Govern & Modernize
A named senior engineer uses Copilot, Cursor, or Claude Code to read old code, lock what it does with tests, and land small changes a person still approves. The system stays up.
The module stays. The language stays. What changes is how safe it is to touch. We start with characterization tests that pin what the code does today, including the odd cases nobody wrote down. Then Copilot, Cursor, or Claude Code may propose a small change. A named person reads the diff and owns the merge. We measure the outcome: a test that fails when behavior drifts, a function a new engineer can read, and a path you can change next month without a weekend outage. Moving the system onto a stack your team can keep is legacy software modernization. Putting a stable API in front of the system you already run, so new work can ship while the old system stays up, is API-first modernization for older systems. This engagement is the code you already have. Same idea, other angles. A phone or tablet app you would rather refresh than abandon is Rebuild or refresh an existing app. People who do this work inside your team are Staff augmentation for legacy modernization. A patient portal that needs the same care is Patient portal modernization. We have been shipping software since 2002.
What we hand back
Tests that pin today's behavior
Small diffs a person approved
A module the next change can touch
A number for what got safer
Why teams call Maxiom
A long diff can look finished and still change a rule the business depends on. If you cannot say what the code did yesterday, you are not ready to change it.
Tests written after the refactor often prove the new version agrees with itself. They do not prove you kept the behavior customers already rely on.
A rewrite in one pull request is too big to review. It stalls, then it lands on a Friday because someone is tired of the conflict.
Kickoff
We look at the module you are afraid to touch, what must keep working, and whether the real job is a refactor or a move to a new stack.
You get: a clear yes or no on fit
You get a written slice: the tests that pin today's behavior, the changes we will attempt, and the person who approves each merge.
You get: a committed written scope
The named engineer writes characterization tests first, then lands small reviewed changes. The assistant may draft. A human owns every merge.
You get: progress you can inspect
You keep the tests, the smaller module, and a walkthrough of what changed and what we refused to change.
You get: old code you can change again
Scoping
Tell us your stack, timeline, and constraints. We will tell you honestly whether Maxiom is the right fit, and what a scoped engagement would look like.
Prefer calendar? Book a scoping call · hello@maxiomtech.com
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The first conversation is scoping. Stack, constraints, and whether we are the right fit.
A named engineer uses Copilot, Cursor, or Claude Code to read old code, pin what it does with tests, and land small changes a person still approves. The language and the system stay. The code gets safer to change.
Old code often holds rules nobody documented. A characterization test records what the code does today, including the odd cases. You change the code only after a failing test would tell you the behavior moved.
A named person on your side or ours. The assistant can propose a diff. It does not approve its own pull request. If the diff is too big to read in one sitting, it is too big to merge.
Legacy modernization moves an aging system onto a stack your team can keep, in phases, while production stays up. Start there when the runtime itself has to change: legacy software modernization. This engagement leaves the stack in place and makes the code you have safer to change.
An API in front lets new work call the system you already run without rewriting it. That is API-first modernization for older systems. This page is the code inside the system: tests, small diffs, and a human on every merge.
Copilot, Cursor, and Claude Code, inside your repository and your rules. They draft. They do not choose the behavior to keep, and they do not merge. Client code stays in your environment.
Behavior that stays pinned, a module a new engineer can read, and a change that ships without a weekend outage. We write those down before the work, and we check them at the end. A big drop in line count with no tests is not a result.
Say so on the first call. A phone or tablet app you would refresh is Rebuild or refresh an existing app. A patient portal is Patient portal modernization. People who join your team to do this work are Staff augmentation for legacy modernization.
A 30-minute scoping call. Bring the module you are afraid to touch and the name of the person who can say what must not change. We will tell you if the right next step is this refactor, a move to a new stack, or someone else. You can contact us or use the form on this page.
Govern & Modernize
Govern & Modernize
Govern & Modernize
Software Engineering
Software Engineering
Govern & Modernize
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