Custom software studio

Software, engineered like it matters.

Quantum Novitas builds the products and platforms that mid-sized companies run their operations on — from first prototype to the system nobody thinks about because it never breaks.

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Selected work

Three platforms, three industries.

Every engagement ships with documentation, tests, and a team that still answers the phone a year later.

QC Hub & TraceSteelSteel fabrication — SaaS

A paired SaaS suite for structural steel fabrication shops: QC Hub manages AI-assisted inspections with real-time messaging between field and shop, while TraceSteel gives teams a searchable material record from mill certificate through to finished part.

ReactTypeScriptSupabase
Trade Sentinel AIFintech — AI trading

An AI-assisted crypto trading platform connected directly to Coinbase and Alpaca, running multi-currency market analysis with pattern recognition and streaming live positions to a real-time dashboard.

TypeScriptPythonWebSockets
RGB Property ManagerRGB Real Estate — Client project

A property management and construction oversight platform built for RGB Real Estate, pairing automated property valuation with tools for tracking active construction projects across a portfolio.

Python
Capabilities

What we're actually good at.

No trend-chasing. Four disciplines, done properly, is enough.

Product engineering

From prototype to production

We build the first version fast enough to test with real users, then harden it into something that survives contact with real scale.

Platform modernization

Replacing what's holding you back

Legacy systems get untangled one seam at a time, so the business keeps running while the ground shifts underneath it.

Data & infrastructure

Foundations nobody notices

Pipelines, warehouses, and infrastructure sized for the traffic you actually get — not the traffic in the pitch deck.

Design systems

Interfaces that hold together

Component libraries and design tokens that keep your product consistent as ten more features get added on top.

Team

The people behind the work.

A small studio, on purpose — every project gets direct attention, not a rotating cast.

Edwin McMillan
Edwin McMillan
Founder & CEO

Full-stack developer with hands-on experience designing, building, and deploying production-ready SaaS and mobile applications end to end — architecture, database design, frontend, backend, and deployment. Based in Palo Alto, CA.

TypeScript Python React / React Native Supabase FastAPI
Christian Saito
Christian Saito
Senior Software Engineer

Senior engineer with 9+ years of experience building and shipping production software across the full stack.

Mishel Mejia
Mishel Mejia
IT Technician & Software Engineer

Engineer with 8+ years of experience spanning software development and IT systems support.

Ryan Robison
Ryan Robison
Software Developer

Developer with 6+ years of experience building software across the stack.

"Every one of these started as someone's actual problem — a shop tracking inspections on paper, a trading desk juggling three exchanges by hand. The software only matters if it disappears into how they already work."
EM Edwin McMillan, Founder of Quantum Novitas
Start a project

Tell us what's slowing you down.

Most engagements start with a short call, not a proposal. We'll tell you honestly whether custom software is even the right answer.

No forms, no funnels afterward — just a reply from a person.