Lightbridge Labs
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Software Crafted by a Team
with 15+ Years of Shared Stories, Not Status Updates.

The safest choice isn't the biggest name. It's the team that's been solving problems together longer than most consultants stay at one firm.

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5,000+ Organizations Trusted
15+ Years Proven Delivery
99.9% System Uptime
The Problem

You've Seen This Story Before

It starts with a handshake and a slide deck full of senior partners. But three months in, the partners disappear. The "senior" engineers turn out to be juniors learning on your dime.

Communication breaks down. Timelines slip. The budget balloons. And suddenly, you're explaining to the board why the digital transformation initiative is stalled.

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"Integration stuck for 18 months"

We bring direction when you've lost true north.

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"Two agencies already failed"

We repair the broken chains of communication and code.

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Industry Promise

"Digital Transformation"

70-88%

Failure Rate

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Industry Promise

"On Time and On Budget"

189-215%

Average Cost Overrun

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Industry Promise

"Seamless integration"

56%

of failures caused by communication breakdowns

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Industry Promise

"Enterprise-grade security"

$380M

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The Team That Stays

What if "Safe" Wasn't the Biggest Name, but the Team That Never Leaves?

At Lightbridge Labs, we've built our entire company on a radical idea: the same team that starts your project finishes it.

Joshua Frappier
20 Years

Joshua Frappier

CEO

Sebastian Iancu
17 Years

Sebastian Iancu

Developer

Dragos Rusea
16 Years

Dragos Rusea

Developer

Elisei Timofte
11 Years

Elisei Timofte

Developer

Our Advantage

What That Means For You

We specialize in projects where stability and expertise are non-negotiable.

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No Knowledge Transfer Documents

We don't need a three-month handoff period. We understand enterprise architecture patterns because we've built them for 15+ years.

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No Ramp-Up Time

Our team arrives with a shared shorthand. We don't spend your budget learning how to work together—we spend it solving your problems.

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No Finger-Pointing

When an integration fails, we don't blame the API. We find the fix. Our internal culture is built on collective ownership.

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Senior Engineers, Day One to Done

The people you meet in the first meeting are the same people who will be writing your production code six months from now.

The math is simple:
15 years of shared context > 15 rotating consultants.
Every. Single. Time.

We specialize in projects where team stability matters most

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The integration project stuck for 18 months
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APIs that actually work
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Replacing legacy core systems without downtime
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Data architecture that scales with you
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Security-first development cycles
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Post-acquisition platform consolidation
The Projects We Take

Not the massive $50M transformation program.

We'd rather be honest now than disappointing later. We focus where we can guarantee impact.

When you've got a fast-moving integration project that keeps dying in committee—
That's when a team with 15+ years of shared context matters.

Our Services

Precise execution across the stack

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Strategy & Design

We don't just build what you ask for; we build what you need. Our strategy phase focuses on long-term maintainability and business impact.

Product Roadmap UX Strategy System Audit
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Development

Clean, testable, and production-ready code. Our senior engineers handle everything from complex integrations to custom enterprise platforms.

Full-Stack API Design Legacy Rescue
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Operations & Optimization

Deployment is just the beginning. We optimize for scale, performance, and security, ensuring your systems evolve with your user base.

Cloud Native CI/CD Performance
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Technology-Agnostic Approach

We aren't tied to a specific vendor or framework. We choose the right tools for your specific constraints and future goals.

Tool Selection Architecture Scalability
The Methodology

Partnership, Not Transactions

We don't just deliver features; we integrate into your vision with a battle-tested workflow designed for enterprise scale.

Discovery Call

We strip away the buzzwords to understand the technical debt, the business blockers, and the actual "why" behind your initiative.

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Think—Make—Test

Rapid iterative cycles. We build in public, deploying to staging environments daily so there are never any "big reveal" surprises.

Long-Term Partnership

Handover isn't the end. We stick around to ensure the 1M+ users we scaled for are supported and the knowledge is transferred.

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Case Studies

Delivering Results
Where It Matters

Enterprise SaaS Platform

Enterprise SaaS Platform — 5,000+ Organizations

The Challenge

Scale A Platform 10x Without Downtime Or Re-Architecture.

  • check_circle 100,000+ active users
  • check_circle 99.9% uptime over 10 years
  • check_circle Zero-downtime scaling
  • check_circle Same core team for 10 years straight

Workforce Augmentation — 10+ Studio Clients

The Challenge

Augmenting Teams With Senior Engineers To Extend Core Platform At Enterprise Scale.

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  • check_circle Enabled 1M+ concurrent user scaling
  • check_circle Extended engine with custom features
  • check_circle Delivered player support tools, content management, testing controls
Workforce Augmentation

Q&A

How can a small team handle enterprise-scale projects? expand_more
Team size isn't the constraint—communication overhead is. Our 15+ years of collaboration means zero ramp-up time, instant context sharing, and efficient execution that outpaces teams 10x our size. We've built platforms serving 100,000+ users and scaled systems to 1M+ concurrent users. Small team, enterprise results.
What if you don't have experience in our specific industry? expand_more
We're technology experts, not industry specialists—and that's often an advantage. We bring fresh perspectives without the baggage of "how it's always been done." The core challenges—building scalable systems, creating great user experiences, integrating complex data—are similar across industries. We learn your domain fast, then apply battle-tested engineering principles.
What happens if team members leave? expand_more
Fair question. Our average tenure is 12+ years because we've built a company people want to stay at. Some team members have worked together for 17 years. That said, we cross-train and document thoroughly—not for handoffs to new consultants, but to ensure institutional knowledge is shared across our stable team.
How do your rates compare to big consultancies? expand_more
We're honest about this: our hourly rates might look similar. But here's what you're not paying for: junior consultants billing senior rates, knowledge transfer overhead, duplicated work from team rotations, and the inefficiency tax of constant onboarding. When you factor in actual delivery speed and quality, we're 2-3x more cost-effective.
Can you handle our existing tech stack? expand_more
We're technology-agnostic by design. Whether you're on AWS, Azure, or GCP; React or Angular; Node.js or Java—we adapt to your environment. We work with: Node.js, Next.js, Elixir/Phoenix, Ruby/Rails, React, Angular, Vue.js, React Native, AWS, Azure, GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, and modern AI/ML platforms (OpenAI, Anthropic, AWS AI, GCP AI).
What size projects do you take on? expand_more
We're flexible. We've delivered focused 4-6 week engagements and multi-year strategic partnerships. We're probably not the right fit for $50M platform overhauls with 200-person teams. But for fast-moving integration projects, stuck builds that need rescuing, or systems that need senior engineers who can actually ship—that's our sweet spot.
Do you work with our existing team or replace them? expand_more
We integrate with your team, we don't replace them. Many of our best projects involve close collaboration with in-house developers. We become an extension of your capabilities—bringing senior expertise where you need it, when you need it.