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Software Rescue Service - We Fix, Recover, and Modernise Failing Software Projects
What is Software Rescue?
Types of AI Agents We Build
Failed Project Recovery
Your project has been delivered but does not work, abandoned by a previous team, or is stuck at a stage that cannot move forward. We step in, audit the codebase, identify what is salvageable, and build a structured recovery roadmap - getting your project to a working, deployable state.
Legacy Code Modernisation
Outdated codebases running on deprecated frameworks, unsupported libraries, or obsolete architecture that is too fragile to extend. We modernise legacy systems incrementally - refactoring, updating dependencies, improving documentation, and introducing modern tooling without disrupting what is working.
Bug Fixing & Performance Optimisation
Critical bugs, memory leaks, slow queries, API timeout issues, and UI crashes that your current team cannot resolve. We identify root causes rather than applying surface-level patches - delivering performance improvements and stable builds that survive production traffic.
Security & Vulnerability Rescue
Known CVEs, exposed API keys, unpatched dependencies, SQL injection vulnerabilities, or a recent security incident. We perform a full security audit, patch critical vulnerabilities, implement security headers and access controls, and harden your application against the most common attack vectors.
Technical Debt Reduction
Accumulated shortcuts, untested code, missing documentation, inconsistent patterns, and spaghetti architecture that makes every new feature take twice as long to build. We systematically reduce technical debt - introducing testing, improving code structure, and establishing standards that make the codebase maintainable again.
Cloud Migration & Re-architecture
Monolithic applications that cannot scale, on-premise systems that need cloud migration, or architectures that collapse under load. We re-architect your application for cloud-native infrastructure - microservices, containerisation, auto-scaling, and CI/CD pipelines that grow with your business.
Ignore vs Rebuild vs New Team vs PiTangent - What Happens?
| Decision Factor | Ignore the Problem | Rebuild From Scratch | Hire a New Dev Team | PiTangent Software Rescue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time to resolution | Problem compounds daily | 12-24 months minimum | Months to understand codebase | Rescue plan in 2 weeks |
| Cost | Grows - user loss + dev time | Very high - full rebuild | High - ramp-up + build time | Lower - rescue existing code |
| Risk to existing users | Ongoing - errors continue | Complete disruption during rebuild | High during transition | Minimal - incremental fixes |
| Business continuity | Interrupted - daily firefighting | Fully halted during rebuild | Uncertain during handover | Maintained throughout rescue |
| Existing code preserved? | N/A - nothing improves | No - discarded | Sometimes - depends on team | Yes - 60-80% typically saved |
| Institutional knowledge | Lost gradually | Lost - start from zero | Rebuilt slowly over months | Documented and retained |
| Timeline to working product | Unknown - worsening | 12-18 months | 6-12 months | 4-20 weeks (scope-dependent) |
| Right when | Never - this path compounds | Codebase is truly unsalvageable | You have 12+ months to wait | Project needs recovery now |
Our Software Rescue Toolkit
Code Audit & Static Analysis
SonarQube, ESLint, PHPStan, and language-specific linters identify code smells, cyclomatic complexity, duplication, and anti-patterns. Every rescue engagement starts with a full static analysis before any fix is written.
Performance Profiling
New Relic, Datadog, Chrome DevTools, Lighthouse, and database Explain Plans identify the specific queries, API calls, and rendering paths responsible for slow load times and timeout errors.
Security Scanning
OWASP ZAP, Snyk, Burp Suite, and Dependabot scan for CVEs, exposed credentials, injection vulnerabilities, broken authentication, and misconfigured security headers across the full application stack.
Dependency & CVE Auditing
npm audit, pip-audit, Composer outdated, and OWASP Dependency Check identify vulnerable, abandoned, or end-of-life packages across the application's full dependency tree - with a prioritised update plan.
Database Optimisation
Slow query logs, Explain Plan analysis, index review, and schema normalisation audits identify the specific database bottlenecks causing timeouts, deadlocks, and poor read/write performance under production load.
Architecture Review & Re-design
Codebase mapping, dependency graph analysis, and architecture diagrams identify structural problems - monolithic coupling, circular dependencies, missing abstraction layers - and produce a prioritised refactoring plan.
Foundation Models & Platforms
Languages & Frameworks We Rescue
- JavaScript / Node.js
- Python (Django, FastAPI, Flask)
- PHP (Laravel, Symfony, WordPress)
- Java / Spring Boot
- .NET / C#
- React, Vue.js, Angular
- Ruby on Rails
Cloud & Infrastructure
- AWS (EC2, RDS, Lambda, S3)
- Microsoft Azure
- Google Cloud Platform
- Docker & Kubernetes
- Terraform / Infrastructure as Code
- CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins)
Testing & Quality Gates
- Jest, Mocha, PHPUnit
- Cypress, Playwright, Selenium
- SonarQube quality gates
- OWASP ZAP automated scans
- Load testing (k6, JMeter)
- Code coverage reporting
Software Rescue by Industry
Healthcare
- Patient portal throwing critical errors
- EMR / EHR system performance rescue
- HIPAA compliance vulnerability patching
- Healthcare app abandoned by agency
- Legacy medical records modernisation
Finance
- Payment gateway integration failures
- Banking platform security rescue
- Trading app latency optimisation
- Compliance audit failure remediation
- Legacy fintech modernisation
E-commerce
- Store crashing under peak traffic
- Checkout flow breaking at payment
- Legacy Magento or OpenCart rescue
- Abandoned D2C platform recovery
- Performance rescue for Black Friday readiness
Logistics
- Fleet tracking app throwing errors
- Route optimisation platform failures
- Warehouse management system rescue
- EDI integration breaking silently
- Legacy logistics system modernisation
Education
- LMS platform crashing at term start
- Student data portal security rescue
- EdTech app abandoned mid-build
- E-learning platform performance fix
- Legacy SCORM system modernisation
Healthcare
- Patient portal throwing critical errors
- EMR / EHR system performance rescue
- HIPAA compliance vulnerability patching
- Healthcare app abandoned by agency
- Legacy medical records modernisation
Finance
- Payment gateway integration failures
- Banking platform security rescue
- Trading app latency optimisation
- Compliance audit failure remediation
- Legacy fintech modernisation
E-commerce
- Store crashing under peak traffic
- Checkout flow breaking at payment
- Legacy Magento or OpenCart rescue
- Abandoned D2C platform recovery
- Performance rescue for Black Friday readiness
Logistics
- Fleet tracking app throwing errors
- Route optimisation platform failures
- Warehouse management system rescue
- EDI integration breaking silently
- Legacy logistics system modernisation
Education
- LMS platform crashing at term start
- Student data portal security rescue
- EdTech app abandoned mid-build
- E-learning platform performance fix
- Legacy SCORM system modernisation
Our 6-Stage Software Rescue Process
Emergency Assessment & Triage
We access the codebase, run static analysis and dependency audits, and identify the critical issues within the first 5 business days.
Root Cause Analysis
We diagnose the underlying cause of each critical issue - not just the symptom - so fixes hold rather than reopening as new variants of the same problem.
Rescue Plan & Priority Fixes
We produce a detailed rescue roadmap: what is salvageable, what needs rebuilding, what needs patching first, and a fixed timeline with costs before any development begins.
Incremental Repair & Refactoring
We fix critical issues first, then improve performance and security, then refactor structure - all incrementally, so the application remains live and usable throughout the rescue.
Testing & Quality Validation
Unit, integration, security, and load testing at each rescue stage - plus regression testing to verify that fixes do not introduce new issues into previously working functionality.
Handover & Future-Proofing
Full code documentation, architecture diagrams, maintenance roadmap, and team knowledge transfer - so your internal team or next partner can maintain the rescued codebase independently.
Pricing Guide
Transparent pricing for software rescue projects at all scales. All projects include full IP ownership and a detailed rescue report before development begins.
- Static analysis
- Security scan
- Dependency audit
- Performance profiling
- Architectural review
- No development work included
- Crash bugs
- Security vulnerabilities
- Performance bottlenecks
- Failing integrations
- Dependency updates and basic refactoring to stabilise the codebase
- Includes regression test suite
- Framework upgrade
- Dependency replacement
- Database optimisation
- Architecture refactoring
- CI/CD pipeline introduction
- Test coverage build-out
- Security hardening
- Full system design
- Microservices migration
- Cloud-native rebuild
- Data migration
- Parallel running
- Cutover to the new system with zero data loss
- Static analysis
- Security scan
- Dependency audit
- Performance profiling
- Architectural review
- No development work included
- Crash bugs
- Security vulnerabilities
- Performance bottlenecks
- Failing integrations
- Dependency updates and basic refactoring to stabilise the codebase
- Includes regression test suite
- Framework upgrade
- Dependency replacement
- Database optimisation
- Architecture refactoring
- CI/CD pipeline introduction
- Test coverage build-out
- Security hardening
- Full system design
- Microservices migration
- Cloud-native rebuild
- Data migration
- Parallel running
- Cutover to the new system with zero data loss
Fast Answers for Serious Buyers
Clear answers on rescue triggers, approach, timelines, and code ownership.
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