Software engineering · Custom systems · Cloud platforms

Systems built to beread, tested and kept.

Garden Delights GmbH designs and builds custom software, cloud platforms and integrations for organisations whose operations depend on the result. We work in the open: written decisions, reviewable code and software that a client team can continue to run.

Discipline
Engineering-first
Delivery
Iterative
Handover
Documented
Monochrome view of a data centre corridor lined with server racks

Fig. 01 — Infrastructure our applications are designed to run on.

01Introduction

An engineering company, not a delivery pipeline.

Garden Delights GmbH builds software for organisations that need a system to behave correctly every day, not only on the day it is demonstrated. Our work usually begins where an existing process has outgrown the tools supporting it — manual reconciliation, disconnected systems, or an application that has become expensive to change.

We keep teams small and directly involved. The engineers who write the code take part in the discovery conversations, so requirements are not translated through several layers before they reach an implementation.

We describe what we can do and how we intend to do it, and we put those commitments in writing before work starts. Where something is uncertain, we say so and plan a way to reduce the uncertainty.

02Core services

What we build

01

Custom Software Development

Business-critical applications designed around a real operating model, delivered in reviewable increments.

02

Web Application Development

Responsive, accessible web platforms with predictable performance budgets and maintainable front-end architecture.

03

Cloud Solutions

Infrastructure as code, containerised workloads and deployment pipelines that can be reproduced from a repository.

04

System Integration

Contract-first interfaces between internal systems and third-party services, with explicit error and retry behaviour.

05

Data and Analytics

Pipelines, models and reporting surfaces built on documented definitions rather than ad-hoc spreadsheets.

06

Software Modernisation

Incremental refactoring and platform migration for systems that must keep running while they change.

The full catalogue, including consulting and maintenance, is described on the services page.

03Contexts we work in

Business challenges we take on

Software engineers reviewing code together on monitors in a bright office
Fig. 02 — Small teams, direct contact with the people who own the process.
  • Manufacturing and logistics

    Operational tooling for planning, tracking and reconciliation, where downtime has an immediate physical cost.

  • Professional services

    Internal platforms that replace fragmented spreadsheets with consistent records, permissions and audit trails.

  • Digital products

    Product engineering for teams that need to move from a validated prototype to a maintainable production system.

  • Regulated environments

    Software written with traceability in mind: documented decisions, controlled access and reviewable change history.

04 — Technology capabilities

A deliberate stack, chosen per problem.

We favour mature, well-documented technology and introduce something new only when it removes a concrete constraint. The table below reflects what we work with regularly.

Languages
TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Java, Go, SQL
Front end
React, modern CSS architecture, design systems, accessibility engineering
Back end
Node.js, REST and GraphQL APIs, event-driven services, relational and document stores
Cloud & platform
Containers, Kubernetes, serverless runtimes, infrastructure as code, CI/CD
Data
ETL and streaming pipelines, warehouse modelling, reporting and analytics interfaces
Quality
Automated testing, static analysis, code review, observability and structured logging

05Development process

How a project moves

  1. Phase 01

    Discovery

    We map the current process, the systems already in place and the constraints that cannot be moved. The output is a written problem statement, not a proposal deck.

  2. Phase 02

    Architecture

    We define boundaries, data ownership and interfaces before implementation, and record the trade-offs behind each decision.

  3. Phase 03

    Implementation

    Work moves in short iterations. Every change is reviewed, tested and shipped through the same automated pipeline.

  4. Phase 04

    Verification

    Automated tests, manual verification against acceptance criteria and performance checks run before a release is considered complete.

  5. Phase 05

    Operation

    Monitoring, logging and documented runbooks make the system supportable by the people who own it after handover.

Technical line drawing of a cloud architecture with servers, databases and connections
Fig. 03 — Architecture is drawn and agreed before it is implemented.

06Why Garden Delights GmbH

Reasons teams keep working with us.

Engineers in the room

You speak to the people writing the software, not only to an account manager.

Written reasoning

Architecture notes, trade-offs and open questions are recorded and shared.

No lock-in by design

Infrastructure, pipelines and documentation live in your repository.

Honest scope

If a requirement is unclear or unrealistic in the given time, we say so before committing.

07Security and quality

Quality is a process, not a final check

Security considerations enter at design time. We define who may access what, how credentials are stored and rotated, and which data leaves the system boundary. Input is validated at the edge, permissions are enforced server-side, and dependencies are kept current.

Quality is enforced by the same pipeline that ships the software: automated tests, static analysis and code review run on every change. Releases are reproducible, and logging and metrics are added while a feature is being built rather than after an incident.

  • Threat considerations documented per feature
  • Least-privilege access by default
  • Automated dependency and vulnerability checks
  • Reviewed, reproducible release pipeline
Close-up of network patch panel cabling in black and white
Fig. 04 — Boundaries, access paths and connections are made explicit.

08Collaboration principles

How we work with your team

Abstract grayscale visualisation of layered analytics charts and grid lines
Fig. 05 — Progress is measured against agreed criteria, not activity.
  1. Shared backlog

    One prioritised list, visible to everyone, with a single owner for each item.

  2. Regular demonstrations

    Working software at the end of each iteration instead of status summaries.

  3. Direct communication

    Written decisions in a shared channel so context survives holidays and handovers.

  4. Client autonomy

    We teach as we build; your engineers can review, extend and operate the result.

09Company values

What we hold to

Clarity

Plain language in documentation, estimates and status. Ambiguity is treated as an unresolved requirement.

Rigour

Decisions are recorded, code is reviewed and assumptions are tested rather than inherited.

Restraint

We prefer the smallest system that solves the problem and can be understood by the next engineer.

Ownership

The team that designs a component stays responsible for how it behaves in production.

Continuity

Documentation, tests and readable structure so the software outlives any single contributor.

Respect

For the client's domain knowledge, for the users of the system and for the constraints of their environment.

10Contact information

Reach the company

Company
Garden Delights GmbH
Email
fernfowler1999@gmail.com
Website
gardendelightsgroup.com

Further details are listed on the contacts page.