Software engineering for systems that already matter

Rescue critical software before it slows the business down.

We diagnose debt, architecture and operations to turn fragile systems into maintainable products.

statusUnderstand before rewriting
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Visible work, not decorative promises

  • Operations and integrations
  • Learning platforms
  • Complex digital products

Software rarely breaks all at once.

First come frightening releases, mismatched data and manual work around the system. Then every change becomes too expensive.

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    Critical knowledge lives with two people and in no document.

  2. 02

    One fragile integration dictates the entire operation.

  3. 03

    The team ships, but every release introduces more debt.

  4. 04

    Nobody can explain precisely what should be rebuilt.

Modernise without burning what still works.

We enter through the bottleneck, gather evidence and create an executable sequence. We do not begin by selling a rewrite.

See the modernisation approach
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Triage

We isolate the problem, its impact and the real constraints.

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Technical discovery

We map architecture, data, risks and options into concrete deliverables.

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Delivery

We repair, migrate or rebuild in verified phases with a rollback path.

Real systems. Real constraints.

These are not showroom thumbnails: every composition reveals real parts of the system and the problem it solves.

Sanitised ArchiTech operations demo dashboard

Operations and integrations

ArchiTech

Orders, cases, permissions, documents and integrations inside an operation that cannot lose the thread.

Sanitised demo view based on the real system; no client data is published.View project
TécnikaFire weekly planning
TécnikaFire testing system
TécnikaFire study flashcards

Learning platform

TécnikaFire

Planning, tests, progress and content that turn demanding preparation into a clear operating flow.

Calendar, training and progress tracking live in the same product.View project
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Video-game inventory in Graded
Graded sales workflow

Own product

Graded

Inventory, imports, sales and market data for managing a collection without parallel spreadsheets.

An operable product with real inventory and data-review workflows.View project
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We also build when building is the answer.

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Product engineering

Senior delivery for turning a validated opportunity into an operable product.

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AI automation

AI inside measurable processes, with human review and controlled failures.

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Engineering partner

Technical capacity for agencies and teams that need to deliver without bloating headcount.

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Clarity first. Code second.

The first conversation confirms whether there is a technical problem worth a discovery. If there is no fit, we will say so.

No automatic pitch. No theatre.

Illustration of Tihomir Stoychev, founder of The Orange Cat

Who answers

A deliberately small consultancy. Direct technical ownership.

The Orange Cat is Tihomir Stoychev’s company. He is a full-stack engineer and the technical lead, working from Valencia with European companies and partners to diagnose, build and modernise products without hiding responsibility behind a sales chain.

You talk to the person who studies the system, decides with you and owns the delivery.

Good fit

There is an important system and a difficult decision.

  • Existing software that needs modernisation.
  • A validated product that needs to operate for real.
  • A team that needs focused senior capacity.

Poor fit

You only need volume, theatre or a decorative budget.

We are not a ticket factory and we do not sell a rewrite before understanding the problem. If the diagnosis says you should not build, that is useful too.

Bring us the system nobody wants to touch.

Tell us what is stuck, what is at risk and which change you cannot postpone.

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