Custom Software Development
Top-rated software development company
No offshore delays. No opaque billing. Just your dedicated senior development team, MVP to full-scale.
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From creationTo launch
Trusted by teams at
Real delivery, trusted by CTOs
At Bluelight, we pride ourselves on delivering exceptional results and earning rave reviews from our clients.
Top 1%
of applicants make the cut
7–14 days
to staff your team
from kickoff to a working team
96%
client retention rate
1,250+
projects delivered
What We Build
Software built around how your business actually runs.
Off-the-shelf tools stop working the moment your workflows get specific. Our nearshore engineers architect systems around your real processes, from the first integration to the platform that runs your operation for years.
Enterprise Systems
Complex operations and sensitive data outgrow most platforms. Ours are built to keep up.
Legacy Modernization
One wrong change here could take the business down for a day. We still modernize your legacy systems, carefully.
B2B Platforms
We design multi-tenant products around what your customers care about, not what's quickest to build.
Custom ERP & CRM
Off-the-shelf ERP and CRM tools rarely match how your team operates. We build around your real workflow.
AI-Enabled Solutions
AI only helps when it solves something real, not automation for its own sake or a checkbox to tick.
Cloud & DevOps
Slow infrastructure holds releases back. We handle migrations and CI/CD on AWS, GCP, or Azure, SOC 2 ready.
Web & Mobile Apps
Generic templates rarely fit the way you work. We build web, iOS, and Android products to spec.
QA & Testing
Bugs that reach customers cost real trust. We catch them first with testing baked into every build.
Who We Are
Built for businesses of every size, from startups to iconic brands.
Bluelight started with a simple frustration. Great companies were struggling to find engineers who were truly ready to contribute, not just on paper.
So we built a rigorous 6-step vetting process that surfaces only the top 1% of LATAM talent. Founded in 2019, based in Sacramento, CA.
75%
Senior engineers
Under 7%
Engineer attrition
96%
Client retention
1,250+
Projects shipped
Chase Bolt
Founder & CEO
Chase is the Founder and CEO of Bluelight, a custom software development and nearshore staff augmentation company. Under his leadership, Bluelight has grown into a go-to partner for companies accelerating their digital transformation.
Jason Holderness
Director of Product Engineering
Jason leads Product Engineering at Bluelight, specializing in software, product, and AI. He's focused on shaping technology and processes that solve real-world problems and drive business growth.
Founded 2019 · 7 years in business · 17 verified Clutch clients
Our Process
Launch your software development project in 3 simple steps
Talk to an Expert
One call gets you a clear budget, timeline, and team plan instead of a long sales pitch. We'll walk through your goals, talent needs, technology stack, and whichever engagement model fits your project.
Build your Dream Development Team
You get to review and sign off on every engineer before they join your project, with exclusive access to pre-vetted onshore and nearshore talent matched to the roles that matter most.
Scale your Business
Priorities change, and your engagement should be able to change with them. A dedicated Account Manager and month-to-month terms mean your team scales as your roadmap shifts.
Engagement Models
Engagement Models Fit for the Modern IT Workforce
Each model hands you a different level of control. Pick whichever fits how your team works.
Staff Augmentation
- Expand your team on demand
- Have the top 1% of tech talent in your timezone
- Fill specific skill gaps with the best talent
- Integrate engineers into your existing teams
- Manage the team yourself
- Get an entire team working alongside you
- Minimize in-house team involvement
- Reduce management involvement with our Project Managers
Dedicated Teams
- Expand your team on demand
- Have the top 1% of tech talent in your timezone
- Fill specific skill gaps with the best talent
- Integrate engineers into your existing teams
- Manage the team yourself
- Get an entire team working alongside you
- Minimize in-house team involvement
- Reduce management involvement with our Project Managers
Dedicated Project Outsourcing
- Expand your team on demand
- Have the top 1% of tech talent in your timezone
- Fill specific skill gaps with the best talent
- Integrate engineers into your existing teams
- Manage the team yourself
- Get an entire team working alongside you
- Minimize in-house team involvement
- Reduce management involvement with our Project Managers
Your time zone
Real-time collaboration.
No midnight handoffs.
The hidden cost of offshore isn't the hourly rate. It's the 10+ hour gap that stalls every question. Latin America engineers work your hours, so a change that takes an offshore team three days lands the same afternoon.
faster change cycles than offshore teams, on the same sprint.
The whole team shares one working day, from North to South America.
What clients say
Trusted by engineering leaders.
Verified client reviews from Clutch, where Bluelight holds a five-star rating.
“Their high-level productivity and commitment to project delivery within strict timelines were really impressive.”
Emily Lien
Owner, Climbings
Custom Software Development · via Clutch
“They delivered on time, and their communication was very good.”
Bob Painter
Senior Web Developer & Designer, smartboost
Custom Software Development · via Clutch
“Bluelight's project management is very professional.”
Seth Cox
Tech. Sales & Services Mgr, Sunrise Manufacturing
Custom Software Development · via Clutch
Case Studies
Real projects. Real results.
A few of the products, platforms, and systems we've shipped, and the outcomes that came from them.
FinTech · Staff Augmentation
99% cost savings
LendSwift needed a Fullstack Developer to support their lending platform's web development, DevOps, and maintenance. We cut their FTP process costs from $300 to $0.12 a month and hardened platform security along the way.
Read the full case study
HealthTech · AI & Data Engineering
50% faster detection
Vasc-Alert needed an AI model to catch dialysis complications early. We built the data pipelines and machine learning models that made it possible, on GCP and Vertex AI.
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SaaS · DevOps & Cloud
Legacy to modern DevOps
ZamApps needed to modernize legacy infrastructure that couldn't scale. We implemented a full DevOps culture, from automated PR environments to Infrastructure as Code, cutting costs and speeding up releases.
Read the full case studyTell us what you're building.
We'll assemble a senior team in days, not weeks, with a 2-week risk-free trial. Not the right fit? You don't pay.
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