Technical Due Diligence & Code Audit

Technical Due Diligence
Code Audit
Codebase Review
Laravel

Considering acquiring a company, taking over a codebase, or inheriting a technical team? An independent code audit tells you honestly what's actually there before you commit.

Technical Due Diligence & Code Audit

Whether you're acquiring a company, inheriting a codebase, or hiring a team to replace one that's leaving, an independent code audit tells you honestly what's actually there before you commit. I've spent over a decade reading other people's code, and the value of an audit is entirely in how honest it is.

Code Audit

What's Included

  • Architecture and code quality review
  • Test coverage and technical debt assessment
  • Dependency and security risk review
  • Hosting, deployment and infrastructure review
  • A written report, not just a verbal summary

Who This Is For

  • Investors and acquirers who need to know what they're actually buying before a deal closes, not after.
  • Businesses inheriting a codebase, whether through acquisition, a departed team, or a new hire replacing an old one.
  • Founders and teams who suspect their own codebase has problems but need an independent, outside read to confirm it.

Why Independent Matters

An audit's only useful if it's honest, including when the honest answer isn't the one you were hoping for. I have no stake in the outcome beyond giving you an accurate read, and no pressure to find problems that justify further work, since any follow-up beyond the audit itself is a separate decision entirely.

Let's Talk About Your Codebase

Considering a deal, an acquisition, or a handover that needs an honest technical read first? Get in touch and I'll give you a realistic timeline and scope.

Frequently asked questions

What does a technical due diligence review actually cover?

Architecture and code quality, test coverage, technical debt, dependency and security risk, how the system's actually deployed and hosted, and whether the team or documentation behind it is enough to keep it running without the original developers. You get a written assessment, not just a verbal opinion.

Who typically needs this: an investor, a buyer, or someone hiring a new team?

All three, for different reasons. An investor or buyer wants to know what they're actually acquiring before the deal closes. A business taking on an existing codebase, whether through acquisition or a new hire replacing an old team, wants the same honest read before committing resources to it.

How long does an audit take?

Depends on the codebase's size and how much documentation exists, but a focused audit typically takes one to two weeks. I'll give you a realistic timeline once I've seen the scale of what's being reviewed.

Will you tell us what you actually think, or just soften everything?

I'll tell you honestly what state the codebase is in, including if that means recommending against the deal or the hire. An audit that only says what you want to hear isn't worth commissioning.

Can you also fix the issues the audit finds?

Yes, if you want that. The audit itself is independent of any decision to have me do the follow-up work, so there's no pressure to find problems that justify a bigger engagement.

Let's chat about your next project

Whether you need a single contractor or a full team, I run every project through Storm Digital, the studio I co-founded. Having delivered large-scale projects for businesses of every size, I bring that same commitment to clients locally in Surrey, London, and worldwide.

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