Backend and API Systems
Backend and API development for reliable software
Skaylon builds the server side of your software: secure APIs, databases, authentication and integrations with the other systems your business relies on.
Capabilities
What can Skaylon build?
REST APIs for web and mobile apps
Well-documented APIs that your apps and partners can rely on.
Database design
Data models, migrations and queries designed for correctness and growth.
Third-party integrations
Payments, messaging, CRM, accounting and other external APIs, with webhooks.
Authentication and access control
Secure sign-in, sessions, roles and permissions.
Background jobs and automation
Scheduled tasks, queues, imports, exports and notifications.
Use cases
Who is this service for?
Typical situations where businesses bring us in for backend and api systems.
Apps that need a new or better backend
When a mobile or web front end needs a reliable API behind it.
Businesses connecting disconnected systems
When data is re-typed between tools that could talk to each other.
Products opening an API to partners
When customers or partners need programmatic access to your data.
Approach
What you can expect
Clear API contracts
Documented endpoints and consistent errors make integration predictable.
Security by design
Validation, access control and secrets handled carefully at every endpoint.
Observable and maintainable
Logging, tests and documentation make issues easier to find and fix.
Process
How does the engagement work?
Every project starts with discovery and a written, fixed-scope proposal. You see progress on a staging environment throughout.
Requirements and data
We map the data, the consumers of the API and the systems to integrate.
API and data design
Endpoints, data model, authentication and error handling agreed before build.
Development and testing
Implementation with automated tests and a staging environment for integration.
Deployment and documentation
Production deployment, monitoring basics and API documentation for your developers.
FAQ
Backend and API Systems: common questions
What technologies do you use for backends?
Typically Node.js with TypeScript and a relational or document database, chosen to fit the data and hosting needs. We confirm the stack in the proposal.
Can you work with our existing backend or database?
Yes. We can extend or document an existing system, or build a new API alongside it and migrate gradually.
Can you integrate our systems with third-party services?
Yes. Payment gateways, CRMs, accounting software, messaging services and most tools with a documented API can be integrated.
Will our developers be able to work with the API?
Yes. Every API is delivered with documentation describing the endpoints, authentication and error responses.
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Need a dependable backend or integration?
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