Minneapolis software engineering

Build faster with AI. Release with confidence.

Waypoint is a team of senior engineers who build software with AI every day. In five weeks, we can make AI part of your team's daily work. Or we can run and improve your custom software, so you don't need a full-time dev team.

Same engineers, start to finish Fixed scope, fixed price No hype, no decks
Ways to work with us

Pick your heading.

Have engineers who need to move faster with AI? Take Jetstream. Have software that matters but no team to own it? Put it on Autopilot. Need senior hands on deck for the long haul? Bring on a Flight Crew.

For engineering teams

Jetstream

Five weeks to an AI-fluent team.

Our engineers embed with your team and coach them on your real backlog. We measure the team at the start and the end, so you see the change in numbers.

  • Group workshops plus 1:1 pairing on live sprint work
  • A before-and-after report on AI proficiency and delivery
  • Instruction files, skills and workflows your team keeps
  • Internal champions trained to keep it going after we leave
5 weeks · typically $20k–$35k Explore Jetstream →
For companies without a dev team

Autopilot

Your own software team, without building one.

Your business runs on custom software, but hiring a full development team doesn't make sense. Autopilot keeps it running, secure and improving, with a senior team that knows your code.

  • Monitoring, upgrades, security patches and backups
  • A monthly block of new features and enhancements
  • Living documentation, so you're never locked in
  • A quarterly roadmap review, including where AI fits
One-time setup, then typically from ~$5k/month Explore Autopilot →
Flight Crew

Need more than five weeks? Our engineers join your crew.

For bigger changes, our consultants join your team for the long haul. They work on your roadmap and drive AI adoption from the inside until it sticks.

Meet the Flight Crew →
Why teams stall

Buying AI licenses is easy.
Changing how a team works is not.

We hear the same four stories from almost every company we talk to.

01

Licenses, but little use

Everyone has Copilot or Claude. A few people use it well. Many tried it once and went back to old habits.

02

"Almost right" code

AI output that's 80% correct still has to be checked. Without review habits, teams either over-trust it or ignore it.

03

Software without a home

A previous vendor or a former employee built it. Now upgrades slip, requests pile up and everyone is afraid to touch it.

04

Vendors who vanish

Contractors left, and the knowledge left with them. That black box of code stayed.

How we work

We write code, not decks.

Our founders have each built production software for more than a decade, and every Waypoint consultant now writes it with AI every day. We bring that practice to your team, prove it in numbers and hand over the workflows and skills when we go.

Consistency

The same engineers from takeoff to landing. No bait-and-switch.

Grounded

We use AI on real client work every day.

Transparent

Fixed prices, plain reporting and honest calls on what's working.

Measurable

We track adoption, cycle time and delivery speed and share the numbers with you.

AI drafts code and a senior engineer reviews every change before it merges
Our commitments

What you can count on.

5 weeks
From takeoff to a measured, AI-fluent team with Jetstream
1 team
The same senior engineers start to finish
100%
Of AI-assisted code reviewed by a senior engineer
0 lock-in
You own the code, accounts and documentation
Client stories

Results from teams like yours.

From medical devices and pharmaceuticals to healthcare staffing, here's what changed when we got involved.

Live production data on a leaner cloud bill

A medical device maker's production data ran through a database that couldn't keep up. We used AI to re-architect it as real-time streams feeding apps, Databricks and Snowflake. We also added sensor capture that leaves approved processes untouched.

Reduced cloud provider costs

An 8-year-old platform, modernized

A medical device company's iOS and Android apps were at risk of removal from the app stores. We updated both, cleaned up the codebase, codified production in Terraform and connected Salesforce patient onboarding.

Now running on Autopilot

A leaner, steadier staffing platform

A healthcare staffing app was expensive to run and its data drifted out of sync. We right-sized the infrastructure, fixed the sync bugs and sped up search.

~70% lower running costs

Product pages ready for a Super Bowl ad

A drug maker needed new product pages live before its Super Bowl spot aired. We built them on a tight timeline with AI coding tools, then moved the platform to TypeScript.

Live before kickoff
Questions

Straight answers.

Which offering is right for us?

If you have engineers and want them moving faster with AI, start with Jetstream. If you depend on custom software but don't have (or want) a development team, Autopilot is built for you. Not sure? A free strategy session will sort it out in 30 minutes.

How is pricing structured?

Jetstream typically runs $20,000–$35,000 depending on team size: one fixed price, agreed before we start. Autopilot starts with a one-time setup, then ongoing care that typically starts around $5,000 a month, depending on your software. Flight Crew engagements are a monthly team rate.

What tech stacks do you work with?

Front end, mobile (iOS and Android), back end, cloud platforms and real-time streaming data. We work in the stack you already have and leave your team able to own it.

How do you use AI in your own delivery?

AI drafts code, infrastructure, tests and documentation. A senior engineer reviews every change before it's merged. It's how we move faster without trading away quality.

What happens after Jetstream ends?

You keep everything we built together, plus a 90-day plan and trained internal champions. Many clients bring on a Flight Crew for long-term goals or jump into Jetstream with another team, but nothing is required.

Not sure where to start? Let's chart it.

Book a free 30-minute strategy session with a senior engineer. You'll leave with a one-page flight plan: your biggest risks and the next step, whether or not you work with us.