# Codepixel

> Codepixel is a senior software development agency of about 15 people with offices in Podgorica, Montenegro and Vancouver, Canada. We pair senior engineers with AI agents under mandatory human review, which lets small squads ship fast without piling up technical debt, and hold a 4.97 / 5 Clutch rating across 34 verified reviews.

Since 2018 we have shipped 60+ products: MVPs, SaaS platforms and custom software for startups, scale-ups and public institutions. Four engagement models: a fixed-fee discovery and scoping sprint, milestone-billed fixed-scope builds, a monthly retainer for continuous development or a dedicated product team. Core stack: TypeScript, React, Next.js, Node.js, NestJS, React Native, PostgreSQL and AWS, with Strapi and WordPress for content platforms.

Start at https://codepixel.me/contact or write to info@codepixel.me. A senior engineer joins the first call, the discovery call is free and we reply within one business day.

## Start here

- [Codepixel](https://codepixel.me): senior software development agency shipping fast with AI-augmented delivery
- [Approach](https://codepixel.me/approach): senior squads, AI with guardrails and a seven-step delivery process
- [Pricing](https://codepixel.me/pricing): fixed-fee scoping sprint, milestone builds, retainers and dedicated squads with clear ranges
- [Contact](https://codepixel.me/contact): book a free discovery call, reply within one business day
- [FAQ](https://codepixel.me/faq): straight answers on fit, pricing, AI use, delivery and security

## Services

- [Services overview](https://codepixel.me/services): six pillars from strategy to long-term partnership
- [Product strategy & discovery](https://codepixel.me/services/product-strategy-discovery): scope, architecture and roadmap before you commit to a build
- [Product design & UX/UI](https://codepixel.me/services/product-design-ux-ui): product design grounded in real flows and engineering reality
- [Product engineering & development](https://codepixel.me/services/product-engineering-development): production-ready web, SaaS and mobile builds by senior squads
- [AI & data engineering](https://codepixel.me/services/ai-data-engineering): in-product AI, RAG and automation with guardrails and evaluation
- [Growth, support & DevOps](https://codepixel.me/services/product-growth-support-devops): maintenance, performance and DevOps for live products
- [Dedicated product teams](https://codepixel.me/services/dedicated-product-teams-partnerships): senior squads that own outcomes long term

## Solutions

- [MVP Development](https://codepixel.me/solutions/mvp-development): idea to investor-ready MVP in 8 to 12 weeks
- [Custom Software Development](https://codepixel.me/solutions/custom-software-development): full-stack platforms built to ship weekly
- [UX/UI Design](https://codepixel.me/solutions/ux-ui-design): packaged design engagement, 2 to 8 weeks per scope
- [AI Integration](https://codepixel.me/solutions/ai-integration): a scoped AI feature in your product with monitoring
- [Software Maintenance](https://codepixel.me/solutions/software-maintenance): senior-led care on a monthly retainer

## Industries

- [Industries & areas of work](https://codepixel.me/industries): ten domains, the same senior delivery standards
- [SaaS & B2B digital products](https://codepixel.me/industries/saas-b2b): products, platforms and internal tools for funded teams
- [Healthcare & wellness](https://codepixel.me/industries/healthcare-pharma-wellness): patient-facing portals and operations tools, GDPR-aware
- [Education & edtech](https://codepixel.me/industries/education-edtech): learning platforms and school tools that hold up in real classrooms
- [E-commerce & marketplaces](https://codepixel.me/industries/ecommerce-marketplaces): storefronts, marketplaces and retail operations software
- [Media & content](https://codepixel.me/industries/media-content): content platforms, portals and publishing workflows
- [Government & public sector](https://codepixel.me/industries/government-public-sector): secure, accessible systems for ministries and agencies
- [Real estate & construction](https://codepixel.me/industries/real-estate-construction): bill-of-quantities tools, property platforms and project systems
- [Hospitality & travel](https://codepixel.me/industries/hospitality-travel): booking, operations and guest experience software
- [International non-profit & NGOs](https://codepixel.me/industries/nonprofit-ngo): programme tools and public-facing platforms for missions and NGOs
- [Communication & creative agencies](https://codepixel.me/industries/creative-agencies): white-label engineering for communication and creative agencies

## Technologies

- [Technologies overview](https://codepixel.me/technologies): the stack we ship with: React, Next.js, Node, PostgreSQL and cloud DevOps
- [AI & data engineering stack](https://codepixel.me/technologies/ai-data-engineering): LLM integration, RAG, evaluation and data pipelines
- [Web & SaaS engineering stack](https://codepixel.me/technologies/web-saas-engineering): React, Next.js, Node and NestJS, PostgreSQL
- [Cloud, DevOps & security stack](https://codepixel.me/technologies/cloud-devops-security): AWS and Azure, CI/CD, observability and security practice
- [CMS & content platform stack](https://codepixel.me/technologies/cms-content-platform): headless CMS builds on Strapi and modern content tooling

## Who we work with

- [For startup founders](https://codepixel.me/for-startup-founders): investor-ready MVPs in 8 to 12 weeks without burned runway
- [For product leaders](https://codepixel.me/for-product-leaders): extend delivery capacity without adding management overhead
- [For CTOs & engineering leaders](https://codepixel.me/for-cto-engineering): a senior external squad that meets your bar for quality and security

## Case studies

- [Work](https://codepixel.me/work): selected projects and outcomes from 60+ shipped products
- [IJZCG case study](https://codepixel.me/work/ijzcg-public-health-system): A web-based information system for voluntary and confidential counselling and testing at Montenegro's Institut za javno zdravlje: anonymous client records under a protocol code, the full pre-test to referral workflow, role-scoped access with two-factor authentication across nine counselling centres and national reporting exported on demand.
- [CGES case study](https://codepixel.me/work/cges-energy-corporate-portal): A bilingual WordPress portal for Montenegro's national electricity transmission system operator: live Web SCADA grid data, investor relations, ESG reporting and tender announcements in one site company staff publish themselves.
- [Parliament of Montenegro Education Centre case study](https://codepixel.me/work/education-centre-civic-website): A civic-education website for the Education Centre of the Parliament of Montenegro: the Democracy Workshops and the Simulation of the Work of Parliament open to apply for online, learning materials for parents and teachers and a public publications library.
- [IMC Fizio case study](https://codepixel.me/work/imc-fizio-healthcare-website): 150% more bookings and triple the monthly revenue for a Montenegrin physiotherapy clinic: brand, four-language website, booking system and technical SEO.
- [Biodiversity of Montenegro case study](https://codepixel.me/work/biodiversity-montenegro-nature-map): A bilingual WordPress site for the Ministry of Ecology's GEF 7 project: conservation news, a dynamic open-calls portal for funded activities, a resources library and an interactive ArcGIS map of the country's Key Biodiversity Areas, all published by the project team.
- [Work and Grow case study](https://codepixel.me/work/work-and-grow-coaching-saas): A coaching platform for a London EdTech: onboarding feeds a matching engine that pairs employees with internal or external coaches, then licensing, booking, Zoom sessions and a gated article CMS run in the same product.
- [Culture Consultancy case study](https://codepixel.me/work/culture-consultancy-hr-saas): CultureEmbed, a multi-tenant platform for a London culture consultancy: themes, focus areas, check-in dates and per-client branding move Team-Based Embedding sprints off spreadsheets into one product.
- [FCJK case study](https://codepixel.me/work/fcjk-academic-hub-website): A bilingual WordPress site for the Faculty of Montenegrin Language and Literature in Cetinje: the Lingua Montenegrina journal, research, news and student forms in Montenegrin and English, published by faculty staff without a developer.
- [Simple Pharma case study](https://codepixel.me/work/simple-pharma-supply-web-app): One web platform for a London pharma startup's supply operations: suppliers, purchase orders, shipments, inventory and demand forecasting in one connected system.
- [Airevo case study](https://codepixel.me/work/airevo-airline-ai-saas): An AI-powered enterprise platform for UK airline commercial teams: revenue optimisation, demand forecasting, network planning and customer profiling in one system, from discovery to a working product.
- [Sled Studio case study](https://codepixel.me/work/sled-studio-school-management-saas): A school management system for a UK school: students, staff, attendance, classroom work, performance and parent communication in one secure multi-tenant platform, live since 2020 and modernised mid-flight in 2026 with zero downtime.
- [Casa del Mare case study](https://codepixel.me/work/casa-del-mare-hospitality-hr-tool): A web-based HR platform for a seven-hotel Montenegrin group: candidate and employee databases, seasonal hiring and salaries without spreadsheets, 70% faster HR processes.
- [Pimalion case study](https://codepixel.me/work/pimalion-pim-dam-saas): An enterprise suite uniting PIM, DAM, validation and multi-channel publishing in one platform, designed and built with NET2ME for large product operations.
- [Be Safe case study](https://codepixel.me/work/be-safe-sos-mobile-app): A mobile SOS app for victims of domestic violence, built with UNDP and the Government of Montenegro: hidden alerts, safe-mode disguise and trusted contacts, later adapted for North Macedonia.
- [Rodna mapa case study](https://codepixel.me/work/rodna-mapa-civic-data-platform): A public platform built with UNDP that maps Montenegro's gender statistics on an interactive, region-filterable Angular map, designed and shipped in under two months.
- [Sokla case study](https://codepixel.me/work/sokla-construction-boq-saas): A custom bill-of-quantities platform for Sokla Architects: drag-and-drop item library, instant cost recapitulation and client-ready PDFs instead of manual Excel sheets.
- [Svetlana Kana Radević exhibition case study](https://codepixel.me/work/kana-radevic-exhibition-website): A minimalist WordPress site for "Skirting the Center", the Svetlana Kana Radević exhibition shown at the 2021 Venice Biennale of Architecture and in Podgorica, built with Strategist d.o.o. so the restrained design defers to the architect's work and carries the exhibition, her built career and its press coverage online.
- [Nest360 case study](https://codepixel.me/work/nest360-real-estate-portal): A property portal for Montenegro built for Sokla Architects during the first COVID wave: advanced filters with saved searches, map search in sync with the filters, integrated 360° property tours and a custom admin panel, on an Angular and Node.js stack.
- [MONSTAT case study](https://codepixel.me/work/monstat-govtech-census-portal): A public verification service for Montenegro's 2023 census, built for MONSTAT in 24 days from contract to delivery: any person counted could look up the four identity answers recorded about them with two codes from their paper questionnaire and no personal identity, in twelve languages across two scripts, rate-limited as a privacy control, logged without ever logging an answer, independently audited by Secnora and live for one week set by law. ASP.NET Core and SQL Server behind Cloudflare.
- [GIZ case study](https://codepixel.me/work/giz-nonprofit-wordpress-site): A custom WordPress site for GIZ's Afghan-German cooperation, run out of the agency's Bonn headquarters: the information architecture and sitemap rebuilt around a very large archive, four languages across two writing directions including right-to-left Pashto and Dari, and a block-based admin the team runs without a developer.
- [Alexshop case study](https://codepixel.me/work/alexshop-ecommerce-store): A custom e-commerce platform for Alexshop, an authorised Montenegrin watch and jewellery retailer selling internationally: a purpose-built admin with 30+ fields per product, configurable product bundles, social sign-in with Google, Facebook and Apple, card payments through Monri WebPay, an OpenAI assistant trained on the catalogue, price-drop and back-in-stock emails plus the storefront live in 18 languages.

## Company

- [About](https://codepixel.me/about): who we are and how the agency is run
- [Why we built Codepixel](https://codepixel.me/about/why-we-built-codepixel): the story behind the agency
- [Reviews](https://codepixel.me/reviews): verified Clutch reviews, 4.97 / 5 across 34 reviews; individual reviews at /reviews/{slug}

## Resources

- [Insights](https://codepixel.me/insights): articles on AI-augmented software delivery, filterable by topic at /insights/topic/{slug}
- [The AI-Augmented Product Delivery Playbook](https://codepixel.me/playbooks/ai-augmented-product-delivery): how we structure AI in the delivery loop
- ["AI-augmented" is meaningless unless you say which parts](https://codepixel.me/insights/ai-augmented-which-parts): Every agency you're evaluating claims AI augmentation, so the adjective tells you nothing. The specific version: where AI sits in our delivery, where it doesn't and where a senior engineer signs their name regardless.
- [You should be able to fire your vendor](https://codepixel.me/insights/fire-your-vendor): What locks a client in is rarely the contract. It's that four people understand how the system works and none of them work for you. What that switching cost is made of, why it stopped being inevitable and how to measure your own exposure.
- [Senior-only teams are more expensive per hour and cheaper per outcome](https://codepixel.me/insights/senior-only-teams-cheaper-per-outcome): Our rate is usually higher per hour than a pyramid agency's and lower per outcome. What the hourly number is made of, where the pyramid genuinely wins and what to ask when you're comparing quotes.
- [Codepixel's next leadership chapter: meet our new CEO](https://codepixel.me/insights/codepixels-next-leadership-chapter-meet-our-new-ceo): After six years as CEO, Nenad Pejović moves into the CTO role and co-founder Mihailo Raspopović takes over as chief executive.
- [How and why we rebranded Codepixel](https://codepixel.me/insights/how-and-why-we-rebranded-codepixel): Three months of workshops with a brand consultant, four stylescapes, and a decision to turn the pixel from a square into a circle.
- [Is a happy client a myth?](https://codepixel.me/insights/is-a-happy-client-a-myth): Clutch named us a top software developer in Montenegro for 2022. A note on what client satisfaction actually measures, and who gets to set the scale.
- [Our founder in Glasnik: building Codepixel in Montenegro](https://codepixel.me/insights/founder-interview-chamber-of-commerce-montenegro): A December 2021 interview with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Montenegro on how the company started, what it builds, and the state of the local IT sector.
- [Insights RSS feed](https://codepixel.me/insights/feed.xml): RSS 2.0 feed of the latest articles beyond those listed here

## Legal

- [AI Use Policy](https://codepixel.me/legal/ai-policy): approved tools, human review gates and data handling
- [Security Statement](https://codepixel.me/legal/security): our security posture and disclosure process