Services
We fix frontends.
Something isn't working. Maybe you can name it, maybe you can't yet. Deploys that used to take minutes now take meetings. Features that should take a week take a quarter. The team is frustrated and the business is feeling it. That's where we come in. We embed with your team as lead frontend engineers and fix what's broken, whether it's the code or the way the team works.
Assess & Plan
Audits & Assessments.
Sound familiar?
- Performance has been declining and nobody can explain why.
- An accessibility compliance deadline is approaching and you don't know what you're facing.
- The architecture feels fragile, but you can't articulate the risk in terms the business will act on.
- You suspect the frontend has problems without the specialized expertise to say where, or how bad.
How we work
We assess the whole frontend. Core Web Vitals profiling, accessibility gaps against WCAG 2.1 AA, architectural risk, dependency health, and the developer experience pain points that quietly cost you weeks. Everything we find comes with a severity rating, a concrete fix, and an effort estimate. You get a roadmap your team can start on Monday morning, not a PDF that collects dust in a shared drive.
What you get
- Performance profiling and Core Web Vitals analysis
- Accessibility audit against WCAG 2.1 AA
- Architecture review and dependency analysis
- Developer experience and workflow assessment
- Prioritized roadmap with effort estimates
Triage & Stabilize
Rescue & Recovery.
Sound familiar?
- Pull requests sit for days because reviewers are afraid of side effects.
- A production bug fix needs three people who understand the code, and two of them left last year.
- Lighthouse scores are in the red and users are complaining.
- Every sprint delivers a little less than the one before.
How we work
The codebase grew faster than the team could maintain it. React, Vue, Angular, legacy jQuery, it makes little difference. The pattern is the same, and we've fixed it at companies processing billions in revenue. We get in, find the structural problems behind the symptoms, stabilize what's critical, and build a clear path forward. No rewrite-from-scratch promises. Incremental progress the team can see and the business can measure.
What you get
- Codebase triage and risk assessment
- Performance crisis intervention
- Technical debt reduction strategy
- Deployment pipeline stabilization
- Knowledge transfer and documentation
Design & Execute
Architecture & Modernization.
Sound familiar?
- The migration has been on the roadmap for two years.
- The greenfield project keeps getting scoped up and pushed back.
- Someone picked a framework eighteen months ago and the team is now fighting it instead of building with it.
How we work
These aren't only technical problems. They're momentum problems, and the longer they sit the more expensive they get and the harder they are to justify starting. We've run React and Vue migrations, TypeScript conversions, and Next.js and Nuxt greenfields across e-commerce, fintech, manufacturing, and SaaS. Every one shipped incrementally alongside business as usual. No feature freeze, no big-bang rewrite. We make the stack decisions, design the migration path, and write the code to execute it.
What you get
- Technology evaluation and stack selection
- Migration planning and incremental execution
- Component library and design system architecture
- API-first development workflows
- Build tooling, monorepo, and CI/CD optimization
Embed & Grow
Team Building & Leadership.
Sound familiar?
- The team is shipping, but without direction.
- Code reviews are inconsistent and architecture decisions happen by accident.
- Junior engineers are doing their best, but nobody is growing them.
- You need a lead frontend engineer. Hiring one takes six months if you're lucky, and you needed one six months ago.
How we work
We embed as your fractional frontend lead. Same standup, same codebase, same Slack channels. We set the technical direction, establish the code review culture, build the engineering standards, and mentor your developers so they level up while the work gets done. At TVH Parts we restructured 20+ engineers into flexible teams and turned a title into a functioning Center of Excellence. At Agfa we took a group of junior developers and made them autonomous. The goal never changes: build the team's capability until they don't need us.
What you get
- Fractional frontend lead and CTO services
- Center of Excellence setup and governance
- Hiring strategy and interview frameworks
- Code review culture and engineering standards
- Developer mentorship and upskilling programs
Find & Assess
Hiring & Assessment.
Sound familiar?
- Every CV looks the same and you can't tell which ones are worth an interview.
- You've hired engineers who interviewed well and then couldn't ship.
- Nobody on the panel is senior enough in frontend to judge the technical answers.
- The role has been open for months and the shortlist isn't getting better.
How we work
Most hiring problems are assessment problems. We write the job spec, design the interview loop, and build a practical assignment that looks like the actual work instead of a puzzle. We sit in on the technical rounds, because someone in the room has to be able to tell depth from fluency. You get a written assessment for every candidate and an onboarding plan for whoever you hire. If you'd rather not run the search at all, we can put forward engineers we've worked with directly, placed through PXLS, for engineering roles beyond frontend. We keep that part small on purpose. We only put people forward when we've assessed them ourselves.
What you get
- Job specification and role definition
- Interview loop design with scoring criteria
- Practical assignment built around real work
- Technical screening and written per-candidate assessment
- First 90 days onboarding plan
- Placement of engineers we've worked with, where it fits
How it works
How an engagement runs.
You don't have to commit to a rebuild to find out whether we're useful. Most engagements start small and grow only if the work earns it.
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Start with a day.
Every engagement starts with one day on site, at a fixed price agreed before we begin. Two people come in, one on the technical side and one on process, because the problem is rarely only in the code. You get a written report within a week, and one quick win handed over on the day itself, before the report lands.
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Targeted workshops.
The report comes with a roadmap, and you pick what to act on. Workshops are modular, half a day or a full day, and each one has a stated exit criterion so you know what finished looks like before it starts. The roadmap isn't a menu of our services. They're steps your team can take, with or without us.
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Fractional lead.
When the work needs continuity, we embed as your fractional frontend lead on a day rate, and you decide how many days a month. It's built to scale down as the team matures. Knowledge transfer, not consulting theater.
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Embedded.
Full-time alongside your engineers, in your codebase and your standups. Three months minimum, because changing how a team works takes longer than a sprint. Every engagement has an end point, and we name it at the start.
We don't build dependency. We build capability, and then we leave.
Questions we get a lot
Straight answers.
What does a frontend audit actually cover?
A PXLS audit covers four areas: performance against Core Web Vitals, architectural risk in the codebase, accessibility against WCAG 2.1 AA, and developer experience, meaning how long it takes your team to ship a change. You get a prioritized roadmap that separates what is urgent from what can wait. For TVH Parts we delivered a full codebase and organization audit across four frontend platforms in three months, and that roadmap was funded and put into execution.
What is fractional frontend leadership?
Fractional frontend leadership means an experienced lead engineer joins your team part-time to set technical direction, establish standards, and grow the people you already have. It suits companies that need senior judgement but do not have a full-time role to fill yet. At TVH Parts we embedded across a 20-engineer group, unified four platforms under a single direction, and gave their Center of Excellence real authority over standards.
How do you rescue a legacy or struggling codebase?
We stabilize before we rebuild. The first weeks go into triage: finding what is actually breaking deploys, what is slowing the team down, and what is merely ugly but harmless. Then we fix the things that are blocking delivery, in your codebase, alongside your engineers. Rewrites are a last resort. When a rebuild genuinely is the answer, as it was for Lynx Beleggen, we architect and ship it properly. That platform launched with three bug reports.
Do you write reports or do you write code?
We write code. PXLS engineers join your team, work in your repository, attend your standups, and ship. An audit produces a document because that is what an audit is, but every other engagement is hands-on delivery. We are not consultants on the sidelines.
How much does an engagement cost?
Every engagement starts with a single day at a fixed price, agreed before we begin, so the entry point is small and the number is known up front. After that, workshops are priced per session and longer engagements run on a day rate, with you deciding how many days a month. Tell us what you are dealing with and we will give you a number, not a proposal deck.
How long does a typical engagement run?
Audits run four to twelve weeks depending on how many platforms are in scope. Embedded engagements typically run six months to two years. We spent a year building Agfa Gevaert a frontend practice from scratch, and two years on the Lynx Beleggen rebuild. The goal is always to make ourselves unnecessary, so engagements end when your team can carry the work without us.
Which frameworks and stacks do you work in?
React, Vue, and Next.js are where most of our work lives, along with Nuxt, TypeScript, and Node.js. We also work in the stacks people need rescuing from: AngularJS, GWT, jQuery, and various in-house frameworks that outlived their authors. Migration work means being fluent in both the thing you are leaving and the thing you are moving to.
Can you help us hire, or do you only do the work yourselves?
Both, though most of our hiring work is assessment. We write the job spec, design the interview loop, build a practical assignment, and sit in on the technical rounds so somebody in the room can judge the answers properly. You get a written assessment per candidate and an onboarding plan for whoever you hire. If you would rather not run the search, we can put forward engineers we have worked with directly, for engineering roles beyond frontend. We keep that deliberately small, because we only put people forward when we have assessed them ourselves.
Do you work with teams outside Belgium?
Yes. PXLS is based in Ghent and works with companies across Belgium and the rest of Europe. Embedded work is done remotely with regular on-site time when the engagement calls for it, and we work in English, Dutch, and French.
Not sure which direction to take?
Show us the mess.
Every engagement starts with understanding the real terrain. Tell us yours.