Beside the Park

Beside the Park is a Warsaw-based software development shop founded to serve innovative businesses, funded startups, and creative agencies. The team is built around Wojtek (CEO) and Urszula (co-founder, head of sales), with Paweł leading development across roughly 15 visible staff members. They work full-stack and mobile projects, handling everything from solution architecture and UX/UI design through to hosting and long-term maintenance.

Their technical foundation sits on Ruby on Rails, React, AWS, GraphQL, Node.js, and Angular—but they claim coverage across "all leading web and backend technologies." They've delivered custom B2B systems: a live-stream data engine, big-data ingestion and analytics platforms, cyber-security software, and highly secure CRM systems. On mobile, they build native iOS and Android apps alongside React Native solutions and SDKs for clients looking to provide their own developer toolkits.

Services and capabilities

Full-stack development is their core offering. The scope includes UX/UI design, solution architecture, front-end and back-end development, QA, and ongoing maintenance. For mature projects, they also provide code audits. They highlight AWS specifically—using S3 for file storage and Lambda for auto-scaling backends, particularly for traffic-heavy applications like global brand quizzes. They note the AWS bill can run high and will recommend cheaper infrastructure when massive instant scaling isn't required.

Mobile development covers native iOS, Android, and React Native. They deliver what they describe as "well-designed, high-performing, secure, and easy-to-maintain" solutions and will create and maintain mobile SDKs for clients needing to distribute their own dev tools. Mobile services include UX/UI design, development, QA, and code audits on ongoing work.

Notable work

VICE DACH (a subsidiary of VICE Media) has had multiple projects delivered and maintains a long-term partnership. Synaptiv, a big-data platform for connected cars funded by Jaguar Land Rover, engaged Beside the Park for big-data ingestion work—founder Matt Lewis praised their ability to meticulously act on instructions and manage the development process. EPSA Groupe (procurement, BPO, and cost optimization) partnered on digital transformation initiatives. Location Sciences (UK location data and insights) works with them on publisher apps; their CTO noted turnaround times of under an hour for urgent fixes, often resolved within a day. Leo Burnett Warsaw (advertising) had Beside the Park break down high-level creative concepts into staged delivery and handle complex implementation details. Verimuchme, a secure personal-information-sharing platform, is also listed.

Clients consistently mention responsiveness and flexibility. Christoph Hoffer (CTO, VICE DACH) called them "competent, friendly, flexible." Kevin Quinquis (Technical Director, EPSA) highlighted their ability to understand business context and challenge functional assumptions. Paul Hayton (CTO, Location Sciences) emphasized the one-hour response window and same-day fixes on urgent issues.

How they work

They operate on Agile principles, believing it works best for distributed teams. They embrace MVPs and evolving requirements. On estimation, they provide best-case, most-likely, and worst-case scenarios per task. Time tracking happens at task and minute granularity—some clients monitor daily charges, others simply know they have that visibility available. They call themselves "geek-driven," preferring to hire strong technical talent over sales ability. They remain technology-agnostic, recommending tools that suit the problem or working in the client's preferred stack. They position themselves as long-term relationship-focused, targeting clients who can distinguish good work from mediocre. No pricing details appear in the source.

Team and credentials

The visible team includes CEO Wojtek, co-founder and head of sales Urszula, development head Paweł, and roughly a dozen developers and project managers (Janek, Marek, Marcin, Emil, Karol, Sebastian, Dominik, Kuba, Kasia, Adrian, Błażej, Łukasz). The team comprises developers with roles in project management, UI design, and backend/frontend work. No certifications (ISO 27001, SOC 2, etc.), partnership badges, or awards are mentioned in the source. The company describes itself as "big enough to deliver, small enough to care"—a client summary they've adopted.

One notable claim: team members have worked at top-tier management consulting firms, large European and Silicon Valley software houses, and startup environments. They argue outsourced development beats in-house teams on flexibility and skill breadth for comparable budget, based on that experience.