Code. Security. Growth.

We engineer scalable, secure platforms for digital agencies that need reliable execution and fast iteration.

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Our Short Story

Two decades working alongside agencies taught us how to blend rigorous engineering with candid communication. Our Zend certification is only part of it. Clients stay in the loop, sprint after sprint.

Whether you’re launching a new product or untangling legacy systems, we plug in as your senior technical partner and keep momentum high from discovery to post-launch support.

What We Do

Web Programming

Web Programming

Custom applications built with modern PHP, JavaScript, and cloud tooling, with clean architecture, automated testing, and documentation included.

Security Consultancy

Security Consultancy

OWASP-driven audits, hardening plans, and secure-by-design reviews that surface risks early and ship remediation you can hand to any developer.

Managed VPS

Managed VPS

We provision, monitor, and patch your servers, with automated backups and staging pipelines so releases stay predictable and reversible.

Monthly Support

Monthly Support

Your on-call dev team: feature tweaks, bug fixes, performance tuning, and technical consulting rolled into a flexible retainer.

What Our Clients Say

“

Starter.pt translated our agency’s Figma concepts into a lightning-fast membership portal. Every sprint was visible, and their replies landed the same day. That level of responsiveness is rare and priceless.

João F., Creative Director
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They jumped into a mature e-commerce codebase, resolved long-standing bugs, and introduced CI workflows. We finally feel like we have an in-house senior team without the payroll overhead.

Marta O., Operations Lead
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Architecture, security, and infrastructure were all covered for our SaaS launch. The ongoing retainer keeps performance stable and gives us rapid answers when stakeholders push for changes.

Why Choose Starter.pt?

  • ✔️ 20+ years delivering for agencies, startups, and corporate teams
  • ✔️ Zend-certified engineers who own frontend, backend, and ops
  • ✔️ Agile rituals that keep stakeholders informed and scope under control
  • ✔️ Clear SLAs, direct access to senior developers, and no ticket queues
  • ✔️ Security-first build process with OWASP audits, reviews, and automation

At Starter.pt we plug into your workflow, help refine scope, and deliver resilient systems that hold up under traffic and scrutiny. Strategy, performance, accessibility, and long-term maintenance are baked into every release, not bolted on later.

Frequently Asked Questions

We design and build custom web platforms that balance speed, security, accessibility, and brand fidelity. Our stack spans PHP8, Laravel, Symfony, MySQL, modern JS frameworks, and Bootstrap, so we can deliver anything from conversion-focused sites to complex SaaS dashboards with the right tooling for each job.

Yes. We audit the codebase, document risks, and prioritize fixes before touching production. From patching legacy PHP to modernizing frontend build chains, we leave you with clearer architecture, better performance, and a roadmap your team can follow.

Every engagement starts with an OWASP Top 10 review of code, infrastructure, and third-party services. You receive a risk-ranked report, remediation tasks the dev team can execute, and a follow-up session to validate fixes.

We can set up uptime monitoring, log aggregation, and automated alerts tied to your Slack or PagerDuty. Scheduled reviews keep patches current and ensure anomalies are handled before they escalate.

We tailor specs to the workload, scaling up to 16 vCores, 32 GB RAM, NVMe storage, staging environments, and CDN integration. The goal is right-sized infrastructure that can scale without wasting budget.

Managed VPS means we own uptime: monitoring, updates, backups, incident response, and performance tuning. You keep the visibility, we handle the hands-on keyboard work.

Retainers cover bug fixes, feature enhancements, performance tuning, deployments, and technical consulting. Hours roll with demand, so you always have a senior engineer ready without spinning up new vendors.

Email, Slack, or your project board; choose whichever channel keeps things moving. You talk directly with the developers on your project, no ticket triage or copy-paste replies.

Let’s Talk

Need help, a second opinion, or just want to say hello? We’d love to hear from you.

  • hello@starter.pt
  • +351 916 558 921