Concise

Concise is a software engineering company that builds bespoke systems for business clients. Its own description says over half of its engineers are senior engineers or architects, and that it often acts as the IT department of the firms it works for.

What Concise offers

• Custom software development — turns a client's business idea into a working system.
• Logistics and transportation software — applications that support the core processes of shipping and transport firms.
• Cloud management — designs and runs microservices on cloud-native platforms such as AWS and Kubernetes.
• Payment systems — builds and integrates software that handles high volumes of transactions and gives real-time insight.
• GIS and mapping tools — software for drawing and visualising objects on maps, aimed at planners and analysts.
• Migration work — supports complex system and database moves, including those that follow corporate mergers and acquisitions.

Who it works with

Companies in logistics, finance and payments, and organisations needing mapping tools, plus teams that want extra engineering capacity.

Key facts

• Working method: a framework called #superagile, which the firm set up in 2019
• Team makeup: senior, upper-level and mid-level engineers
• Platforms: AWS and Kubernetes