# Lumus > Lumus is a premium engineering studio for web applications, cloud infrastructure and practical AI. Senior engineers, a white-glove experience and clear deliverables at every step, from the first call to launch and beyond. Website: https://thelumus.com To start a project, use the contact form on https://thelumus.com (buttons "Start a project" or "Book a discovery call"). A senior engineer replies within one business day. ## Services ### Web Development Premium web applications and platforms, engineered to perform, scale and last. - Custom web applications: Customer portals, booking systems, dashboards, marketplaces and internal tools, built to your exact needs. - MVPs for startups: A polished, investor-ready first version, delivered in weeks, not months. - Modernisation: Slow or outdated platforms rebuilt to a modern, maintainable standard. - Integrations & automation: Payments, CRMs and business tools connected so your data flows on its own. - Dedicated development: A senior team on a monthly plan, continuously shipping improvements. ### DevOps & Cloud An enterprise-grade foundation: fast, secure, observable and cost-efficient. - Cloud architecture & migration: AWS, Google Cloud and Azure environments designed right, or migrated with zero downtime. - Cloud cost optimisation: A clear report on where your cloud spend goes, and the savings to go with it. - Reliability & monitoring: 24/7 visibility and alerting, so issues are resolved before customers notice. - CI/CD automation: Tested, one-click releases, so your team ships with confidence every day. - Security & resilience: Hardened systems, automated backups and a recovery plan that has been tested. ### AI Consulting & Integration Practical AI with a clear business case, delivered safely into the tools you already use. - AI strategy & roadmap: A prioritised plan showing where AI creates real value in your business, and where it doesn't. - AI features in your product: Assistants, smart search and content tools built on leading AI models. - Workflow automation: Routine work like triage, summaries and data entry automated, with a human in the loop. - Assistants on your own data: Answers grounded in your documents and knowledge base, with access controls. - Secure AI infrastructure: Cost control, monitoring and data privacy for AI running in production. ## The Lumus standard - Premium experience: A dedicated senior team, a single point of contact and proactive updates. Working with us should feel effortless. - Premium quality: Every line is reviewed, tested and documented by experienced engineers. We build it once, and we build it right. - Measurable value: Every engagement is tied to a business outcome: revenue, time saved, cost reduced or risk removed. - Clear deliverables: Every milestone ends with something tangible you can see, use and approve. No vague progress reports. ## Process (idea to production) 1. Discover: We learn your business, users and goals. Deliverable: Scope, roadmap & fixed quote. 2. Design: Wireframes, then polished screens for approval. Deliverable: Approved designs & prototype. 3. Plan: Architecture, milestones and schedule. Deliverable: Technical plan & timeline. 4. Build: Short sprints, each ending in a live demo. Deliverable: Working software every sprint. 5. Test: Automated tests and staging review. Deliverable: Tested, signed-off release. 6. Launch: A calm, monitored release to production. Deliverable: Live product & handover. 7. Support: Ongoing care, security and improvements. Deliverable: Monthly report & roadmap. ## What clients receive - Production-ready code: Clean, reviewed code in your own repository. You own 100% of it. - Design files: Every screen, approved and handed over in an editable format. - Automated tests & CI/CD: A safety net and a release pipeline that keep quality high after we hand over. - Documented infrastructure: Your cloud setup defined as code, reproducible and easy to audit. - Monitoring & alerts: Dashboards showing uptime, performance and costs at a glance. - Documentation & handover: Clear guides for your team, plus a walkthrough session at launch. ## Engagement models - Fixed-scope project: A defined result, a fixed price and milestone payments, each tied to a deliverable you approve. - Dedicated team: Reserved senior engineering capacity every month, with a monthly report on what shipped and what's next. - Advisory & consulting: Senior guidance on architecture, cloud and AI decisions, billed transparently by the hour. - Technical audit: A fixed-price, executive-ready report on your platform's risks, costs and priorities. The best place to start. ## FAQ ### What does Lumus do? Lumus is a premium engineering studio. We design and build custom web applications, set up and run cloud infrastructure (DevOps), and integrate practical AI into products and workflows, with senior engineers owning the work end to end. ### Who do you work with? Startups that need an MVP or a senior technical partner, growing companies modernising their platforms, SaaS teams that want reliable infrastructure and lower cloud costs, and agencies that need trusted engineering capacity. ### How is pricing structured? Every engagement is quoted after a short technical call. You can choose a fixed-scope project with milestone payments, a dedicated monthly team, hourly advisory and consulting, or a fixed-price technical audit as a low-risk first step. ### Who owns the code and designs? You do. All code lives in your own repository and every design file, document and piece of infrastructure we create is handed over to you. ### How do you use AI in your work? Our engineers use AI tools to accelerate research, coding and testing, but nothing AI-generated ships without senior review. We never put your code or data into AI tools that train on it. ### How do we get started? Send us a short enquiry through the website. A senior engineer replies within one business day to book a discovery call, and you receive a written scope, timeline and quote before any work begins.