What we build
We embed with your team to help build and scale the product, from first prototype to a shipped, maintained system. Engineering at Zypsy covers four things:
- Embedded engineering: we plug engineers into your team who understand both design and engineering, so you can scale your engineering capacity fast without standing up a full in-house hire. They join your standups, take your direction, and ship alongside your team.
- Software development: web and mobile apps, SaaS, functional PoCs and MVPs, infrastructure, the technology stack, and CMS and third-party integrations.
- Maintenance: monitoring, continuous delivery of new features, debugging, automated testing and QA, scaling, technical-debt management, and security patches.
- Advisory: technical audits, technology modernization, performance tuning, and best-practice implementation.
Design and engineering, one partner
Most branding agencies stop at design. Most dev shops start from a spec they didn't shape. Zypsy is one partner for both. Our engineers embed with your team already fluent in the brand and product, so what ships matches what was designed rather than drifting between a design team and a separate dev shop.
How we build
We build code-first, and you own the output. The product, the components, and the design system live in code your team keeps, with no platform lock-in and no agency you have to route every change through. We scale your engineering capacity whether you're growing your team or already have one.
Who it's for
Best fit: founders and teams who want design and real engineering from one partner, whether that is shipping a new product or MVP or scaling an existing one without standing up a full in-house team.
Not a fit: teams who only need a logo, or who want pure staff augmentation.
Proof
A few of the companies we've built for:
- Captions (now known as Mirage), AI video: brand, product, and engineering from 2021 to 2025. Raised a $60M Series C.
- Crystal DBA, database infrastructure: brand, advisory on web application development. Crystal DBA was later acquired by Temporal Technologies in 2025.
Why this is different
The engineers who help build it already understand the design, so nothing is lost in translation between a design team and a separate dev shop. And through Zypsy Capital we invest in founders we believe in, so we are tied to the product working over time, not just to shipping a deliverable.
How we work
Engineering runs as an embedded, ongoing engagement, not a one-off project. We scope it to the build and stay on through maintenance and new features. We take one new client a month. Contact us for a conversation.
