Software consultancy · London, United Kingdom

Software your organisation can depend on

We design, build and modernise web applications, automate operational processes and connect the systems you already run. Every engagement is scoped in writing, priced by the milestone and delivered by the people you meet.

Between us, we've built production software at

  • Amazon
  • Microsoft
  • Meta
  • Morgan Stanley
  • Shell

Former employers of members of our team. They are not clients and do not endorse Half Bell.

Our firm

A deliberately small firm, accountable for all of it

Half Bell is a small team of experienced engineers. We work directly with you to define the scope, build the software and support it after launch.

How we work
Capabilities

What we do

Projects that fall between off-the-shelf products and a full in-house team: new systems, better use of the ones you have, and confidence that both are sound.

Build

New software, designed with the people who'll use it every day.

Automate and connect

Less re-keying, fewer spreadsheets, and numbers everyone agrees on.

Secure and deliver

Confidence that what you have is safe, and that what you're building will land.

All services

People

Who you'll work with

A small team of engineers, with a founder who leads delivery and is accountable for every engagement. You deal with us directly, from the first call to handover.

  • David Lass

    Founder and delivery lead

  • Varun Gupta

    Software engineer

  • Uliana Bystritsckaia

    Software engineer

Let's discuss what you need

A free 30-minute consultation with the people who would do the work. We'll tell you plainly whether we're the right firm for it, and what a fixed-price first step would look like.