Software & Systems Architecture
For NZ founders and ops leads with a whole-system problem: data, integrations, internal tools, or software held together by spreadsheets. We design the system, use AI where it earns its place, and verify it holds. For an AI-first workflow decision, start with AI Consulting.
Start with a $1,500 Architecture Review
Price
$1,500 fixed
inc GST
Duration
3 to 5 working days
What you get
A written architecture map of your system: what it should be, where the integration seams and failure modes are, where AI genuinely helps vs where a human must verify, and a phased build plan with indicative costs.
Outcome
The review ends with a named, priced first build phase: a qualified scope, not a free giveaway.
What we design and build
Systems & Solution Architecture
We design the structure before the build: data model, integration seams, failure modes, and a reliability budget. You know what you are building before it starts.
AI-Augmented Build
We implement the designed system with AI leverage: breadth and speed a same-cost human-only shop cannot match. Across modern stacks: TypeScript, Python, React/Next.js, Cloud Run, Firestore.
Integration & Internal Tooling
We connect systems you already run: internal dashboards, automation, data pipelines. If it is held together by spreadsheets or manual steps, we engineer the replacement.
Reliability Engineering
Every AI-assisted capability is paired with its reliability boundary: here is where it is trusted, here is where a human verifies. That map is built into the system, not bolted on after.
How engagements work
S0 Wedge
Systems Architecture Review
$1,500 fixed
Architecture map + phased build plan. Ends with a named, priced first phase. The low-friction start.
S1 Core Build
Phased Build
Quoted per phase
Architecture-led build, delivered in phases. Each phase is named and priced before work starts, so the cost is set up front, not discovered afterwards.
S2 Recurring
Hosting & Reliability Retainer
Monthly flat rate
After every build, we offer to keep the system's reliability boundary current as it evolves. Hosting, monitoring, minor updates.
See Hosting & Retainer →Why trust the methodology
Toby Bell-Ramsay is an engineer at Tait Communications: four and a half years and counting building radio communications systems where reliability is not optional. Holder of the Steven Bly Award for Most Outstanding Product or Solution Development, 2025.
AcesForge runs its own business on AI-augmented systems it designed and built: a multi-tool MCP operations layer, an agent fleet, and a production voice platform. We build these for ourselves first. That is the proof of the methodology.
Frequently asked questions
Have a systems problem?
Start with the $1,500 Architecture Review. Three to five days. A written map of your system and a clear next phase.
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