Services
Software engineering
Most software outsourcing fails in one of two ways: a fixed-bid vendor that meets the letter of a specification and none of its intent, or an offshore team that produces volume no one can maintain. Corpshore Canada takes a different position. We build and modernise software through dedicated engineering pods that work inside your delivery process, in your time zone, at 35 to 55 percent of the cost of equivalent in-house Canadian hiring. The work spans web, mobile and enterprise systems, product engineering and legacy modernisation, and eligible development is documented for Scientific Research and Experimental Development credits as it happens. For United States buyers the pod is nearshore rather than offshore, with the full working-day overlap that keeps engineering a conversation rather than a queue of overnight tickets.
How the service works
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Discovery and technical scoping
We map the system as it actually runs, not as the architecture diagram describes it, including the parts everyone avoids touching. That means the real dependencies, the tests that do not exist and the deployment steps that live in one person's head. The output is a scope that prices honestly and a delivery design that targets the cause of slow delivery rather than the symptom.
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Embedded onboarding
The pod joins your repositories, your standards and your ceremonies from the first sprint, with a shared backlog rather than a separate work stream that has to be merged later. We agree the definition of done, the branching model and the review process before the first pull request, so quality is a property of the work rather than an inspection after it.
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Build, test and harden
We ship against your definition of done and build the automated testing, continuous integration and observability that let you release more often with a lower change failure rate. Scientific Research and Experimental Development activity is documented contemporaneously with your finance team so eligible experimentation is recorded as it happens. Where the work is modernisation we extract capability incrementally behind tests rather than freezing the product for a rewrite.
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Release and continuous improvement
Once delivery is stable the pod moves from clearing a backlog to shortening the path from commit to production. We reduce the change failure rate, cut the lead time for change and retire the manual steps that make releases risky. Governance runs on an agreed cadence with throughput and quality reported so a delivery risk surfaces before it reaches a milestone.
How we deliver it from Canada
Delivery is from Canadian pods in Ontario, Quebec and Alberta, in English and Canadian French, with full working-hours overlap across Eastern, Central and Mountain time. Teams work in your repositories, your cloud and your tooling rather than ours, so code, reporting and audit stay in one place. Data residency is configured to your requirement including Canadian-only hosting where a public sector buyer asks.
Squad, 3 to 6 engineers
A cross-functional pod under a lead engineer with embedded quality, suited to a defined product or a bounded modernisation stream you want shipped on a fixed cadence.
Multi-squad, 7 to 15
Multiple squads with a delivery lead, shared architecture review and a dedicated quality engineering function, with per-squad throughput and defect escape reported separately.
Practice, 15 and above
An engineering practice with an engineering manager, cross-squad standards and a blended Canadian and distributed model under one governance framework where a scarce skill requires it.
Compliance and data handling
Development complies with the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act by default, with Quebec Law 25 requirements applied where personal information of Quebec residents is handled. Secure development practices follow the relevant group framework, with SOC 2 or ISO 27001 readiness supported where the business requires it and certification scope confirmed on request. Where any part of the work is supported from outside Canada the cross-border transfer position is documented before go-live.
Technology
We work in your stack rather than imposing ours: your languages, frameworks, cloud and CI/CD. Teams are experienced across common web, mobile, backend and API technologies, infrastructure as code and observability tooling. Specific platform depth is confirmed against your requirement during scoping rather than claimed generically here, and where you need capability you do not have we integrate proven tooling under your governance.
How performance is measured
- Deployment frequency and lead time for change
- Change failure rate and time to restore service
- Automated test coverage on delivered code
- Defect escape rate to production
- Sprint predictability against committed scope
Reporting runs through your existing agile ceremonies and tooling, with a monthly delivery review covering throughput, quality and risk prepared by us rather than handed over as raw metrics. Scientific Research and Experimental Development documentation is maintained alongside delivery so the claim position is supported by contemporaneous evidence rather than reconstructed after the year closes.
Where this applies
Technology and SaaS
Product engineering, feature delivery and platform modernisation for software companies that need to ship faster without diluting the senior engineering their product depends on.
Financial services
Regulated application work with contemporaneous Scientific Research and Experimental Development documentation and a change and controls posture a risk committee can review before release.
Government and public sector
Service modernisation and application delivery with Canadian-only data residency where the mandate requires it, and accessibility and audit built into the definition of done.
Pricing and engagement models
Software work is priced as a dedicated pod, staff augmentation within your existing team, or an output-based engagement for a defined deliverable. Dedicated pods suit sustained product roadmaps; augmentation suits a specific capability gap; output pricing suits a bounded project with a clear specification. We favour incremental modernisation over rewrite pricing because a rewrite bills well and delivers late.
Frequently asked questions
Do you build new products or maintain existing ones?
Both, and often the same pod does each in turn. We build new products against your definition of done, and we take over existing systems by capturing the knowledge that exists and the knowledge that does not before we change anything. The engineers who learn your system on maintenance are the ones who extend it well later.
Will your code be maintainable by our own team?
Yes, because we write to your standards in your repositories, not to a private convention you inherit at handover. Tests, documentation and observability are part of the definition of done rather than a later phase, so your team can read, extend and operate the code whether or not the pod stays on it.
Can you modernise a legacy system without a full rewrite?
Yes, and we prefer it. We extract capability incrementally behind tests and a stable interface, so the product keeps shipping while the internals change underneath it. A full rewrite freezes the product in a moving market and concentrates risk into a single cutover, which is why so many of them are abandoned partway.
Does the development qualify for SR&ED credits?
Development performed in Canada may qualify for Scientific Research and Experimental Development tax credits, and we document eligible experimentation contemporaneously with your finance team to support the claim. We are not a tax advisor, and the SR&ED explainer on this site sets out the general position and points you to your own accountant.
How do you keep quality high at speed?
Quality is built into the work rather than inspected after it. Automated tests, continuous integration and code review are part of the definition of done, and we measure defect escape rate and change failure rate so a drop in quality shows up in the numbers rather than in a production incident.
How quickly can a pod be productive?
A squad of three to six engineers is typically contributing within the first sprint once access and environments are in place, because the pod joins your process rather than standing up a parallel one. The realistic curve to full velocity depends on the complexity of the domain, and we set a dated plan during scoping rather than a general promise.
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