Compressed timelines
AI removes the ceiling on how fast we can prototype, iterate, and ship. What used to require three sprints often ships in one. You get to market before the window closes, without cutting corners.
Product engineering partner
From idea
to scalable product.
Your engineering partner.
We help startups and teams validate ideas, build production-ready products, and scale their systems. Not as a vendor executing your tickets. As a partner invested in what you're building.
1-3 WeeksIdea to prototype
2Live products we operate
CTO-levelStrategic oversight
GlobalClients
Pedigree
Experience that compounds.
Our team has built, shipped, and scaled inside companies like these, as engineers, product leads, and technical partners embedded in the work. That exposure is what we bring to every engagement.
How we engage
Four ways to work with us.
From a two-week prototype to a long-term technical partnership, every engagement is scoped around your stage, your constraints, and what actually moves the needle.
Prototype Sprint
Test the idea before you fund the build. We design and build a working, testable prototype in two to four weeks — enough to know whether you're solving the right problem before you spend real money on it.
From $4,5002–4 weeksFixed price
See sprint detailsProduction MVP
Custom software built right the first time. Scoped tightly, priced upfront, and handed off with documentation your team or next developer can actually work from.
From $12,0004–10 weeksFixed price
See how we buildScale & Architecture
A slow site, tools that don't connect, or a codebase nobody can maintain — these problems compound quietly. We find what's holding you back and fix it, without disrupting your operations.
Audit from $2,500No downtimeSME-focused
Start with an auditFractional CTO
Technical leadership without the full-time hire. We sit in your meetings, oversee your developers or agencies, and make sure your technology decisions are the right ones for your business.
From $1,500/moMonth-to-monthNo lock-in
View engagement tiersAI-accelerated delivery
AI-First Engineering
We use AI to accelerate our engineering process. From discovery to launch, every engagement is AI-augmented. Not bolted on at the end, baked into how we work from day one. The result is faster delivery, fewer surprises, and a codebase that holds up.
3×Faster prototyping
Day 0AI in every engagement
ZeroTolerance for avoidable debt
Sharper decisions, earlier
We use AI to stress-test architecture, surface blind spots, and flag risks before they harden into expensive problems. Every design choice arrives at code already pressure-tested.
Human judgment at the top
AI handles the repetitive. Our team handles the strategic. The product decisions that define your business still get the full weight of experienced engineering judgment.
Case studies
Built by us. Owned and run by us.
Pulsr and Pausr aren't portfolio slides. They're live products we designed, built, and continue to operate. When we advise on product decisions, we're drawing from the same choices you're facing right now.
Engineering team management
Pulsr
The brief
Engineering team leads were juggling too many tools with too little visibility. Standups in Slack, 1:1s in Notion, health checks in spreadsheets. The ask: one workspace that connects the human side of running a team to the work actually being done.
What we delivered
- Full-stack SaaS platform, built from zero to production
- Team health dashboard with cycle tracking and watchlists
- Structured 1:1 templates and async standup workflows
- Linear integration for linking team context to active work
Next.jsTypeScriptPostgreSQLLinear API
PTO management for engineering teams
Pausr
The brief
Most leave management tools are buried inside HR suites that engineering teams don't want to live in. The ask: something lightweight, calendar-first, and built around how engineering teams actually plan work, releases, and capacity.
What we delivered
- Full-stack SaaS with freemium model, built from zero to production
- Color-coded team calendar with one-click approval flows
- Capacity planning by week or month with release freeze periods
- Holiday-aware scheduling across multiple regions
Next.jsTypeScriptPostgreSQL
How we work
A process built for founders, not agencies.
No long discovery phases. No status-update theatre. Clear stages, real output at every step, and a partner who tells you the truth.
Align
We spend time getting sharp on the actual problem. What are you solving, for whom, and what does success look like in six months? Most engagements fail here. Ours start here.
Prototype
Before serious code gets written, we validate. A working prototype in your hands so decisions get made on evidence, not assumptions and best guesses.
Build
Production-grade engineering from the first commit. Tested, documented, and built to be maintained by the team you'll hire next, not just the one you have today.
Scale
We don't hand off and disappear. As your product grows, we grow with it: new features, better architecture, and the strategic thinking your stage demands.
Why Tosh Labs
A partner with skin in the game.
We have skin in the game
Pulsr and Pausr aren't portfolio slides. They're live products we built, operate, and iterate on every week. When we advise you on product decisions, we're drawing from the same choices you're facing.
Partner, not vendor
We don't take a brief and execute it. We ask hard questions, push back when something won't work, and make product decisions alongside you. Your outcomes are our outcomes.
CTO-level thinking on every engagement
Whether it's a two-week prototype or a full build, every engagement gets strategic oversight. We think about your business, your users, and your architecture two years from now.
Let's talk
Tell us what you're building.
We work with a small number of companies at a time. If you have an idea to validate, a product to build, or a system to scale, reach out and we'll tell you honestly whether we're the right fit.
hello@toshlabs.com
Vancouver, BC · Working with clients globally