Our Methodology
Every engagement follows the same rigorous process — Agile delivery with TDD, contract testing, and observability built in from day one.
Domain Modelling & Resource Design
We model your domain entities and derive resource boundaries before writing a single route definition.
- Event storming
- Domain-Driven Design
- Resource boundary mapping
- CQRS pattern evaluation
Contract-First Design
OpenAPI spec is written first, reviewed by all consumers, and locked before implementation begins. No surprises.
- OpenAPI 3.1 spec authoring
- Stoplight / Redoc design
- Consumer review workshops
- Versioning strategy (URI vs header)
Contract Testing with Pact
Consumer-driven contracts with Pact ensure that producer changes never silently break consumers — enforced in every CI pipeline.
- Pact provider verification
- Consumer contract publishing
- Breaking-change detection (oasdiff)
- Load testing (k6)
Gateway, Auth & Observability
API gateway (Kong/AWS), OAuth 2.0 / API key auth, rate limiting, and OpenTelemetry distributed tracing ship with every API.
- Kong / AWS API Gateway
- OAuth 2.0 + PKCE
- Rate limiting + quotas
- OpenTelemetry traces + Grafana
Tech Stack
Battle-tested tools chosen for production reliability — not for the conference talks.
Why Work With YakshLabs
9 years of lead engineering across 20+ enterprise systems. We bring architecture expertise, production scars, and a delivery process that makes outcomes predictable — not hopeful.
Book a Free Strategy CallWe Design for Consumers, Not Servers
An API is not done when the server works — it is done when the developer experience is effortless. We write documentation, code samples, and SDKs as part of delivery.
Breaking Changes are a Solvable Problem
With OpenAPI diff tooling, Pact contract tests, and strict semver policies, we have maintained zero consumer-facing breaks across 20+ API versions.
Transport-Agnostic Expertise
REST, GraphQL, gRPC, WebSocket, Server-Sent Events — we choose the right transport for each use case, not the fashionable one.
What You Get
Every engagement delivers concrete, ownable artefacts — not just a working system.
Ready to build API Design?
Book a free 30-minute strategy session. We'll review your requirements and give you an honest technical assessment — no boilerplate proposals.