Practical software & automation

Senior software delivery for businesses that need to automate, integrate or build.

We scope and build reliable software, integrations and AI-assisted workflows - from focused internal tools to complete responsive web applications. Direct senior delivery. No agency layers. No hype.

Available for fixed-scope projects, technical discovery and flexible part-time or fractional engagements.

Typical engagement - before / after
Check inbox Cross-check spreadsheet Copy into system Send update ~ half a day, every day One small app does all four steps Runs itself a few minutes a week
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Where LexGen can help

Spreadsheets that only one person understands. Checks done by eye that should be done by a rule. Updates copied by hand between three systems that don't talk to each other. It works - until it doesn't, or until it quietly costs someone a day a week.

PATTERN 01

A process that depends on one person remembering all the exceptions.

PATTERN 02

Data re-typed between a spreadsheet, an inbox and a system of record.

PATTERN 03

Checks and approvals that happen "because someone has to look at it."

Or you have a product that needs experienced technical direction. You may have a prototype, an inherited codebase or a strong product idea - but no clear view of what is genuinely working, what it will take to reach production, or which features belong in the first credible release.

PATTERN 04

The demonstration looks convincing, but security, integrations, failure handling and production operations remain unresolved.

PATTERN 05

The vision is ambitious, but nobody has separated the essential first release from the longer-term roadmap.

PATTERN 06

Code already exists, but you need an experienced engineer to assess it, stabilise it or lead the next delivery phase.

You do not need a fully scoped technical brief to start. Bring the process that is slow, repetitive or risky - or the product idea, prototype or codebase that needs experienced direction. We will assess what exists, identify the smallest credible next step and establish whether it is worth pursuing.

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Three ways to start

Start here

Product or Process Discovery

Free call · then fixed price, 3–5 days

Bring a manual workflow, existing codebase or product idea. We assess what exists, identify the smallest credible first phase and provide a practical delivery plan, risks, timeline and estimate.

  • Free call, no commitment
  • Audit only if it's worth it
  • Plain-English findings, no jargon
Ongoing

Fractional Technical Partner

Monthly · light retainer

Senior engineering and technical leadership without a full-time hire: architecture, implementation, supplier oversight, code review, production readiness and ongoing improvement.

  • Maintenance and small changes
  • First call for the next process
  • Cancel any time
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Proof, not promises

3 days, every review cycle
Minutes
Release Validator
Case study

Release validation workflow for a complex public-sector environment

Manual release checks were taking significant time each cycle. We developed an automation-assisted approach to read change information, structure the review, and produce a clearer sign-off output - reducing manual effort while preserving traceability.

Hire a whole dev team to build it
Working product
One senior engineer, concept to production
Product case study

End-to-end product built from concept to production readiness

Designed and built a responsive consumer platform covering account creation, payments, identity verification, subscriptions and service management. Integrated third-party payment and communications providers with a modern web application stack and took the product through real-user testing and deployment.

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Sample approach

Solution design

AI-assisted hiring system, proposed for a fast-growing service business

Invited to pitch a solution for a startup's hiring bottleneck, the recommendation was deliberately not to build a recruitment platform from scratch - but to buy a proven ATS for workflow, and build a focused AI evidence layer around it.

  • Buy the workflow (ATS, pipelines, careers page); build only the judgement layer
  • Every AI recommendation shown with its evidence, never a bare score
  • Human sign-off required on every shortlist, hold and rejection
  • UK GDPR and Equality Act controls designed in from day one
  • Feedback loop from interview and retention outcomes back into scoring
  • 90-day plan: one role live end-to-end by day 30, measurable results by day 90
Detailed write-up available on request.
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Why LexGen

Experience

Twenty-plus years shipping software that had to work

Fintech, government, healthcare, telecoms and media - regulated, high-stakes environments where "it mostly works" was never good enough.

Capability

End-to-end delivery - as solo developer or team collaborator

From a spare-time idea to a live product, and from a messy manual process to a small tool your team actually uses.

Modern edge

AI where it earns its keep, not for its own sake

AI-assisted development and AI-supported workflows where they genuinely save time - never bolted on because it's fashionable.

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Who's behind it

With over twenty years of hands-on delivery across fintech, government, healthcare and telecoms, LexGen gives clients direct senior delivery without the usual agency layers: collaborative, practical, no account managers, and no junior developers learning on your invoice.

Most recently, that meant building governance and automation tooling for a UK government research body. You work directly with the person building the thing.

Sectors worked in:

Fintech Government Healthcare Telecoms Media

Have a process, product or codebase worth a second look?

Start with a short discovery call. If there is a useful opportunity, we can follow with a fixed-price assessment that maps the problem, reviews what already exists and gives you a credible next-step plan and estimate.

Book a free discovery call
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