Softment

Backend & Cloud

AWS & Google Cloud Development

Cloud app development company for Canadian 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 Canada 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 (Canada)

For Canadian teams, we focus on practical privacy and security: least-privilege access, clear boundaries, and reviewable operational controls.

We can align implementation with SOC 2 / ISO-friendly practices (without claiming certification) and support documented data flows.

  • SOC 2 / ISO-friendly patterns (no certification claims)
  • Least-privilege access and secure session handling
  • Retention/deletion and export flows where required
  • PII-safe logging + access boundary documentation
  • NDA and vendor onboarding docs on request

Timezone & Collaboration (North America)

We work with Canadian teams with North America overlap and meeting windows that fit your schedule.

Delivery stays predictable via weekly milestones, async updates, and clearly documented decisions.

  • North America overlap and responsive communication
  • Async-first updates with written scope decisions
  • Weekly milestone demos and progress checkpoints
  • Clear escalation path for blockers
  • Tight change control with clear sign-offs

Engagement & Procurement (Canada)

We support procurement-friendly delivery: clear scope, change control, and billing cadence aligned to milestones when appropriate.

We can invoice in CAD for CAD-based engagements where required.

  • CAD-based engagements and invoicing options
  • Milestone-based billing and scope sign-offs
  • Time-and-materials for evolving requirements
  • Vendor onboarding pack on request
  • Optional paid discovery to de-risk delivery

Security & Quality (North America)

We keep quality visible: clean PRs, reviewable changes, and test coverage that matches the risk of each feature.

Performance budgets and release discipline help maintain stability as the product scales.

  • CI-friendly testing: unit + integration + smoke tests
  • Performance budgets + bundle checks
  • Structured release notes + rollback-safe deployments
  • Security checklist for auth, roles, and data flows
  • Observability hooks (logs + error tracking) ready for production
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