Softment

Backend & Cloud

AWS & Google Cloud Development

Cloud app development company for Australian teams shipping on AWS-first stacks with GCP support when needed—IaC, CI/CD, monitoring, and cost hygiene included.

Timeline2-3 weeks
Starting at$900

Benefits

What you get

AWS Lambda, ECS, and RDS architecture patterns

GCP development services Australia support for Cloud Run and Pub/Sub when needed

Infrastructure as code (Terraform/CDK) and repeatable environments

CI/CD pipelines with safe rollouts and rollback strategies

Monitoring, alerts, and incident-ready dashboards

Cloud migration planning with minimal downtime

Features

What we deliver

Serverless & Event-Driven Architecture

Build scalable APIs and background jobs with queues, events, cron schedules, and retries—pay-per-use with automatic scaling.

Containers & Microservices

Run services on ECS/EKS/GKE/Cloud Run with autoscaling, health checks, rolling deploys, and zero-downtime releases.

Cloud Networking & Zero-Trust Security

VPC design, private subnets, security groups, WAF, secrets management, and least-privilege IAM—built for real production threats.

Data Layer (DB, Cache, Storage)

Reliable database setups with backups, read replicas, migrations, and performance tuning—plus Redis caching and object storage/CDN.

Infrastructure as Code

Terraform/CDK deployments that are version-controlled, repeatable, and reviewable—no click-ops, fewer production surprises.

Observability, SRE & FinOps

Dashboards, alerts, tracing, error reporting, and cost guardrails (budgets, tagging, right-sizing) so ops stays predictable.

Process

How we work

1
1-2 weeks

Discovery

Requirements gathering and planning

2
2-3 weeks

Design

UI/UX design and prototyping

3
6-12 weeks

Development

Iterative sprints with demos

4
1-2 weeks

Launch

Deployment and support

Tech Stack

Technologies we use

Core

AWSGCPLambdaCloud Functions

Tools

ECSEKSKubernetes (GKE)Cloud Run

Services

RDSCloud SQLDynamoDBS3CloudFrontTerraformDockerGitHub Actions

Use Cases

Who this is for

Startup Infrastructure

Start lean with serverless + managed services, then evolve into containers/microservices as product and traffic grow.

Cloud Migration

Move from shared hosting/on-prem to AWS/GCP with minimal downtime—improve reliability, security posture, and deployment speed.

Enterprise Cloud & Compliance

Multi-account/project setups, audit trails, least-privilege IAM, encryption, and patterns that support SOC 2 / HIPAA-style requirements.

Rescue & Optimization

Fix latency spikes, stabilize deployments, reduce cloud waste, and harden security—without blocking ongoing product work.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

AWS is the broadest ecosystem and common enterprise default. GCP shines for Kubernetes (GKE), data/analytics, and some AI workflows. We typically choose based on your team comfort, region needs, compliance, and total cost profile.

We implement least-privilege IAM, private networking, secret management, encryption in transit/at rest, WAF rules, audit logs, and baseline hardening. We also review threat paths (public buckets, overly broad roles, insecure APIs).

We design with FinOps in mind: right-sizing, autoscaling, caching, minimizing NAT/egress surprises, budgets + alerts, and tagging. We also identify waste (idle resources, oversized DBs, noisy logs) and fix it systematically.

We use multi-AZ deployments, load balancing, managed DB failover, backups + restore drills, and optional multi-region strategies depending on your RTO/RPO requirements.

Yes—GitHub Actions pipelines with environment separation, automated tests, approvals, and deployment strategies like rolling or blue/green with quick rollback paths.

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Regional

Delivery considerations for your region

Compliance & Data (AU)

For Australian teams, we keep privacy and data-handling explicit: access boundaries, safe logging, and clear retention policies.

We can support residency-sensitive designs (where feasible) and document data flows for stakeholder review.

  • Privacy Act-aware delivery posture (generic, no legal claims)
  • Documented data flows and access boundaries
  • Retention/deletion options where required
  • PII-safe logging and least-privilege defaults
  • NDA and DPA templates available on request

Timezone & Collaboration (APAC)

We support APAC collaboration with AEST/AEDT-friendly meeting windows and async progress updates.

We keep momentum with weekly milestones, crisp priorities, and predictable release planning.

  • APAC overlap with AEST/AEDT windows
  • Async-first updates and written decisions
  • Weekly milestone demos and scope control
  • Release planning with staged rollouts
  • Clear escalation path for blockers

Engagement & Procurement (AU)

We can structure engagements with clear scope, milestones, and invoicing that fits common procurement expectations.

If you need a lightweight vendor onboarding pack, we can provide delivery process notes and security posture summaries.

  • AUD-based engagements and invoicing options
  • Milestone-based billing for fixed-scope work
  • Time-and-materials for evolving scope
  • Procurement-friendly documentation on request
  • Optional paid discovery to de-risk delivery

Security & Quality (APAC)

With APAC teams, async clarity matters: written decisions, stable releases, and test coverage that prevents regressions.

We use performance budgets and release checklists so handoffs stay smooth across timezones.

  • CI-friendly testing: unit + integration + smoke tests
  • Performance budgets + bundle checks
  • Release checklist + rollback plan for production launches
  • Security checklist for auth and sensitive data flows
  • Observability hooks (logs + error tracking) ready for production
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