Custom Software Engineering for U.S. Startups and Enterprises
From seed-stage SaaS MVPs to enterprise platforms serving Fortune 500 customers, we ship production-grade software with the velocity U.S. boards expect.
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What we do in United States.
U.S. product teams operate under unique pressure: aggressive funding milestones, board-driven roadmaps, and the constant threat of a better-funded competitor moving faster. Buraq's custom software practice is built to compress your engineering calendar without sacrificing the architectural decisions that determine whether your platform survives Series B scale.
We embed alongside U.S. founders and CTOs as a true delivery partner. That means PST-to-EST overlap on every working day, AWS-native architectures designed for SOC 2 Type II readiness, and engineering practices that survive the scrutiny of enterprise procurement, due diligence, and the inevitable security questionnaire from your first $1M ACV deal.
What teams in United States are up against.
The friction points we most often see when we start engagements in this market, and the ones our delivery plan is designed to remove.
Hiring freezes and budget cuts forcing roadmap compromises while competitors keep shipping.
Series A board pressure to demonstrate platform leverage instead of services revenue.
Enterprise customers demanding SOC 2, HIPAA or PCI compliance before they sign annual contracts.
Legacy monoliths from your founding stack that now block every new feature you ship.
Stack sprawl after rapid growth, half a dozen disconnected tools, no single source of truth, and integration debt nobody owns.
Where we deliver across United States.
Sectors where this service ships the highest ROI. Click through to see our deep-dive playbooks.
Built for United States regulatory requirements.
Every implementation is audited against the frameworks that apply in this jurisdiction.
SOC 2 Type II-ready architecture from day one, audit trails, encryption at rest, access controls.
HIPAA-aligned engineering for any platform touching PHI: BAAs, segregated environments, documented controls.
CCPA and state-level privacy compliance baked into data models and consent flows.
PCI DSS scoping and tokenization patterns for any platform handling card data.
Outcomes for United States teams.
What we consistently deliver, the reasons operators pick us over generalist firms.
Ship at U.S. startup velocity
Two-week sprint cadence with demo-ready increments, weekly stand-ups in your timezone, and zero lag between Slack message and engineering response.
Pass enterprise security review
Architecture decisions documented, SBOMs generated, and security controls implemented before your first SOC 2 audit instead of after.
Stretch your runway
Senior U.S.-grade engineering at a fraction of San Francisco rates, typically 50–65% reduction versus equivalent in-house hire fully loaded.
Engineering you can actually retain
Code, documentation, infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD pipelines you fully own. No proprietary lock-in, clean handoff if you scale to in-house.
How we work, in detail.
Built for the U.S. funding cycle
Every U.S. software roadmap is driven by some combination of board updates, runway math, and competitive pressure. We structure engagements around those realities. Discovery happens in days, not weeks. Architecture decisions are made in writing with trade-offs documented for future engineers. Sprint demos happen on schedule because the next board deck depends on them.
Our delivery model is designed to survive due diligence. Code is written in clean, conventional patterns that future U.S. engineers, yours or an acquirer's, can read on day one. CI/CD, automated tests, IaC and observability are not afterthoughts; they're table stakes that keep the platform shippable as your team grows.
From MVP to enterprise platform
We've shipped MVPs in 8 weeks for seed-stage U.S. founders and re-architected $50M ARR SaaS platforms ahead of IPO. The same team handles both because the engineering principles don't change, only the scale of the trade-offs.
When you're ready to expand into healthcare, financial services or government verticals, we engineer the compliance posture into the platform rather than bolting it on. That means HIPAA-aligned data flows for digital health, FINRA-aware audit trails for fintech, and SOC 2 evidence collection automated into your normal engineering workflow.
Technologies we deploy in United States.
Battle-tested tooling we use to ship this service, not a wishlist.
United States questions, answered.
Have a question not listed here? Contact our United States team and we'll get back to you.
01How does Buraq handle U.S. timezone coverage?
Every U.S. engagement gets at least 4 hours of overlap with your business day. Most teams structure their day with a mid-day stand-up that hits PST morning and EST afternoon. Async hand-offs use Loom, written specs and detailed PR descriptions, so you wake up to progress, not questions.
02Are your engineers W-2 employees or contractors?
Buraq engineers are full-time, salaried members of our delivery teams, not freelance gig workers. You contract with Buraq directly under U.S. MSA terms, and we handle all employment, payroll and tax obligations on our side.
03Can you support our SOC 2 Type II audit?
Yes. We engineer SOC 2 controls into the platform from day one and produce the technical evidence (access logs, change management, encryption documentation, vulnerability scans) that your auditor needs. We've supported audits with Vanta, Drata, Secureframe and direct CPA firms.
04What does a typical U.S. engagement cost compared to in-house hiring?
A senior engineer in SF or NYC fully loaded runs $250K–$400K annually. Our equivalent senior engineering capacity typically lands at $120K–$180K per year per seat, a 50–65% reduction, with no recruiting time and no severance risk.
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