“Distil Stack approached our education platform as a complete learning and business management solution. Their understanding of course delivery, instructor workflows, enrolments, certifications, and administration helped shape a system built around both student experiences and operational needs.”
How we work
We deliver working software, and we answer for it
Every engagement has a defined outcome, one accountable lead and a team that ships every two weeks. You see progress in working software, not status reports.
01Our approach
Why we don't sell hours
Staff augmentation puts the management load on you: hiring decisions, day-to-day direction and the risk when things go wrong. That model has its place. It isn't ours.
We scope work around outcomes, staff it ourselves and take responsibility for delivery. You keep control of priorities and decisions. We handle the engineering, the team and the craft.
02Engagement models
Three ways to work with us
- 01
Fixed-scope project
A defined product or system with agreed scope, timeline and price. Best when requirements are clear: MVPs, integrations and modernisation phases.
- 02
Product partnership
A quarterly roadmap of outcomes delivered by a stable product team. Best for products that are still evolving, including AI Pods.
- 03
Managed evolution
Ongoing improvement, support and operations for live systems, with agreed response times and a monthly roadmap.
03Process
From first call to production, and after
- 01
Discover
We learn your business, users and constraints, and agree what success looks like.
- Goals and success metrics
- Scope and priorities
- Risks and assumptions
- 02
Design
UX, architecture and the delivery plan, reviewed with you before the build.
- Prototypes and flows
- Architecture decisions
- Release plan
- 03
Build
Two-week sprints with a demo of working software at the end of each.
- Sprint demos
- Automated tests
- Staging environment
- 04
Launch
Production release with monitoring, documentation and training.
- Release runbook
- Monitoring and alerts
- User training
- 05
Evolve
Measure, learn and improve, or hand over cleanly to your team.
- Usage analytics
- Improvement roadmap
- Handover pack
04Commitments
What you can expect on every project
- 01
One accountable lead
A single person answers for scope, quality and delivery dates.
- 02
A demo every two weeks
Working software you can click through, not a slide about progress.
- 03
Full code ownership
Your repositories and cloud accounts from the first commit.
- 04
Quality built in
Code review, automated tests and staging environments as standard.
- 05
Transparent reporting
Burn-up charts, risks and decisions shared in one place every week.
- 06
Security by default
Least-privilege access, secrets management and NDAs on request.
05Case studies
See it in practice
06FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Do you offer staff augmentation?
No. We deliver outcomes with teams we manage. If you need individual contractors under your own management, we're not the right fit, and we'll say so early.
How do you price projects?
Fixed-scope projects have a fixed price. Product partnerships and AI Pods are priced per cycle against an agreed outcome. Managed evolution is a monthly fee.
How involved do we need to be?
A product owner on your side for decisions, about two to four hours a week, plus attendance at the fortnightly demo.
What happens if scope changes?
We assess the impact on time and cost, agree it with you in writing, then adjust the plan. Nothing changes silently.






