Ship faster with senior
engineering, on demand.
A small, senior, US-based team — fractional CTOs and engineers who've shipped SaaS platforms, AI products, and HIPAA-compliant health software. You work directly with the people writing your code. No account managers, no hand-offs.
Boutique studio in Boston, MA — trusted by clients from Arizona to Atlanta.
Client work
Built for clients.
Running in production.
Preventa Wellness
A HIPAA-compliant health platform IN2Labs designed and built as the engineering partner. Health data is where "mostly secure" doesn't cut it — we architected Preventa to handle protected health information the way regulators, hospital security teams, and patients expect.
If you're a health-tech founder evaluating dev partners, this is the question to ask every one of them: have you actually shipped HIPAA-compliant software? We have — and we'll walk you through exactly how.
Visit preventawellness.comWhat HIPAA-compliant means here
- Encrypted PHI at rest and in transit
- Audit logging and access controls
- BAA-covered cloud infrastructure
Also co-developed: PriceHarvest · plus our own in-house products at IN2Labs Studio
Based in Boston · clients from Arizona to Atlanta
Process
From discovery call
to shipped product.
Every engagement follows the same loop — from a discovery call to production software you own and operate.
Step 1
Discovery
We frame the problem, study the landscape, and define the smallest thing worth building.
Step 2
Design & Architecture
Data models, system design, and the technical approach — decided before a line of production code.
Step 3
Build & Iterate
Focused sprints with working software at every step. We steer on real signal, not slides.
Step 4
Ship & Hand Off
Deploy to production, wire up monitoring, and hand off a system you own outright — clean code, clear docs.
Our team
Deliberately small.
Senior by default.
A boutique US-based studio, not a body shop. The senior engineer you meet on the first call is the one who architects and writes your code — amplified by modern AI development tooling, never replaced by a rotating bench.
Eric P. Hassey
Founder & Fractional CTO
15+ years of software experience. CTO of multiple startup companies.
📍 Based in Boston, MA — serving clients nationwide
What we cover
Engineering
Full-Stack Development
Architecture · AI · Mobile · Web · Cloud
AI Operations
Augmented Development
Code · Research · Testing · Automation
Design & Strategy
Product & Experience
UI/UX · Branding · User Research
DevOps & Cloud
Infrastructure
CI/CD · Security · Monitoring · Scale
Small team in Boston. National client base — Arizona to Atlanta and beyond. Senior engineers only, on every engagement.
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Read more →FAQ
Questions founders ask.
Do I need a technical co-founder? +
No. That's literally why we exist. We act as your technical team — from architecture decisions to production deployment. You keep full ownership of everything we build.
What if I only have a rough idea? +
Perfect. Most of our best projects started as a napkin sketch or a 5-minute voice memo. Our discovery process helps you refine the idea into a buildable product.
How fast can you actually ship? +
Scoped features in days. Full MVPs in weeks — timeline depends entirely on scope. Some projects launch in 2 weeks, some take 10. We show you working software constantly so there are zero surprises.
Where is your team located? +
Boston, MA — and every engineer on your project is US-based. We're a small boutique studio, not a large outsourcing agency: no offshore hand-offs, no timezone gaps, no account managers between you and the people writing your code. Our clients span the country, from Arizona to Atlanta.
Can you build HIPAA-compliant software? +
Yes — we've done it in production. We were the engineering partner behind Preventa Wellness, a HIPAA-compliant health platform we designed and built for the client (the product belongs to them), with encrypted PHI, audit logging, and BAA-covered infrastructure. If your product touches health data, we already know what compliance actually requires.
How do you price engagements? +
You work directly with senior engineers — no account managers, no bench overhead, no junior devs learning on your dime. That, plus modern AI-augmented tooling, lets us move dramatically faster than a traditional agency, and you only pay for the engineering.
Can you work with my existing team? +
Absolutely. We can embed with your developers, do code reviews, set up architecture, or handle specific features. We flex to whatever you need.
Do you accept equity? +
Yes — cash, equity, or creative combinations. If we believe in your product, we're open to sharing in the upside. Let's talk about what makes sense for your stage.
What happens after launch? +
We don't disappear. We offer maintenance retainers for monitoring, bug fixes, and feature updates. Most clients keep us on for ongoing development.
What if my project isn't a startup? +
We work with companies of all sizes. Need an internal tool? A technical audit? A product rebuild? If it involves software, we can help.
Get in touch
Ready to build
the right way?
Tell us where you're stuck. We'll tell you what it takes — honestly. No pitch deck, no sales script.
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