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API Surface
REST or GraphQL with typed clients and OpenAPI / SDL.
§ SVC · 054–8 weeks · TypeScript Node · Postgres-first
APIs that survive
year three.
Type-safe Node services, Postgres data models that scale, observability baked in, and deploy pipelines that don't require a magician. Built so the team you hire next actually understands the codebase.
§ 01 — Overview
What we actually deliver.
We build Node backends with TypeScript-first APIs, Postgres-first data, and OpenTelemetry observability from day one. REST or GraphQL, monolith or microservices — chosen for the actual problem, not the resume.
Code that's easy to onboard onto and runs reliably at the scale you actually need — not the scale a Hacker News thread says you need.
§ STACK
Node 20+TypeScriptPostgresDrizzle / PrismaApollo / tRPCOpenTelemetry
§ 02 — Deliverables
Six concrete outputs.
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Data Model
Postgres schema with migrations, RLS, and indexes.
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Auth & RBAC
OIDC / JWT / session — picked for the use case.
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Observability
OpenTelemetry traces, metrics, and structured logs.
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Background Jobs
Queues, schedulers, and idempotent workers.
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Test Suite
Unit + integration + contract tests.
§ 03 — Timeline
From kickoff to handoff.
PHASE 01
WEEK 1
Foundations
- Repo & CI
- Schema design
- Auth flows
- Observability skeleton
PHASE 02
WEEKS 2–4
Core Build
- API endpoints
- Business logic
- Background workers
- Testing
PHASE 03
WEEKS 5–6
Hardening
- Load testing
- Indexes & query plans
- Caching strategy
- Rate limits
PHASE 04
WEEK 7–8
Launch
- Migration playbook
- On-call setup
- Runbooks
- Knowledge transfer
§ 04 — Artifacts
What you walk away with.
ARTIFACTA·01
API Spec
OpenAPI / GraphQL SDL — versioned in repo.
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Schema & Migrations
Versioned Drizzle / Prisma migrations.
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Runbooks
On-call playbooks for the top 10 incidents.
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Load-test Report
K6 / Artillery results with bottleneck analysis.
READY · TO · START · BACKEND (NODE)
Kick off Monday.
Most Backend (Node) engagements start with a 30-minute discovery call. We'll scope the work, agree the receipt cadence, and get a contract to you in 24 hours.
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