--- title: "Custom Software & AI Systems, Engineered to Fit" description: "316Software builds custom software and AI systems for businesses in British Columbia. One senior engineer, from the first call to production. Email info@316software.com." canonical: "https://316software.com/" last_updated: "2026-10-21" --- # 316Software Engineered to fit. ## Services 1. [Software Development](https://316software.com/services/software-development): Custom software built around the way your business works. 2. [Web Development](https://316software.com/services/web-development): Fast, accessible websites and web apps. 3. [Mobile Development](https://316software.com/services/mobile-development): Apps for iOS and Android that hold up to daily use. 4. [AI Agents & Automation](https://316software.com/services/ai-agents-automation): AI that takes over the repetitive work your team does every week. 5. [AI Consulting](https://316software.com/services/ai-consulting): Where AI would save you time, and a second opinion before you sign a quote. 6. [Online Stores](https://316software.com/services/online-stores): Shopify and Stripe, set up simply or customized as far as you need. 7. [Integrations](https://316software.com/services/integrations): The systems you already pay for, made to talk to each other. 8. [Legacy Modernization](https://316software.com/services/legacy-modernization): Old tools and manual processes, rebuilt as software that lasts. Don’t see what you need? Ask anyway. [Get in touch](https://316software.com/contact) ## Most businesses run on more manual work than they need to. In the last couple of years, AI has made it possible for software to take over a lot more of it, from reading documents to drafting replies. I build the systems that do that work, from the first conversation to production, so you and your team spend less time typing and more time on the work that needs you. These are the ones I’m asked about most. - ### [Software Development](https://316software.com/services/software-development) Custom software built around the way your business works. - ### [Web Development](https://316software.com/services/web-development) Fast, accessible websites and web apps. - ### [Mobile Development](https://316software.com/services/mobile-development) Apps for iOS and Android that hold up to daily use. - ### [AI Agents & Automation](https://316software.com/services/ai-agents-automation) AI that takes over the repetitive work your team does every week. [All 8 services](https://316software.com/services) Each one says what you get, what it costs, and when you shouldn’t buy it. ## How it runs. Every project follows the same four steps, and you can walk away after either of the first two. A [fixed tier](https://316software.com/pricing) skips straight to the build. 1. **Your message**: 2 business days Tell me what you need built. I read it myself and reply within 2 business days, either with next steps or with the reason it’s not a fit. 2. **Discovery**: 1 week · $4,500 CAD, credited in full against the build I follow one real piece of work through your business and write down what I find. You get a systems map, a written scope and a fixed price, and they’re yours to keep whoever builds it. 3. **The build**: Weeks per phase You see a working demo every week, and every decision is written down the day it’s made. You pay phase by phase, for work you’ve already seen running. 4. **Handover**: Yours from the first commit The code, the documentation and the running system, in your own accounts or on mine under the run plan. You can leave at any time and take everything with you. If the discovery week wasn’t worth the fee, tell me on the last day and you don’t pay it. You keep the systems map and the scope either way. Who you’ll work with ## Cristian Penarrieta **I read every message myself, and I write the code. Nothing gets handed to a junior or a subcontractor.** I’ve been building software for 20 years, most of it for Silicon Valley companies. [More about me](https://316software.com/about) I work from Greater Vancouver. ## Common questions. - **What does it cost to start?** For a website, half the price of a fixed tier, from $1,250. For custom work, a 1-week discovery at $4,500 CAD, credited in full against the build. If the discovery week wasn’t worth the fee, tell me on the last day and you don’t pay it. - **How much will the build cost?** Every service has a fixed-price starting tier, because its scope is set in advance: a website from $2,500, one process of custom software, one AI agent, one integration. Anything bigger gets a fixed price per phase once discovery is done, and you pay for each phase after you’ve seen it working. Every price is on the Pricing page. - **Who owns the code?** You do, from the first commit, along with your data. If it runs on my infrastructure under the run plan, you can move it to your own accounts whenever you want. - **Who will I work with?** Me, Cristian Penarrieta, from the first conversation to production. There’s no account manager in between. - **How soon will I hear back?** Within 2 business days, from me directly. - **Is my project too small?** Probably not. One process, one integration or a single screen is a perfectly good project. If you’re not sure, ask. - **When is 316Software the wrong choice?** When you need a team of five by Monday, round-the-clock on-call support from day one, or a supplier big enough to pass a corporate procurement review. - **Where are you based?** Greater Vancouver, British Columbia. ## Get in touch [Tell me what you’re building](https://316software.com/contact) I take on a few projects at a time and reply to every message within 2 business days. --- Page: https://316software.com/ The whole site for agents: https://316software.com/llms.txt