Web Design & Development

    Ship your website on time and on budget.

    From WordPress sites to custom-coded web applications, a dedicated senior team designs, builds, and delivers, with AI-integrated features when your product calls for them. Transparent timesheets, US time zone overlap.

    Clutch 5.017 reviews
    Top 1% of applicantsNo upfront fees2-week risk-free trialGlassdoor 4.9SOC 2 compliant

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    From creationTo launch

    Business WebsitesWeb Design AgencyWebsite DevelopmentWordPressWeb ApplicationsUI/UX DesignRFP & EnterpriseBusiness WebsitesWeb Design AgencyWebsite DevelopmentWordPressWeb ApplicationsUI/UX DesignRFP & Enterprise

    Trusted by teams at

    GoDaddyMGM ResortsGoogle CloudAWSSalesforceLendSwiftGoDaddyMGM ResortsGoogle CloudAWSSalesforceLendSwift

    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

    Clients Say We Deliver on ClutchGoodFirms Top FirmAICPA SOC 2 Type 2Clutch 100 Fastest Growth 2026Clutch Top Rust Development Company 2026

    What We Design & Build

    Websites and web apps built around how your business actually runs.

    Template themes hit a ceiling fast. Our nearshore engineers and designers build sites and web applications around your real workflows, from the first wireframe to the platform your team runs on every day.

    Business Websites

    First impressions matter. We design and build business websites that load fast and convert visitors into leads.

    Web Design Agency Services

    Wireframes to pixel-perfect UI. We design experiences your customers actually enjoy using.

    Custom Website Development

    Template themes hit a ceiling fast. We build custom-coded sites and platforms that scale with your business.

    WordPress Development

    The world's most-used CMS, built right. We develop and maintain WordPress sites without the plugin bloat.

    Web Applications

    Beyond a website: portals, dashboards, and tools built as full web applications, not static pages.

    UI/UX Design

    Generic templates rarely fit the way you work. We design interfaces around your real user flows.

    Enterprise & RFP Projects

    Formal procurement, security reviews, SOC 2 compliance. We're built for vendor evaluations, not just quick builds.

    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

    The Bluelight team gathered around a dinner table
    Chase Bolt portrait

    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 portrait

    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 website or web app in 3 simple steps

    Diverse software team collaborating
    01

    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.

    02

    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.

    03

    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.

    84%

    faster change cycles than offshore teams, on the same sprint.

    1 PM
    2 PM
    3 PM
    3 PM
    2 PM

    The whole team shares one working day, from North to South America.

    Modern collaborative tech workspace

    What clients say

    Trusted by engineering leaders.

    Verified client reviews from Clutch, where Bluelight holds a five-star rating.

    Their reliability stands out in the workflow.

    DM

    David McCulloh

    Founder, Business Consulting & Services Company

    Web Development · via Clutch

    They delivered on time, and their communication was very good.

    BP

    Bob Painter

    Senior Web Developer & Designer, smartboost

    Web Development · via Clutch

    Their high-level productivity and commitment to project delivery within strict timelines were really impressive.

    EL

    Emily Lien

    Owner, Climbings

    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.

    LendSwift

    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.

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    Vasc-Alert

    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.

    Read the full case study
    ZamApps

    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.

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    FAQ

    Frequently asked questions

    Do you respond to website and web application RFPs?

    Yes. We regularly take part in formal RFP processes for enterprise and mid-market website and web application projects, and can provide SOC 2 compliance documentation and vendor security questionnaires as part of that process.

    Tell 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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