Services

Software development, product design, and AI in the same room.

CodeAustral is a nearshore design and software studio from Argentina, working remote-first with teams worldwide. We build custom web platforms with Next.js and TypeScript, applied AI features that reach production, restaurant technology, and iOS apps — turning unclear products and half-shaped ideas into systems with a point of view.

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Service tracks

Four ways the work usually enters.

01

Direction

Product Strategy & Technical Direction

Teams burn budget building the wrong thing first — no validated scope, unclear architecture, and a roadmap that can't survive contact with real users.

A de-risked plan: validated scope, a stack you can hire and scale against, and a sequenced roadmap tied to revenue, not vanity milestones.

Our product strategy and technical direction services turn a fuzzy idea into a build-ready plan. We run discovery sprints, map the core user journey, and write the technical specification — architecture decisions, data model, and the Next.js/TypeScript/Postgres foundation that keeps options open. You get an honest scope, a phased roadmap, and effort estimates grounded in what actually ships. As a nearshore studio working in US/EU time zones, we collaborate live, not over a 12-hour lag. Ideal for founders pre-build and for teams replatforming a product that has outgrown its first version.

  • Discovery sprint and product brief
  • Technical specification and architecture decision records
  • Phased roadmap with effort estimates
  • Build-vs-buy and stack recommendations
  • Clickable scope walkthrough before a line of code

02

Interface

UX/UI & Product Design Studio

Most products lose users at the interface — generic templates, unclear hierarchy, and flows that feel bolted on rather than designed, killing conversion and trust.

An interface that converts and earns trust: a coherent design system, accessible flows, and screens engineers can ship pixel-accurate.

As a product design studio, we design interfaces that are intentional, not templated. We build a reusable design system — tokens, components, and patterns — so your product stays consistent as it grows, then design the high-conversion flows around it: onboarding, checkout, dashboards, empty states. Every screen is delivered in production-ready specs with accessibility (WCAG-oriented) and responsive behavior baked in. Because the same studio engineers the build, the design survives the handoff intact. This UX/UI design service suits SaaS dashboards, marketing sites that need to convert, and restaurant or consumer products where first impression decides retention.

  • Reusable design system with tokens and components
  • High-fidelity UI for core flows and screens
  • Conversion-focused landing and onboarding design
  • Accessibility and responsive specifications
  • Design-to-code handoff with the engineering team

03

Build

Custom Software Engineering & Next.js Development

Off-the-shelf tools hit a wall, and outsourced builds arrive slow, undocumented, and impossible to maintain — leaving you owning a codebase you can't extend.

A production-grade platform you fully own: typed, tested, documented, and deployed — built to be extended by your team or ours.

Our custom software development services ship production web platforms on Next.js, TypeScript, and Postgres — the stack we run across dozens of live products. We handle the full path: app architecture, API design, database modeling with Prisma, authentication, payments (Stripe/MercadoPago), and deployment with health checks and zero-downtime releases. We also build native iOS apps and restaurant technology — ordering, menus, QR commerce. Everything is typed end to end, covered by tests, and documented so your engineers can take over cleanly. As a nearshore development partner, we work in overlapping hours with transparent, sprint-based delivery.

  • Custom Next.js / TypeScript web platform
  • API and Postgres data layer with Prisma
  • Authentication, payments, and integrations
  • Native iOS app development
  • Tested, documented codebase with CI/CD and deploy automation

04

AI

AI Integration & Applied AI Workflows

AI demos impress and then stall — generic chatbots, hallucinated answers, and pilots that never reach production because they aren't grounded in your data or your costs.

AI features that ship and pay off: grounded in your data, measured for quality and cost, and embedded in the product where they actually move the metric.

Our AI integration services move beyond demos to production. We build LLM-powered features, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) over your own content, and AI agents that take real actions in your product — not just chat. We design the evaluation harness, control token cost and latency, add guardrails and fallbacks, and wire AI into your existing Next.js and Postgres stack. We work across OpenAI, Anthropic, and open models, choosing per use case rather than per hype cycle. Typical applied AI work: document search and Q&A, content generation pipelines, support automation, and image generation for product workflows.

  • LLM feature design and integration
  • RAG pipelines with vector search over your data
  • AI agents and tool-calling workflows
  • Evaluation, cost, and latency controls with guardrails
  • Model selection across OpenAI, Anthropic, and open models

Specialist services

Focused expertise when the platform matters.

Argentina · UTC−3

Nearshore software development

Senior product and engineering delivery with working-hour overlap for US and European teams.

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Swift · SwiftUI · App Store

Native iOS app development

Product design, native implementation, backend systems, StoreKit, QA, and launch support.

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Why CodeAustral

A studio built to take products from strategy to ship.

One studio, strategy to ship

The same team handles product strategy, UX/UI design, engineering, and AI. Nothing is lost in handoffs between an agency, a design shop, and contractors — the specification you approve is the product that ships.

Nearshore, in your time zone

Based in Argentina and remote-first, we work overlapping hours with US and European teams. You get live standups and same-day feedback at rates more competitive than typical US or EU studios — collaboration, not a 12-hour lag.

A stack you can own

We build on Next.js, TypeScript, and Postgres — typed end to end, tested, and documented — so your team can hire against it and maintain it. No black-box codebase you can't extend after we hand it over.

Applied AI that reaches production

We go past demos to shipped AI: RAG grounded in your data, agents that take real actions, and features with evaluations, guardrails, and cost controls. We choose models per use case across OpenAI, Anthropic, and open models.

Proven across dozens of live products

Our portfolio spans custom platforms, SaaS, AI tools, restaurant technology, and iOS apps running in production with real payments and real users — battle-tested patterns, not first-time experiments on your budget.

Operating model

Less ceremony. More creation.

01

Diagnose

Read the product, the market surface, the code, and the current decision debt before prescribing more screens.

02

Shape

Turn the messy middle into a smaller set of moves: what to cut, what to keep, what has to feel excellent.

03

Build

Implement the chosen surface with product judgment still active, not handed off after a design pass.

04

Launch

Prepare the public layer: performance, copy, contact path, proof, and enough QA for the work to hold up.

Questions & answers

The questions teams ask before sending a brief.

What is CodeAustral?

CodeAustral is a design and software studio based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, working remote-first worldwide. It builds custom web platforms on Next.js, TypeScript, and Postgres, applied AI products (LLM features, RAG, and agents), restaurant technology, and native iOS apps, covering product strategy, UX/UI design, engineering, and AI integration.

What does CodeAustral specialize in?

CodeAustral specializes in custom software development with Next.js and TypeScript, applied AI integration (RAG, LLM features, and AI agents), product design and UX/UI, and iOS app development. As a nearshore studio from Argentina, it serves US and European clients in overlapping time zones with full strategy-to-build delivery.

How much does CodeAustral charge?

CodeAustral pricing starts at $1,500 for a focused sprint (a defined feature, audit, or prototype) and from $4,000 for a core build such as a custom web platform or MVP. Ongoing custom engagements are scoped per project, with a fixed estimate provided after discovery.

Is CodeAustral a good nearshore development partner?

Yes. CodeAustral is an Argentina-based nearshore development studio that works in US and European time zones, offering live collaboration and same-day feedback at more competitive rates than typical US or EU studios, while delivering production-grade Next.js, TypeScript, and AI engineering.

What services does CodeAustral offer?

CodeAustral is a design and software studio offering four tracks: product strategy and technical direction, UX/UI and product design, custom software engineering (Next.js, TypeScript, Postgres, and iOS), and AI integration (LLM features, RAG, and agents). We also build restaurant technology. The same team carries a project from strategy through design, build, and AI.

What is your tech stack?

We build production web platforms on Next.js and TypeScript with Postgres and Prisma, deploy with CI/CD and zero-downtime releases, and integrate Stripe and MercadoPago for payments. For AI we work across OpenAI, Anthropic, and open models. We also develop native iOS apps. The stack is chosen so your team can hire against it and maintain it long-term.

How much does a project cost?

Pricing depends on scope. A focused sprint — a defined feature, audit, or prototype — starts at $1,500. A core build, such as a custom web platform or product MVP, starts at $4,000. Ongoing engagements are scoped custom. We give a fixed estimate after a short discovery so you know the number before committing.

Where is CodeAustral based and do you work remotely?

CodeAustral is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and works remote-first with clients worldwide. As a nearshore partner for US and European companies, we collaborate in overlapping time zones — live standups and same-day feedback rather than a 12-hour lag — at rates more competitive than typical US or EU studios.

Can you add AI features to an existing product?

Yes. We specialize in applied AI integration on top of existing products: adding LLM features, RAG-based search and Q&A over your own data, and agents that take actions. We design evaluations, control token cost and latency, and add guardrails so the feature is production-grade, then wire it into your current stack rather than rebuilding from scratch.

Do you only build, or also handle design and strategy?

We handle all three. Many clients engage us for end-to-end work — product strategy and technical direction, then UX/UI design, then engineering and AI — but each track is also available on its own. Because one studio owns strategy, design, and code, the product specification survives handoffs intact and nothing gets lost between teams.

What kinds of products have you built?

We build custom web platforms, SaaS products, applied AI tools, restaurant technology (ordering, menus, QR commerce), and native iOS apps. Our portfolio spans dozens of live products running on Next.js and Postgres, including AI-powered consumer tools and payment-integrated platforms serving customers in multiple languages and markets.

How do engagements start and how fast can you begin?

Engagements start with a short discovery call to clarify scope, followed by a written estimate and plan. A focused sprint can usually begin within a week; larger builds start after a brief discovery phase. We work in transparent sprints with regular demos so you see progress continuously rather than at a final reveal.

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