Feature Development

Do you need a new app built, or are your customers and staff waiting on features that keep slipping to next quarter? We build new web, mobile, and cloud applications from the ground up and add to the ones you already run. Our senior engineers use AI-assisted development to deliver sooner, with automated tests protecting what already works.

We can build alongside your IT or product development team and hand the work over when it's done, or take the whole project off their plate.

Why Features Keep Slipping

New features usually wait for one reason: the people who could build them are busy keeping everything else running.

An outside team can build the new features while your people stay on the systems the business depends on today. Adding to software that's already in use takes experience, because every change has to fit the existing code, data, and integrations.

Know the Cost and Timeline Before You Commit

We start with a Discovery Workshop: working sessions with the people who need the features and with your IT team, in person when possible, then follow-up on specific questions. You leave with a plan, an estimate, and technical recommendations that fit your existing system.

If the discovery doesn't provide value, you don't have to pay for it.

What Feature Development With Trailhead Delivers

User Research & Design

We start with the people who asked for the feature and the people who will use it, plan around how they work, and show them designs or a clickable prototype before we build.

AI-Assisted Development

Our senior engineers use AI tools as they build and test each feature, so the people waiting on it get it sooner.

Web, Mobile & Cloud Apps

We build browser-based applications, native and cross-platform iOS and Android apps with .NET MAUI or React Native, and the APIs and cloud services behind them, so your web and mobile users work from the same data.

Automated Tests & Code Review

Automated tests and code review on every change protect the parts of your system that already work.

Knowledge Transfer & Handoff

We follow your IT team's tools, standards, and coding conventions as we build, so the code fits what they already maintain. When the work is done, we walk your developers through it and hand it over for them to run and extend.

Ongoing Development Team

If the roadmap keeps growing, we can stay on as an extra team and add or remove engineers as priorities change.

Who Does the Work

A senior engineer leads the work, and your IT team stays involved throughout. You own all of the code and documentation.

You'll see working software at the end of every sprint, with frequent check-ins so you can change course before a release goes out.

What Happens After Launch

Software keeps needing attention after it ships: bug reports, small changes, and the next set of priorities. We can stay on for that work, or step back once your team takes it over.

Some of our clients have worked with us since our first year, one release after another.

Tell us about the features your business is waiting on, and one of our senior engineers will get back to you.

Feature Development Work We've Done

Avail needed a modern dispatcher view for high-volume transit operations. Trailhead designed and built a live dispatch map that integrates with their existing systems.
JDi Data kept hitting the same need across their insurance products: automating actions whenever events occur. Trailhead built FlowBot end-to-end: a configurable, multi-tenant workflow engine they can sell as a standalone cloud service.
PDR Mobile needed a white-label version of their dent-repair app, brandable for partners and integrated with partner systems. Trailhead evolved the existing app with new features and partner-ready integrations.
Trailhead continues to be an excellent partner to augment and complement our own internal Product Development team. They help us stay abreast of and current with the latest technologies. They are great to collaborate and work with, and they consistently deliver high quality solutions on time and within budget.

– RICK SPANGLER, President & CEO at Avail Technologies

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Montage Portal

Montage Furniture Services provides furniture protection plans and claims processing services to a wide selection of furniture retailers and consumers.

Project Background

Montage was looking to build a new web portal for both Retailers and Consumers, which would integrate with Dynamics CRM and other legacy systems. The portal needed to be multi tenant and support branding and configuration for different Retailers. Trailhead architected the new Montage Platform, including the Portal and all of it’s back end integrations, did the UI/UX and then delivered the new system, along with enhancements to DevOps and processes.

Logistics

We’ve logged countless miles exploring the tech world. In doing so, we gained the experience that enables us to deliver your unique software and systems architecture needs. Our team of seasoned tech vets can provide you with:

Custom App and Software Development

We collaborate with you throughout the entire process because your customized tech should fit your needs, not just those of other clients.

Cloud and Mobile Applications

The modern world demands versatile technology, and this is exactly what your mobile and cloud-based apps will give you.

User Experience and Interface (UX/UI) Design

We want your end users to have optimal experiences with tech that is highly intuitive and responsive.

DevOps

This combination of Agile software development and IT operations provides you with high-quality software at reduced cost, time, and risk.

Trailhead stepped into a challenging project – building our new web architecture and redeveloping our portals at the same time the business was migrating from a legacy system to our new CRM solution. They were able to not only significantly improve our web development architecture but our development and deployment processes as well as the functionality and performance of our portals. The feedback from customers has been overwhelmingly positive. Trailhead has proven themselves to be a valuable partner.

– BOB DOERKSEN, Vice President of Technology Services
at Montage Furniture Services

Technologies Used

When you hit the trails, it is essential to bring appropriate gear. The same holds true for your digital technology needs. That’s why Trailhead builds custom solutions on trusted platforms like .NET, Angular, React, and Xamarin.

Expertise

We partner with businesses who need intuitive custom software, responsive mobile applications, and advanced cloud technologies. And our extensive experience in the tech field allows us to help you map out the right path for all your digital technology needs.

  • Project Management
  • Architecture
  • Web App Development
  • Cloud Development
  • DevOps
  • Process Improvements
  • Legacy System Integration
  • UI Design
  • Manual QA
  • Back end/API/Database development

We partner with businesses who need intuitive custom software, responsive mobile applications, and advanced cloud technologies. And our extensive experience in the tech field allows us to help you map out the right path for all your digital technology needs.

Our Gear Is Packed and We're Excited to Explore with You

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