Full Stack Development
Dark Wolf combines expert-level proficiency in leading programming languages and frameworks with tailored AI-enabled tooling for code development to build and deliver secure software systems that meet mission needs. We follow a lean product management approach and leverage methodologies including Scrum, Pair Programming, Test-Driven Development (TDD), and User-Centered Design (UCD). We use CI/CD pipelines including our own Warp Pipelines to automate the testing, security scanning, and quality analysis of our delivered software. We deploy our applications to traditional cloud IaaS environments and/or PaaS environments including Kubernetes-based DevSecOps platforms we have deployed for the US Space Force, USSOCOM, and US Air Force.
UI/UX Design
Dark Wolf follows a User-Centered Design (UCD) approach to develop software systems. Our designers work closely with product teams and users to identify and design user-facing solutions that address key needs. We perform Discovery and Framing (D&F) where we use investigative research techniques such as surveys, interviews, and user observation sessions to understand, or discover the problems. We then conduct brainstorming sessions and other collaborative exercises using various user personas to form possible solutions that we present, in the form of wireframes and storyboards, to our users to gather feedback. We perform these D&F exercises iteratively throughout the life of the project to ensure we are continuously engaging with users and refining our design to best meet their needs. This ensures tight feedback loops to minimize refactoring impacts and rapidly deliver intuitive MVP software to users.
Microservice Architecture
Dark Wolf has extensive experience designing and implementating software system following a microservice architecture approach. We incorporate Domain Driven Design modeling techniques to decompose large domains into modular and loosely coupled components. We implement microservices using Open Container Initiative (OCI) compliant software containers to maximize portability across environments, and implement OpenAPI compliant REST APIs for our services.
Application Modernization
Dark Wolf offers services to customers who need to transition and modernize legacy applications to increase accessibility, stability, and performance and reduce complexity and O&M costs. Our specific strategies include functional decomposition to break down a monolithic system into functional components (e.g., using the Strangler Pattern); refactor using 12-Factor App design principles to design software that is resilient, portable, scalable, and easily deployable; and focus on cloud-native deployment. For modernization of legacy code baselines, Dark Wolf employs an advanced AI-driven approach to dramatically accelerate migration timelines and increase conversion accuracy. Our methodology involves a discovery phase where we apply AI models to analyze legacy code for documentation and understanding, followed by a Test-Driven Development (TDD) phase where AI (such as our NITO capability) generates test cases, suggests transformations, and identifies bugs.
