technical world, so your leaders can stay focused on business decisions.
Case study
Integration cost cut by 75%
We integrated new technology with a client's existing infrastructure and reduced the cost of deploying the system by 75%.
Cameron Regan · August 2024
Clients we have worked with
- Adpharm
- Ampifii
- Bedazzled
- Challenge Labs
- Dimax
- Finesco
- Lymbix
- Measurely
Team
A growing team with broad technical experience
Colin McDonald
Founder
Founded BitFormations after a career in engineering and renewable energy. His work ranges from prototyping for hardware startups to technical analysis of large government technology contracts.
Cameron Regan
Joined 2021
Came to BitFormations from energy retrofits and embedded design. He has helped bring multi-million-dollar projects to production and advises clients on revenue and strategy.
Jonathan Yao
Joined 2022
Computer science graduate of the University of Toronto working across front-end and back-end development.
Contact
Tell us about your project
Whether you need extra developers on an existing team or a project delivered end to end, start with a short note about what you are building.