Technical Code Audit by Alpha Expansion
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Technical Code Audit

AN HONESTLOOKINSIDEYOUR CODE

We give you an independent assessment of your software, covering code quality, architecture, security, performance and maintainability, written so that technical and non-technical decision makers can both act on it.

Code quality reviewSecurity findingsRemediation roadmap
01Our Approach

We write every audit for two readers, the engineer who must fix the findings and the manager who must decide whether to fund the work.

02Overview

An independent view of your software's condition

  • 01Code quality review
  • 02Security findings
  • 03Remediation roadmap

A technical audit examines a codebase and the systems around it to answer practical questions. Is this software sound, can it grow, is it secure and what would it cost to put right. We combine automated analysis with manual review by senior engineers, run the application, inspect infrastructure and delivery practices, and report findings by severity with recommended actions.

It is commissioned before an investment or acquisition, when taking over a product from a supplier, when delivery has slowed without explanation, or ahead of a major scaling effort. An audit does not assign blame. It gives owners a factual basis for decisions, and gives developers a prioritized list instead of a vague sense that the code needs work.

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03What We Do

Capabilities, End to End

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Architecture review

We assess how the system is structured, how its parts depend on each other and whether the design can support the growth and features you plan.

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Code quality analysis

Readability, duplication, complexity, test coverage and consistency are measured with tools and judged by engineers who read the critical paths line by line.

03
Security assessment

Authentication, authorization, input handling, secrets, dependencies and data protection are checked against the OWASP Top Ten and common attack patterns.

04
Performance and scalability

Slow queries, inefficient code paths, caching and capacity limits are identified through profiling and load testing of the most used functions.

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Infrastructure and delivery

Hosting, deployment pipelines, environments, backups, monitoring and recovery procedures are reviewed for reliability, cost and the risk of human error.

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Dependency and license check

Third-party libraries are listed with their versions, known vulnerabilities and license terms, highlighting anything outdated, abandoned or legally restrictive for you.

04In Production

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05What You Receive

Handed Over, Ready to Run

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Executive summary for decision makers
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Detailed technical findings report
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Severity rating for every finding
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Security vulnerability list
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Dependency and license inventory
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Performance test results
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Prioritized remediation roadmap
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Review session with your team
06How It Runs

From Kickoff to Launch

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Scope and access
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Analyze and inspect
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Verify and rate
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Report and discuss
01
Scope and access

We agree on the questions the audit must answer, receive read access to repositories, environments and documentation under a confidentiality agreement, and get the application running.

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Analyze and inspect

Static analysis, dependency scanners and security tools produce a first map, then senior engineers review architecture and critical code manually and test the running system themselves.

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Verify and rate

Each finding is confirmed, rated by severity and likelihood, and paired with a recommended fix and a rough size of the effort, so priorities are clear.

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Report and discuss

You receive a summary for leadership and a detailed report for engineers, followed by a session to walk through the findings and answer questions from both groups.

07Technology

The Stack We Use

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08Who It Is For

Built for Teams Like Yours

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You must decide about software you cannot judge yourself

You are about to invest in, acquire or take over a product, or your own platform has become slow to change and nobody can say why. Opinions differ inside the team. You need an impartial, evidence-based account of its condition and the work required.

Technical due diligence for investors
Taking over from a supplier
Before a major scaling effort
Slow delivery without clear cause
After a security incident
Preparing for a compliance review
09Questions

What buyers ask before they start

If yours is not here, ask us directly. The first conversation is free and useful whether or not we work together.

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Architecture, code quality, automated tests, security, performance, third-party dependencies and licenses, infrastructure, deployment and documentation. The depth in each area is set by the questions you need answered. A due diligence audit emphasizes risk and scalability, while an audit of a struggling project looks harder at maintainability and delivery practices. The scope is agreed in writing beforehand.

No. A penetration test attacks the running system from outside to find exploitable weaknesses. A code audit reads the source and reviews design, which reveals causes and many issues an outside test cannot see. Our audit includes a security review and scanning. For regulated or high-risk systems we recommend a dedicated penetration test as a complement.

We work under a confidentiality agreement with read-only access granted by you and revoked at the end. Code is reviewed in your repositories or in an isolated environment, and is not copied to personal devices or shared services. Findings are delivered only to the people you name. Any credentials discovered in the code are reported immediately.

The audit assesses the software, not the people. Most problems come from deadlines, changing requirements and decisions that were reasonable at the time. We describe findings factually, explain their consequences and suggest fixes. In our experience developers welcome the report, because it gives weight to concerns they have often raised themselves without being heard.

Yes, if you would like us to, and you are free to use any team. The remediation roadmap is detailed enough for your own developers or another supplier to follow. When we do the work, we begin with the highest risks, add tests around changed code and report progress against the audit's findings so improvement is measurable.

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