AI engineering and production systems

AI agents and automation, engineered for production.

We build production AI agents, agentic workflow automation and the software around them — for teams who need systems that survive contact with real users, not demos.

To first release
4–6 weeks, typical

FourthAlpha is an AI engineering company. Building AI agents, workflow automation, custom software and web applications.

Services

Web, software & AI development services

From websites and ecommerce platforms to custom software and AI-powered applications, we design, build and scale digital products for growing businesses.

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Product Engineering

Turn ideas, business processes and product requirements into scalable software.

  • SaaS Development
  • MVP Development
  • Custom Software
  • Web Applications
  • API Development
  • Third-party Integrations
  • Product Modernization
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Remote Engineering

Extend your engineering capacity with experienced developers, AI engineers and dedicated product teams.

  • Dedicated Developers
  • AI Engineers
  • Full-stack Engineers
  • Frontend and Backend Engineers
  • Team Augmentation
  • Dedicated Product Teams
  • Long-term Engineering Support
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Web Development

Websites and web applications built for performance, scalability and business growth.

  • Corporate Websites
  • Custom Web Applications
  • WordPress and CMS Development
  • Frontend and Backend Development
  • Website Redesign
  • Web Modernization
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Ecommerce Development

Build and scale ecommerce experiences designed to convert and integrate with your business.

  • Shopify Development
  • WooCommerce Development
  • Custom Ecommerce
  • Headless Commerce
  • Payment Integrations
  • Third-party Integrations
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Mobile App Development

Modern mobile applications for iOS, Android and cross-platform products.

  • iOS Development
  • Android Development
  • React Native
  • Flutter
  • Cross-platform Applications
  • API and Backend Integration
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Start here

Three ways to start working with us

Every engagement begins with something small, paid and fixed-scope. You leave with a deliverable whether or not you continue with us.

Extend Your Team

For teams that need capacity

Add experienced developers, designers and AI engineers to your existing team.

  1. Developers
  2. AI Engineers
  3. Product Teams
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Modernize & Add AI

For software already in production

Improve your existing software and introduce AI where it creates real business value.

  1. Modernization
  2. Integration
  3. Automation
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How we work

From first call to running system

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The same five steps on every engagement — a website, an ecommerce build, a mobile app or an AI system. Two weeks to a signed scope, four to ten to a production release.

  1. 45 minutes, no charge

    Discover

    Understand the business, users and requirements. We say whether this is work we should take, and what we would do first.

  2. Within one week

    Plan

    Define scope, architecture and roadmap: milestones, a named team, a price and the dates. Yours to keep whether or not you continue.

  3. Design

    Create the UX/UI and the product experience — screens, states and flows, reviewed before anything is built.

  4. Two-week cycles

    Build

    Develop, integrate, test and iterate. Working software every second Friday, in a shared channel with the engineers doing the work.

  5. Week 4 to 10

    Launch & Scale

    Deploy, monitor and continuously improve. Tests on the paths that matter, runbooks written, access in your name.

The stack

The technology behind what we build.

We choose the right technologies for your product — not the other way around.

Layers we own
7
Technologies in production
45
stack / front end 5 tools
  • React
  • Next.js
  • Vue
  • TypeScript
  • Tailwind

Case studies

Results that speak for themselves.

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Logistics

AI-powered dispatch platform

Automated scheduling and dispatch operations for a growing logistics business, routed around live traffic and driver availability.

Manual dispatch calls
140/day → 12/day over 90 days
Time to first release
4 weeks
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Healthcare

AI patient intake agent

Referral reading, eligibility checking and slot booking handled end to end for a care provider.

Intake handling time
42 min → 12 min over 6 months
Referrals handled
70% end to end
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Finance

Automated finance reconciliation

Nightly reconciliation across four ledgers, with a reviewed exception queue replacing manual checks.

Analyst hours returned
500 hrs/month sustained 12 months
Run completion rate
99.95% trailing 12 months
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FAQ

The questions buyers actually ask.

If the answer you need is not here, ask it on the call. We will tell you when we are the wrong firm for the work.

How much does it cost to build an AI agent?

Most production AI agents run $35,000–$120,000 depending on integration count and compliance scope.

I already built a prototype in Lovable or Claude. Can you take it to production?

Usually yes. We audit what you have, keep the parts that hold up, and rebuild the parts that will not survive real traffic — auth, data model, error handling, deploys. You get the audit document either way, whether or not you continue with us.

What is the difference between an AI consultancy and an AI engineering company?

A consultancy delivers a recommendation. An engineering company delivers a running system and then operates it. We write the code, own the deployment pipeline, and stay on call after launch. The deliverable is software in production, not a slide deck.

How long does it take to build a production AI agent?

First production release typically ships in four to six weeks. Discovery call within 48 hours, scope back within a week, first sprint inside two weeks. Complex integrations or regulated environments extend that to eight to twelve weeks.

What does an AI readiness assessment include?

A two-week diagnostic producing four deliverables: a system map of your current stack, a risk register, a shortlist of automation candidates ranked by payback, and a costed roadmap. The documents are yours to keep and to take elsewhere.

Do we need to be CRA compliant by September 2026?

If you place software on the EU market, yes. Cyber Resilience Act vulnerability reporting obligations begin 11 September 2026: an early warning to ENISA within 24 hours of an actively exploited vulnerability, full notification within 72 hours, final report within 14 days. It covers products already on the market.

How do you review AI-generated code before it ships?

Every line an agent writes gets human review before merge, tests cover the paths that carry money or personal data, and dependency and secrets scanning run in CI on every push. Speed comes from removing waiting, not from skipping review.

Who works on the project and how is the team structured?

You meet the engineers who will do the work before you sign, and one accountable lead stays on the engagement from start to finish. Juniors pair with seniors rather than learning on your budget.

Do clients own the code and IP for custom AI development?

Yes. Code, models, prompts, training data and documentation are yours from the first commit, held in your repositories and your cloud accounts. There is no licence-back clause and no vendor lock to us.

Which AI models and frameworks do you work with?

Claude, GPT, Gemini, Llama and Mistral for models; LangChain, the Model Context Protocol and n8n for orchestration; PyTorch and TensorFlow for custom models. We pick per workload rather than standardising on one vendor.

Can you work with our existing CRM, CMS and internal tools?

Yes, and it is usually the point. Most engagements are integration work: Salesforce, HubSpot, Zendesk, WordPress, Shopify, internal REST and GraphQL APIs, and databases you already run. We build against what you have rather than asking you to replace it.

Do you sign NDAs, and how is our data handled?

We sign your NDA before the discovery call. Client data stays in your cloud accounts and your region. We do not train models on your data, and we do not send it to third-party providers without a signed data processing agreement naming them.

What happens if an AI project does not work out?

Thirty days notice, no exit fee, and a documented handover of everything running, including infrastructure access and runbooks. We would rather tell you early that we are the wrong firm for the work than bill through a bad engagement.

Taking briefs for the next build slot

Bring us the system that has to work.

Tell us what you are building. We come back with scope, a price and a start date within one week.

24 h
To a first response
1 wk
To scope and price
4–6 wks
To first release
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