The AI Build Audit · 5 working days

Is your AI-built product safe to sell?

You shipped fast. Now a customer, a raise or a security questionnaire is asking harder questions. Get a senior engineer’s clear-eyed review of what you built, what matters most, and what it will take to fix it.

Five focused days. A practical plan you can act on.
5 working daysFrom access to clear findings
7 engineering lensesSecurity through cost at scale
One prioritised planSo you know what to do next
The moment after the demo

It works. But would you stake a customer on it?

AI tools make it easier than ever to ship a convincing product. They don’t tell you if the foundations will hold when real users, real data and real scrutiny arrive.

The question isn’t “was this written by AI?” It’s “can this product safely do what the business needs it to do?”
A deal is on the lineYour first enterprise buyer has sent a security questionnaire.
Money just arrivedInvestors expect the product to withstand new scrutiny.
The code feels opaqueParts of the product work, but nobody can explain them.
Something went wrongAn incident has exposed gaps you need to understand.
What gets reviewed

Look under the hood.
Know where you stand.

A focused engineering review across the parts of your product that affect whether it is safe, dependable and ready to grow.

01

Security

Secrets, authentication, permissions, exposed endpoints and dependency risk.

02

Data

What you collect, where it lives, how it is protected and whether the model will scale.

03

Reliability

What happens when something fails, and whether you will know when it breaks.

04

Scalability

What gives way first as usage grows, and what it would take to add capacity.

05

Maintainability

How understandable the code is, where knowledge is concentrated and what blocks change.

06

Delivery

How changes reach production, and what catches a risky release before customers do.

07

Cost at scale

Where your current architecture gets expensive as usage grows tenfold.

A clear week, end to end

Expert judgement.
Useful answers.

Tools can flag patterns. A CTO helps you understand which ones matter to your product and business.

01

Get the context

We review your repository and infrastructure, then talk through what the business needs the product to do.

02

Review the product

Three focused review days across the seven engineering areas. We follow the evidence and understand the decisions behind it.

03

Prioritise the findings

Risks are explained in plain English and ranked by impact, with recommended actions and effort estimates.

04

Walk through what comes next

A 60-minute readout with you and your engineers, so everyone understands the decisions ahead.

You keep the report

Use it with your team, your next hire or your board. The findings are yours.

Findings → priorities → estimates
Is this right for you?

For founders who need the truth, clearly.

The audit is designed for a product that exists already and has real stakes attached to it.

A strong fit if…

  • Your product is live or close to launch
  • AI assistance played a meaningful part in building it
  • A round, customer, incident or growth has raised the stakes
  • You want a practical plan, not just reassurance

Probably not if…

  • You have not built a product yet
  • You already know what is wrong and only need implementation
  • You need a formal ISO, SOC 2 or penetration-test certification
  • You want a rubber stamp without changing anything
Fixed scope · senior review

Know the plan before you commit.

This is a defined five-day engagement with a prioritised report and a review session. We’ll confirm fit and scope on a free 30-minute call, then agree the fixed fee before any work starts.

Common questions

Good questions to ask.

Do you need access to our code?

Yes. The review is grounded in your repository and, where relevant, your deployment and infrastructure setup. We agree access and boundaries with you before we begin.

What if you find nothing serious?

That is a useful result. You still receive the review, the reasoning and the areas to keep an eye on as the product grows.

Can you fix what you find?

The audit stands on its own. If you want help with the follow-up work, we can scope that separately from the findings, so you can choose what happens next.

Is this a penetration test or compliance certification?

No. This is an engineering review of your product’s readiness and risks. It does not replace a formal penetration test, ISO assessment or SOC 2 audit.

Will the report make sense if I’m not technical?

Yes. Findings are explained in plain language, prioritised by business impact and walked through with you. Your engineers can join the readout too.

Your product has momentum. Make it dependable.

Get clear on what you’ve built.

Start with a free 30-minute conversation. No pressure, and we’ll say if the audit isn’t right for you.

Book an AI Build Audit call