About
A small studio, on purpose.
Randy Paulus founded Codelore, a product engineering studio in the Netherlands, and stays hands-on in the engineering, from idea to upkeep. Find Randy on LinkedIn (opens in a new tab).
Direct accountability
Whoever scopes the work also builds and maintains it.
Small scoped builds
We take on fewer engagements at once, each with a clear scope and a first milestone you can judge.
Honest limits
We tell you what fits and what doesn’t before work starts, not after.
Principles
How we work
- 01
People stay in charge
Assistants draft, route, and summarise. Anything beyond that needs your explicit agreement.
- 02
Works with what you already pay for
We build on your code hosting, CI, sign-on, and paid services, so the work travels with you. No lock-in.
- 03
Built to be run and handed back
If whoever is on call can’t diagnose it, we’re not finished. The code stays readable and transferable.
Toolbox
What we build with
- TypeScript
- Node.js
- NestJS
- Kubernetes
- PostgreSQL
- React Native
- Expo
- MongoDB Atlas
- Express
Side projects
- DeskTask: a compact desktop to-do list with no forced cloud sign-up.
- Co-Write: writing help with deliberate caps on remembered context and spend.
Start a project
Skip the pitch deck. Tell us what you’re building.
What you run today, what can’t break, and what success looks like. A few honest lines are enough to start.