I build web applications and custom software for companies that refuse to compromise — technically precise, commercially clear, without detours. From Vorarlberg, for the whole DACH region.
Four areas of work, one continuous process — from the first idea to stable operation.
Before any code is written, I establish what the product actually has to achieve — technically feasible and commercially sound. That includes cutting requirements down to what makes the difference, and saying plainly when an off-the-shelf solution would be cheaper than building your own.
From the first working version to a mature product — iterative, measurable, without detours. Every few weeks you see something that runs rather than a presentation, and you decide on that basis what gets built next.
Fast, accessible web applications that stay stable under load and over the years. Typical cases are customer portals, internal tools and reporting interfaces that bring data from several systems together in one place.
Tailor-made systems for processes that no off-the-shelf solution covers. It often starts with an overgrown spreadsheet or a legacy system nobody maintains — and ends with an application that reflects the process instead of bending it.
I understand your business, your users and the technical constraints before I write a single line of code.
Clear system architecture, a realistic schedule, defined milestones.
Weekly reviews and working increments instead of a black box.
Production rollout, monitoring and a clear plan for what comes next.
These systems were built during my time as an employed developer in industry. They show what I work with day to day — not who I have already delivered to as a studio.
Containerised service processing machine data in real time — including persistence, analysis and alerting. The machines report over MQTT, the data lands in a PostgreSQL database and is prepared there for reporting and threshold alerts; it ships containerised, so the same image runs on a factory server and in the cloud.
Flutter application for controlling and monitoring connected machines — with push notifications when faults occur. One codebase for iOS and Android, connected over a REST interface, designed for use on the shop floor: large targets, unambiguous states, usable on a poor connection.
Self-service portal for existing customers — makes order status visible in real time and takes recurring enquiries off the support desk. React on the front end, Node.js and PostgreSQL behind it, with a roles and permissions model so each customer sees exactly their own data and nothing else.
I come from industrial software development: systems that are not allowed to fail, interfaces that have to work under real conditions. I bring that discipline to every project.
I personally own architecture, implementation and quality in every project — from containerised backend services to mobile applications that have to run reliably in the field. You speak to the same person from the first enquiry through to operation.
My studio is based in Götzis in the Vorarlberg Rhine valley, between Feldkirch and Dornbirn and a short drive from St. Gallen, Lindau and Lake Constance. For projects in the region I am available for on-site meetings; beyond that I work with clients across Austria, Germany, Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
It depends on scope, so there are no package prices here. After the first conversation you get an estimate with a range and the assumptions behind it. Clearly bounded stages I bill at a fixed price, ongoing development by time spent. I quote my hourly rate on request — before you commission anything, not after.
I cut projects so that something usable exists after a few weeks — something you can work with and decide on. How long the full scope takes I commit to only after the analysis phase; anything earlier would be a guess.
Yes. The studio is in Götzis in the Rhine valley; in Vorarlberg, around Lake Constance and in the neighbouring eastern Swiss and southern German area I come to you in person. Beyond that I work remotely with clients across Austria, Germany, Switzerland and Liechtenstein — workshops on site, everything else over video call and repository.
I do. Nothing is passed to subcontractors, and the person who quotes is the person who builds. If a project needs more capacity than I have, I say so in the first conversation instead of quietly outsourcing it.
Mainly .NET and C# with PostgreSQL on the backend, React on the web and Flutter for mobile applications; delivery is containerised with Docker, connected over REST or MQTT. The choice follows the task and what your team can maintain later — not what happens to be new.
You do. On payment the rights of use to the code written for you transfer to you, along with the repository and documentation. Open-source libraries keep their respective licences; which ones are involved is recorded in the project and discussed beforehand.
The rollout is not the end. On request I take on operation, monitoring and further development. An orderly handover to your own team, with a walkthrough and documentation, is equally possible. Which of the two applies is agreed before launch, not after.
Yes, that is a common starting point: an overgrown spreadsheet, a legacy system nobody maintains, an application whose original developer is no longer available. It begins with taking stock — what stays, what gets replaced, how the data moves across — before anything is switched off.
Wherever possible, hosting stays in Europe; this website itself runs in a German data centre, with no cookies and no analytics services. For your project, data processing agreements, storage locations and retention periods belong in the concept — not in an addendum shortly before launch.
With a few sentences through the form below, or directly by email to contact@ozal.cc. I reply within two working days with an honest assessment of feasibility, scope and next steps. The first conversation is free and commits you to nothing.
Tell me briefly what it is about. I will get back to you within two working days with an honest assessment — feasibility, scope, next steps.