UK software development studio

We build the software your team needs to ship.

Prototype Sprints, MVP Builds and Rescue work for founders and product teams who need real software in weeks, not months. Fixed scope, fixed timeline, no lock-in.

mte-studio.ts

Trusted by founders, product leads and engineering teams across the UK.

Fixed-price engagementsYou own the codeSenior engineers onlyShip in weeks, not monthsUK-based studio

What we do

Three ways to get your product moving.

Pick the engagement that fits where you are. Each one has a fixed scope, a fixed timeline and a clear handover at the end.

Prototype Sprint

1–2 weeks

Founders who need something investor-ready or testable with real users, fast.

What you get

Clickable prototype of your core journeys
Build plan with scope, risks and estimates
Clear written recommendation on next steps

MVP Build

4–8 weeks

Teams who've validated the idea and need a real product live with real users.

What you get

Production application you can launch
Auth, security and data protection built in
Full source code, docs and 2 weeks post-launch support

Rescue & Hardening

2–6 weeks

Product teams whose app works but is fragile, slow or hard to maintain.

What you get

Technical audit with prioritised findings
Critical fixes implemented and deployed
Runbook and knowledge transfer for your team

Why MTE

Why teams choose to work with us.

Fixed scope, fixed price

We agree what you'll get and what it'll cost before we start. No scope creep, no surprise invoices.

Ship in weeks, not months

We work in tight, time-boxed engagements. You see real software early and often, not slide decks.

You own the code

Source, infrastructure, documentation — it's all yours from day one. No lock-in, no hostage situation.

We use our own software

We run live products of our own, so we know what good looks like in production — not just in a pitch deck.

Proof

Real problems. Real software. Shipped.

A few of the things we've built recently — for clients, and for ourselves.

Client work

Rescuing a SaaS product buckling under load

Response times down 70% in two weeks; deployment from 45 minutes to one click.

Client work

From idea to build-ready in minutes, not months

AI build planner that turns raw ideas into structured, ready-to-ship instructions.

Product

Making UK self-assessment tax filing simple

Cut filing from 60+ HMRC fields to a guided conversation completed in under 20 minutes.

We also build our own products

We don't just build for clients — we run our own products in tax, education, recruitment and AI tooling. That means we feel the same problems our clients do: shipping under deadline, supporting real users and keeping software running long after launch.

Including Make Tax Easy, Hootly, WorkWise, Vortalis, MyDai, Plan2Prompt and others.

Contact

Tell us what you're building.

Send a short brief and we'll come back with the right starting point — Prototype Sprint, MVP Build or a focused Rescue. Usually within one working day.

What you can expect

Clear scope

A written proposal with what's in, what's out, and what it costs.

Honest timelines

A delivery plan we'll stick to, with weekly progress you can see.

Built to last

Clean code, documentation and a handover that lets your team take it forward.