Senior software engineering consultancy
Software engineering for systems that matter.
Modernize legacy applications, integrate critical systems, and build the APIs and applications your business needs next.
A practical modernization path
You don’t always need a rewrite.
Your older application may contain years of business logic that can’t simply be replaced. Age alone isn’t a reason to start over.
ForgeScale helps companies improve existing systems while they continue to run. We find the right seams, reduce risk, and introduce modern capabilities where they create real value.
- Fix what’s broken
- Add what’s missing
- Connect systems that don’t communicate
- Replace legacy components incrementally
What we build and improve
Engineering support for the software you already depend on.
Legacy modernization
Improve mature software in controlled steps—without betting the business on a rewrite.
02ColdFusion development
Maintain, extend, and gradually modernize the ColdFusion application your business still relies on.
03API development
Create reliable interfaces between your applications, data, customers, and partners.
04System integrations
Connect legacy and modern platforms with durable integrations and observable workflows.
05Payment integrations
Add or modernize payments, subscriptions, refunds, and transaction workflows.
06Full-stack development
Build customer portals, internal tools, SaaS products, and workflow applications end to end.
Across generations of software
Legacy when necessary. Modern where it matters.
Modernization isn’t a jump from old to new. It’s a series of controlled decisions that protect the business while improving the system.
Operate and understand
Existing systems
- ColdFusion / CFML
- Existing monoliths
- SQL Server
- Mature business logic
Build with purpose
Modern capabilities
- TypeScript / Node.js
- React / Next.js
- APIs and services
- AWS workloads
Typical projects
The work is usually specific. That’s the point.
If one of these sounds familiar, we can probably help.
- 01
Add SMS notifications to an existing ColdFusion platform
- 02
Build a modern API around legacy application data
- 03
Integrate Stripe or Authorize.net payment processing
- 04
Connect an existing application to a third-party REST API
- 05
Replace part of a CFML application with Node.js services
- 06
Move background processing into AWS Lambda and SQS
- 07
Build a React and Next.js customer portal
- 08
Add modern authentication to an existing application
Why ForgeScale
We work with what already exists.
Most consulting projects don’t start with a blank repository. We’re comfortable entering mature systems, learning how they work, and improving them without breaking the business.
Architecture plus implementation
The same senior engineer can help make the decision and write the production code.
Direct communication
You get clear tradeoffs, practical recommendations, and no layers of account management.
Production-focused engineering
We account for deployment, failures, maintenance, and the people who operate the system.
Ways to work together
Bring in senior engineering where it helps most.
Fixed-price projects
For clearly defined integrations, enhancements, APIs, migrations, and applications.
Short-term development
For a specific project, difficult production problem, or focused backlog.
Ongoing support
Recurring senior engineering help without adding another full-time employee.