Code Audit & Security Review
Find the debt before it finds you.
A senior read of your codebase for security holes, reliability risks, and the structural shortcuts that slow every change. You get a prioritized findings report and a fix plan, not a vague verdict. Built for fast-moving teams and AI-generated codebases.
What We Audit
Where the debt hides, and what we check.
Security and auth
Authentication and authorization logic, input validation, secrets management, and the auth gaps that copy-paste leaves behind.
Dependency and supply-chain risk
Outdated and vulnerable packages, unpinned versions, and the libraries you depend on without knowing it.
Data handling and privacy
How sensitive data is stored, logged, and moved. The places a breach or a compliance problem would start.
Reliability and error handling
Unhandled failures, silent catches, missing timeouts, and the paths that break under real load.
Performance traps
N+1 queries, unbounded loops, and the choices that are fine at demo scale and fall over with real users.
Structural and AI-generated debt
Duplicated logic, tangled coupling, and the shortcuts AI codegen adds when it optimizes for working over safe and maintainable.
How It Works
Scope, audit, report, fix.
1. Scope
A look at the repo and a short call. You get the cost and timeline before anything starts.
2. Audit
A senior read of the code and architecture across security, reliability, performance, and structure.
3. Report
A prioritized findings report, each issue rated by severity and effort with the files and a recommended fix, plus a readout call.
4. Fix
Optional. We remediate the high-severity findings and set up the guardrails that keep new debt from piling back up.
FAQ
Common questions.
What is a code audit?
A structured review of your codebase for security holes, reliability risks, performance traps, and the accumulated shortcuts that slow every future change. You get a written report with prioritized findings and a fix plan, not a vague 'it needs work' verdict.
How is this different from a security pen test?
A pen test attacks the running app from the outside. A code audit reads the source: auth logic, data handling, dependency risk, secrets management, and the structural debt a pen test never sees. The two are complementary. We focus on the code and architecture.
What is security technical debt?
The security shortcuts that pile up when a team ships fast: missing input validation, secrets in the repo, outdated dependencies, auth checks copy-pasted with subtle gaps. It is invisible until it isn't. AI-generated code is especially prone to it because the tool optimizes for working, not safe.
Who needs a code audit?
Founders about to raise (investors run technical diligence). Teams that inherited a codebase or a vibe-coded MVP. Anyone onboarding real customers or handling sensitive data who has never had a second set of senior eyes on the code. And teams shipping a lot of AI-generated code without a review gate.
What do I get at the end?
A prioritized findings report: each issue rated by severity and effort, with the specific files and a recommended fix. A short readout call to walk through it. Optionally, we do the fixes too, or set up the guardrails so the debt stops accruing.
How long does it take?
Most audits run one to two weeks depending on codebase size. We scope up front from a look at the repo so you know the cost and timeline before we start.
Can you fix what you find?
Yes. The audit stands alone, but most clients have us remediate the high-severity findings and set up the review process and tooling that keeps new debt from piling back up.
Want eyes on your code?
First call is free. Send the repo, we'll scope an audit and tell you what we'd look at first.
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