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.
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No upfront fees · Month-to-month
From creationTo launch
Trusted by teams at
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 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
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 website or web app 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 reliability stands out in the workflow.”
David McCulloh
Founder, Business Consulting & Services Company
Web Development · via Clutch
“They delivered on time, and their communication was very good.”
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.”
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.
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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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.
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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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