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EvgeniyLEAD
Founder, tech lead- 11 years in PHP / Laravel
- Architecture, code review, PostgreSQL
- Personally reachable on Telegram
ABOUT US · KYIV · SINCE 2026
A small team that tests its own work before you do.
Tochno is a tech lead with 11 years in PHP/Laravel, a QA engineer and a designer. We are small on purpose: each project is led by one person who is accountable for the result and reachable without account-manager intermediaries.
$ cat about.json
"team":3 people + vetted freelancers
"stack":["Laravel", "Nuxt", "PostgreSQL"]
"qa":in every sprint
"location":"Kyiv, working remotely"
"managers":0
OUR STORY
Why we started with testing
Over the years as a tech lead, Evgeniy kept seeing the same story: the website is delivered on time, and a month later it turns out checkout doesn't work on iPhone and the form doesn't send leads.
Tochno grew out of a simple idea: testing is not a separate stage at the end but part of every sprint. And the client should be able to see it.
- 2015First commercial PHP projectAn online store for a local business. The first lesson: payment that works "almost always" doesn't work.
- 2018Laravel and the first teamsSwitched to Laravel, first projects with 3–5 developers, code review as a mandatory practice.
- 2021Tech leadArchitecture, hiring, contractor evaluation. Dozens of audits of other people's code — and the same mistakes in every one.
- 2024QA in every sprintA proprietary 150+ point e-commerce checklist and Playwright automated tests for critical scenarios.
- 2026Tochno.A studio where development and testing are one responsibility. You are here.
PRINCIPLES
Four rules we don't bend
01We tell it like it isIf deadlines are at risk, we write the same day. If an idea is bad, we say why.[WARN] in every report
02We show, not promiseA live demo on staging every 2 weeks instead of screenshots and "almost ready".staging from sprint 1
03The code is yoursThe repository, domain and hosting are on your account from day one. No hostages.git clone — any time
04One thought — one sentenceReports, estimates, website copy — short and clear, without technical jargon.report ≤ 1 screen
TEAM
Who will work on your project
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NameQA
QA engineer- Manual e-commerce testing
- Playwright, test cases, regression
- ISTQB Foundation
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NameDESIGN
UI/UX designer- Prototypes and design in Figma
- UI kits that are easy to build
- Mobile versions first
HONESTLY
What we don't do
It is better to say "no" at the start than to miss deadlines midway. If a task isn't ours, we will point you to who can help.
- [SKIP]Website-builder sitesTilda, Wix, Webflow are great tools, but not our profile. We will recommend specialists.
- [SKIP]SMM and paid social adsWe prepare the website and analytics for advertising, but we don't run campaigns.
- [SKIP]Mobile appsWeb only. A responsive website or PWA — yes, native iOS/Android — no.
- [SKIP]"A website in a week for UAH 5,000"We can't do that to a good standard — so we don't take it on.
- [SKIP]Projects without code accessIf the client doesn't receive the repository, we don't take part.
- [SKIP]Gambling, pharma, grey nichesNo exceptions and no explanations.
We work under a contractAn invoice and an acceptance act for each stage. For international clients — an international contract in USD or EUR, payment via SWIFT or Payoneer.Terms of cooperation
Let's meet on a call.
20 minutes with the tech lead — and you will understand whether we are a fit. No presentations.