A software production partner for startups

To The Intro
Est. 2020

Introduction

Plaiko is a tiny software engineering team founded in 2020, composed of three specialized developers with a shared passion for helping startups by being a software production partner. Our team brings five years of collaborative experience to every project.

We strive to deliver solutions that blend technical precision with understanding of business goals.

What sets Plaiko apart is our streamlined communication approach. We eliminate traditional hierarchical barriers by connecting a product owner directly with the entire project team or lead engineer, ensuring transparency, responsiveness, and efficient decision-making throughout the development lifecycle.

Our small size is our strength—enabling agility, personalized attention, and a development process where each team member brings specialized expertise while maintaining a holistic understanding of project objectives. Due to our compact team structure, we deliberately focus on a single project at a time, dedicating our complete attention and resources to ensure exceptional quality and timely delivery without dividing our focus across multiple commitments.

Meet Our Team

Arthur Bohdanov

Arthur Bohdanov

Lead Software Engineer, 35

With extensive experience leading software development initiatives, Arthur oversees project architecture and technical implementation while serving as the primary point of contact for a product owner, when whole team meetings are not necessary.

Alex Goroshko

Alex Goroshko

UI, Animations & Custom Shaders Programmer, 23

Alex specializes in creating visually striking and responsive user interfaces, with particular expertise in animation systems and custom shader development for enhanced visual experiences.

Kostyantin Nemchenko

Kostyantin Nemchenko

Front-End Business Logic Developer, 24

Kostyantin focuses on implementing business logic in front-end applications, ensuring seamless functionality and intuitive user experiences across platforms.

* We do collaborate with talented UI/UX experts and can recommend whom to work with. Though, our internal team only provides software engineering services.

Our Development Philosophy

We approach each project as genuine partners rather than a traditional outsource team. Our engagement model includes:

  • Providing concrete timeframes and clearly defined milestones from project inception
  • Delivering early feedback and regular feature releases to maintain momentum
  • Assisting with task preparation, formalization, and prioritization to optimize development flow
  • Investing time to understand the underlying business model and offering technical suggestions to enhance project growth
  • Conducting in-house testing without additional QA charges
  • Maintaining transparent pricing with no hidden costs or administrative overhead

Development Ethics

As a dedicated software development team rather than an agency, we adhere to core principles that guide our work:

  • Minimizing solution complexity as a fundamental practice
  • Introducing new abstractions only when they provide substantial value
  • Creating interfaces that prioritize intuitive usability over unnecessary visual elements

Our team's computer science backgrounds enable us to adapt quickly to new technologies. We select tools based on project requirements rather than limiting ourselves to familiar frameworks, ensuring each solution is optimally designed for its specific purpose.

Technical Expertise

Front-End

  • Unity3D (UI, animations, shaders, application logic) for playful, interactive apps
  • React / React Native and Angular for business-oriented applications
  • Programming Languages: C#, TypeScript/JavaScript
Unity3D React React Native Angular C# TypeScript JavaScript

Back-End

  • Programming Languages: C#, TypeScript/JavaScript, Go
  • Frameworks & Runtimes: .NET Core, ASP.NET Core, Node.js
  • Databases: MariaDB, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis
  • Message Brokers: Apache Kafka
  • Networking: WebSockets, HTTP, Photon Engine, Unity Networking
  • Cloud & Services: Firebase
  • ORM: Entity Framework Core
  • CI/CD: Docker, TeamCity, bash scripting, Linux environment
.NET Core Node.js Go PostgreSQL MongoDB Redis Kafka Docker

Recent Projects

CitizensCup

CitizensCup Mobile App

iOS Unity C# TypeScript ASP.NET Core Node.js SQL Apache Kafka Microservices

A sophisticated iOS application for real-time, competitive, skill-based tournaments with real cash prizes. This complex system demonstrates our ability to handle high-performance requirements and large-scale user interactions.

Technical Highlights:

  • Real-time tournament sessions supporting up to 1,000 concurrent users per live event (internal testing data)
  • Fast image processing system for user-uploaded content during live sessions
  • Four distinct competitive game types leveraging native iOS capabilities
  • Trial game feature with custom-written AI bots for session simulation
  • Advanced matchmaking system using ELO algorithm
  • Seamless Stripe integration for secure payment processing
  • Custom administration panel for tournament management
  • Microservice-based backend architecture optimized for high traffic loads
  • Event-driven UI implementation with server-side synchronization, including interactive animations and video elements
  • Custom cross-platform solution for high-performance drawing on mobile devices
  • Optimized database architecture maintaining performance as data volume increases
Website → App Store →
Singleton Quest

Singleton Quest Mobile App

(product is transforming into Nudgy)

iOS Android Unity React Native SQL Firebase

A gamified application designed to address corporate change management adaptation challenges. The app is distributed through special access codes to subscribing companies, facilitating employee engagement through interactive gameplay.

Technical Highlights:

  • Complete UI design and implementation with intuitive user flows
  • Interactive card-based gameplay mechanics with advanced deck management
  • Sophisticated push notification system utilizing user clustering for targeted messaging
  • Community-based mission system enabling collaborative task completion
  • Reward and win streak features to enhance user engagement
  • Seamless integration of native device capabilities including camera functionality
  • High-performance backend business logic with optimized database queries
  • Comprehensive analytics integration with Google Analytics dashboards for client reporting
Google Play Store → iOS App Store →
Secret Neighbor

Secret Neighbor Video Game

Unity PC Consoles Multiplayer Photon Engine Networking

Contributed to the development of this multiplayer social horror game released on Steam, PC, and various console platforms.

Technical Highlights:

  • Full real-time networking capabilities development
  • Gameplay features development
  • Network serialization optimization techniques to achieve spending less funds on serving traffic
  • Deterministic object spawning over network to synchronize clients
  • Databases programming
  • Implementation of custom real-time networking library which allows to abstract away cloud based provider
Steam →

We invite you to work together, and let's build something great.

E-mail: team@plaiko.com

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