Antibiotic CodeOur story
Small team. Big cures.
Zero fluff.
We started Antibiotic Code because we believed the best outcomes happen when the engineers shaping a solution are involved from the very first conversation, not brought in after the decisions are already made.
Antibiotic Code was founded in Melbourne by engineers who had spent years working across agencies, startups and enterprise teams. Along the way, we noticed the same pattern: the earlier an engineer is involved in understanding a client's problem, the better the outcome for everyone.
“We wanted to build a studio where technical thinking shapes the conversation from the very start, not just the delivery.”
That is the principle Antibiotic Code is built on. Our founders work directly with every client at the discovery stage, understanding the business context, asking the right technical questions, and making sure what gets built is genuinely the right solution. It leads to better software, fewer surprises and projects that actually land.
Over time, that same philosophy extended into trading automation, a world where the gap between a strategy and working software is often where things go wrong. We bridge that gap carefully, methodically and with engineers who understand both sides.
What we stand for
The principles we refuse to compromise.
01
You own everything
Every line of code, every design file, every deployment script is yours. No vendor lock in, no holding your product hostage.
02
Honesty over comfort
If your idea has a flaw, we will tell you before we build it. We would rather have an honest conversation early than deliver something that misses the mark.
03
Engineers in the room early
The best technical decisions get made when engineers are part of the problem solving process from day one, not handed a spec at the end.
04
Ship it, then improve it
We believe in getting working software into your hands early. Iteration beats perfection. We would rather launch v1 than design forever.
05
Boutique on purpose
We stay intentional about how we grow because quality and attention are the two things we will never compromise on for the sake of scale.
06
Long term thinking
We write code we would be happy to maintain in five years. Clean, documented and scalable, not the fastest hack to ship and forget.
The team
Founded by engineers.
Powered by many.
Antibiotic Code was founded by engineers who still work hands on with every client. Behind them is a close knit network of senior specialists, developers, designers and trading systems engineers on contract and in full time roles, ready to be brought in when your project needs them.
Alex J.
Founder and Lead Engineer
20+ years building web and mobile products across fintech, SaaS and enterprise. Works directly with every client from first call to final deployment.
Sam K.
Founder and Trading Systems Lead
Retail trader turned engineer. 6+ years building and live trading automated systems before co founding Antibiotic Code to help others do it properly.
Maya L.
Founder and Head of Design
Designer and UX researcher with a background in product design. Believes that software people actually enjoy using starts with understanding how they think.
Plus 12+ senior engineers behind the scenes.
Our founders are supported by a carefully selected network of senior engineers, specialists and designers available on contract and in full time roles. Every person we bring onto a project meets the same standard: experienced, reliable and genuinely good at their craft.
contract and full time
The Antibiotic Code difference
A different kind of partnership.
We respect the role that great coordination and client management plays in delivering good work. What we have chosen to do at Antibiotic Code is structure things so that our engineers are the ones doing that coordinating, bringing technical context into every conversation from the start, not just the build phase.
The result is projects where fewer things get lost in translation, timelines stay realistic and the software that ships actually reflects what was discussed on day one.
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