Design
Product and interface design that fits how your team and customers already work — flows, wireframes, UI and design systems.
Software studio · Johannesburg
Your software,
kept growing.
byteleaf designs, builds and looks after the frontend, backend and AI behind businesses of every size — from a brand-new idea to a company that has traded for years — on a monthly care contract, or project by project as you need it.
DesignFrontendBackendAI integrations
The stack we work in every day
ReactNext.jsTypeScriptNode.jsExpressPythonPostgreSQLMongoDBDockerREST & GraphQLLLM APIsFigmaTailwindCloudflare
01 — WHAT WE DO
All servicesOne team for the whole stack — from the first screen to the last API call.
Frontend
Fast, accessible web apps, portals and dashboards — built to be easy to change long after launch.
Backend
APIs, databases, integrations and infrastructure that keep your operations running — secure, monitored and documented.
AI integrations
Practical AI inside the systems you already run — assistants on your own data, document processing and workflow automation.
02 — HOW WE WORK WITH YOU
Built for businesses at every stage that need a dependable tech partner.
Pick the arrangement that suits you today — and change it as your needs change.
Maintenance
A monthly retainer for day-to-day upkeep: updates, security patches, monitoring, backups and small changes.
Monthly · ongoingFull-stack development
New features, internal tools or whole products — scoped, quoted and delivered as and when you need them.
Per projectBug fixing & rescue
Something broken, slow or inherited from a previous developer? We find the cause, fix it and document what we did.
Per issue · or hourlyCollaboration, your way
Work alongside your in-house team — in your repos, your tools and your stand-ups — or take a whole area off your plate.
Flexible03 — OUR WORKFLOW
The full workflowClear steps. No surprises.
- 01
Discover
A call to understand your business, your systems and what needs to change.
- 02
Scope
We review what exists and send a written plan with a clear quote.
- 03
Design
Flows, screens and architecture, agreed with you before we build.
- 04
Build
Short cycles with regular demos on a staging site you can click through.
- 05
Launch
A careful release, handover docs and training for your team.
- 06
Care
Ongoing maintenance, monitoring and improvements every month.
04 — SELECTED WORK
View all projectsRecent projects
AI chatbot · Design + Frontend + Backend + AI
Khumalo Home Solar knowledge chatbot
A chatbot for Khumalo Home Solar, a made-up installer. It answers only from the business’s own prices, policies and FAQs.
WhatsApp bookings · Frontend + Backend + AI
Lerato’s Braids & Beauty booking assistant
Clients of Lerato’s Braids & Beauty, a made-up salon, book, change and cancel on WhatsApp. The owner sees it all in one calendar.
Website and admin · Design + Frontend + Backend
Tsela Mobile Wash website and admin
A fast five-page site for Tsela Mobile Wash, a made-up car-wash business, plus the admin its owner uses to keep it current.
05 — WHY BYTELEAF
A local team that treats your systems like its own.
Here in Johannesburg
Same time zone, meetings in person when it helps, and invoicing in rand.
Front to back, one team
Design, frontend, backend and AI under one roof — no hand-offs between agencies.
You own everything
Your code, your accounts, your data — documented so anyone can pick it up.
Plain-language reporting
A short monthly report on what changed, what's at risk and what's next.
Got a system that needs a steady hand?
Tell us what you're running and where it hurts. We'll come back with a clear plan — no obligation.