Product teams building a new platform foundation
Establish secure services, data models, integrations, workflows, and deployment patterns before frontend complexity grows.
Services, data, integrations, events, workflows, and dependable platform foundations
API and backend development
Rokad develops secure APIs, backend services, data layers, integrations, event systems, and operational foundations for digital products and business platforms.
Designed for / 01
A focused delivery model for the organisations that need it.
The backend carries the product's data, rules, integrations, security, reliability, and operating behaviour. Rokad engineers APIs and services that support web, mobile, SaaS, commerce, enterprise, AI, and connected-product requirements with explicit contracts, observability, and long-term maintainability.
Companies exposing product or partner APIs
Create stable contracts, authentication, quotas, webhooks, documentation, versioning, and developer operations.
Organisations integrating fragmented systems
Coordinate data and workflows across internal applications, vendors, customers, and operational platforms.
Challenges / 02
The problems this service is built to solve.
Business logic is duplicated across applications
Rules and data behaviour diverge because each interface implements its own incomplete version of the system.
Integrations fail silently or unpredictably
Missing contracts, retries, idempotency, reconciliation, and observability create operational inconsistency.
Backend changes are difficult to release safely
Tight coupling, weak tests, shared data, undocumented APIs, and manual deployment increase product risk.
Capabilities / 03
What Rokad can deliver.
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REST, GraphQL, event, webhook, and partner APIs
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Domain services, workflows, rules, queues, and background processing
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Relational, document, search, cache, object, and analytical data systems
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Authentication, authorisation, organisations, roles, policy, and audit
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Payment, identity, CRM, ERP, communication, AI, and vendor integrations
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API gateway, rate limits, versioning, documentation, SDK, and developer experience
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Testing, observability, deployment, scaling, backup, recovery, and managed operation
Solution components / 04
The system behind the visible product.
Domain and data layer
Models, invariants, transactions, ownership, validation, retention, indexing, and data access patterns.
API contracts
Resources, operations, schemas, errors, authentication, pagination, versioning, compatibility, and documentation.
Asynchronous workflows
Events, queues, jobs, schedules, retries, idempotency, dead letters, reconciliation, and long-running processes.
Platform operation
Configuration, secrets, deployments, telemetry, alerts, capacity, security, backup, recovery, and incident diagnosis.
Use cases / 05
Where this capability creates practical leverage.
Product backend
Power web and mobile interfaces with identity, data, workflow, notifications, payments, and administration.
Partner integration API
Expose stable, secure, documented capabilities with onboarding, credentials, quotas, webhooks, and support tooling.
Integration and orchestration layer
Coordinate operational data and workflows across ERP, CRM, finance, support, warehouse, vendor, and internal systems.
Backend modernisation
Separate business logic, introduce contracts, improve data boundaries, automate delivery, and establish observability.
Architecture and integration / 06
Designed to fit the wider technology environment.
Modular boundaries
Organise services and code around business capabilities and ownership rather than premature technology fragmentation.
Consistency model
Define transaction, event, retry, reconciliation, and user-experience behaviour where work crosses systems.
Compatibility strategy
Use explicit contracts, versioning, migrations, deprecation, and consumer testing to change APIs safely.
Quality and control / 07
Production requirements are part of the build.
Secure engineering
Permissions, data boundaries, secrets, dependencies, threat scenarios, and recovery requirements are addressed throughout delivery.
Production readiness
Testing, observability, performance, deployment controls, rollback planning, and operating documentation are included in the definition of done.
Maintainable ownership
The client receives structured source code, technical documentation, operating knowledge, and a practical path for future development.
Delivery / 08
A controlled path from requirement to operation.
Discover
Clarify the business outcome, users, workflows, constraints, dependencies, risks, and measurable acceptance criteria.
Architect
Define the system boundaries, data, integrations, security, operating model, delivery sequence, and technical decisions.
Build and validate
Deliver in controlled increments with stakeholder review, automated testing, documentation, and production-quality engineering.
Deploy and improve
Launch safely, establish observability and support, then improve the system using operational evidence and user feedback.
Typical deliverables
Backend architecture, domain, data, and integration plan
Production APIs, services, workflows, and source code
Database schemas, migrations, indexes, and data controls
Authentication, authorisation, audit, rate, and security controls
Automated tests, API documentation, and integration examples
Deployment, observability, backup, recovery, and operating documentation
Engagement models / 09
Use the delivery structure that matches the work.
Fixed-scope delivery
A defined outcome, scope, acceptance criteria, milestones, and commercial structure for a bounded project.
Dedicated product team
A stable cross-functional team delivering an evolving roadmap with shared product and engineering ownership.
Embedded specialists
Specialist engineers working inside an existing product, technology, data, design, or operations team.
Managed evolution
Ongoing reliability, security, maintenance, feature delivery, and roadmap execution after launch.
Related capabilities / 10
Continue through the wider product and technology system.
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SaaS development
Build the commercial and customer product on the backend foundation.
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Enterprise software
Support organisational workflows, controls, and integrations.
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Marketplace platforms
Engineer transactions, participants, payments, trust, and operator systems.
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AI development
Governed AI applications, agents, retrieval systems, models, and intelligent automation.
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Mobile app development
Cross-platform, iOS, Android, and enterprise mobile products.
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Managed technology services
Ongoing maintenance, cloud, security, reliability, support, and continuous engineering.
FAQ
API and backend development
Scope, ownership, assumptions, delivery, security, and long-term operation are clarified before work begins.
01Can Rokad build only the backend for our existing product team?
Can Rokad build only the backend for our existing product team?
Yes. We can own defined APIs, services, data, integrations, platform foundations, or backend modernisation while coordinating contracts with your frontend and product teams.
02Do we need microservices?
Do we need microservices?
Not necessarily. We select modular monolith, services, functions, events, or a hybrid based on team boundaries, scale, deployment independence, reliability, data ownership, and operational cost.
03Can you integrate with legacy or vendor systems?
Can you integrate with legacy or vendor systems?
Yes. We use adapters, APIs, files, queues, events, scheduled synchronisation, reconciliation, and observability according to the available interface and reliability requirements.
04Do you provide API documentation and developer onboarding?
Do you provide API documentation and developer onboarding?
Yes. Deliverables can include OpenAPI or GraphQL schemas, examples, authentication guidance, error contracts, webhooks, SDKs, sandbox environments, credentials, and support workflows.
Software development
Build the backend as a durable product foundation, not hidden technical debt.
Rokad can design the contracts, data, workflows, integrations, controls, and operations behind the application.
Contact / 05
Bring us the difficult technology problem.
Tell us what you need to build, improve, procure, deploy, or operate. We will respond with a practical next step.