Software you can trust as you grow
Grow without outgrowing your software.
We build software, steer existing systems back on track, and train development teams, so your code keeps up as your business grows.
/// Three ways we help
Lamp Bristol is a software consultancy in Bristol, UK. Since 2013, our senior engineers have built, rescued and trained teams on PHP systems for businesses across the UK.
Build
You have a serious idea and you're ready to invest in it. We take full ownership of the architecture, code and infrastructure, so you start with a system designed to last.
Learn more →Steer
Your product works, but the technology is holding it back. We identify what's gone wrong, build a plan to fix it, and steer your team back to confidence.
Learn more →Train
Testing, static analysis, refactoring and architecture, taught by people who do this on production systems every day. Tailored to where your team is now.
Learn more →/// Small team. Big impact.
We don't have a big team. We have a senior team that has stayed close to the work for over a decade.
/// Why Lamp
We optimise for year three, not sprint three
The original developers won't always be around, and the codebase will outlive today's tooling. We design systems to survive that reality.
We stay small on purpose
You will always work with senior engineers. We'd rather be reliable than big.
We connect code to business consequences
We spell out the trade-offs: speed of delivery, ability to hire, operational risk and cost of change.
We're not afraid to say no
We push back when short-term wins create long-term pain, or when complexity is added without clear benefit.
We share what we learn, too: articles, conference talks and open source tools →
/// Who this is for
Good fit
- Your software already matters commercially
- You plan to be here in 3–5 years
- You care about long-term velocity, not short-term demos
- You want senior engineers, not rotating juniors
Not for you
- Looking for the cheapest option
- Need a quick MVP with no long-term plans
- Want a rewrite "just to clean things up"
- Expect bodies, not judgment
Start a conversation
An informal chat about where you are, what the risks are, and what a sensible next step looks like.