Where we are
Liverpool, UK.
Avenue HQ, Mann Island
Liverpool L3 1BP
United Kingdom
About
A senior software team, based in Liverpool, working with clients across the UK.
We build custom software for businesses that have outgrown off-the-shelf — pairing senior engineering experience with modern AI tooling, on engagements designed to last beyond the first project. We're not a body-shop. We're not a chatbot consultancy. We're a partner.
What we believe
The firm's worldview, in five short statements.
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Software is built by people. We hire seniors and let them work like adults.
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AI tooling has changed the speed of building. It hasn't changed what's worth building.
- 03
The best engagements are the ones where the client's team grows alongside ours.
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We'd rather lose a pitch than win the wrong project.
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Liverpool isn't a strategic decision. It's home.
Leadership
Byond is led by its founder.
Andrew Cowle
Founder
Placeholder bio. Three to four sentences on background and why Byond exists — to be drafted by the team during Phase 8 of the site build.
Senior engineering background; long career building software for businesses that grew faster than their original tech could carry them. Started Byond to keep doing that work, with a small team of people who've been around the block.
By the numbers
A small firm, with a deep bench of work behind it.
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12
Years in business
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60+
Engagements delivered
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9 mo
Average engagement length
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3 yr
Average client tenure
Numbers are placeholders during the v1 build — final values land before launch.
Working with us
Thinking about joining the team — or just curious how we run it?
There's a separate page for that.
Want to talk to one of us directly?
Liverpool, UK. Available across the UK and remote.