Kensink Labs
GraphQLTechnologies & Infrastructure8-week engagement
GRAPHQL · TYPED APIS

Typed GraphQL APIs. Schema-first, N+1-aware, real performance.

A typed schema and exactly-what-you-asked-for responses. GraphQL shines for rich clients with diverse data needs, and we are honest about when REST is simpler.

REST/GraphQLTypeScriptNode.js
Cycle
8 weeks · fixed price
Stack
GraphQL
Output
Production code + eval suite
Handoff
Full source ownership
[THE SHORT VERSION]

Powerful for the right client, overkill for the wrong one.

GraphQL lets clients fetch exactly the fields they need from a typed schema, which is excellent for complex frontends and mobile apps with varied screens. It adds server complexity (caching, N+1, auth per field), so for simple APIs we often prefer REST.

When it fits
  • Rich clients with diverse, evolving data needs
  • Multiple frontends sharing one typed schema
  • Mobile apps minimizing round trips and payload
When it does not
  • Simple CRUD APIs where REST is less to operate
[HOW WE BUILD IT]

How we build with GraphQL.

01

Scope and fit

We decide where GraphQL earns its place in your system, and where a simpler tool wins. No resume-driven architecture.

02

Build on a tested foundation

We integrate GraphQL against a foundation we trust: typed code, CI, and observability from the first commit. Boring infrastructure, modern surface.

03

Eval before launch

An eval suite proves the build behaves before it reaches a user. We measure, then ship.

04

Handoff with ownership

Your team gets the code, the tests, and a runbook. No lock-in to us or to a vendor framework.

[WHAT YOU GET]

What the engagement leaves behind.

Senior
Engineers who have shipped this before
100%
Source ownership at handoff
Eval-first
Tested before it ships
0
Framework lock-in
APPLIED K-FRAMEWORK

Bring the problem.
We’ll bring the build.

Senior engineers, eval suite at handoff, full source ownership. Sprint, program, or ongoing. We shape the engagement to the work.