About
We started Cortexley because handoffs were killing good work.
Too many ecommerce and software projects get watered down somewhere between the design file and the pull request. Cortexley exists to close that gap — the same team designs and builds, from the first sketch to the deployed product. We work with brands worldwide — fully remote, timezone-flexible.
What makes us different
Design and engineering, under one roof.
One team, not a relay race
Most agencies hand you from a sales team to a design team to a dev team to a support team. We keep the same people on your project from kickoff to launch.
We say no to generic
If a templated Shopify theme or off-the-shelf SaaS actually solves your problem, we'll tell you — and we'll also tell you when it won't hold up.
Engineering-literate design
Our designers understand what's expensive to build and our engineers understand what makes a product feel considered. That overlap is where the good work happens.
How we work
Our working principles.
Craft over speed
We'd rather ship two weeks later with something we're proud of than hit a date with something we're not.
Design and engineering, together
The people designing the product are the same people building it — no handoff, no lost context.
Honest scoping
If something will take longer or cost more than expected, we say so early, not at the invoice.
Build for the team that inherits it
Code and design systems documented well enough that someone else can pick them up without us.
Who's behind this
Founded by Ali Azaan
Ali Azaan
Founder & Lead Engineer
BSc (Hons) Software Engineering
Liverpool John Moores University
I started Cortexley after seeing the same failure mode repeat on client projects at other agencies: design and engineering treated as separate handoffs, producing products that looked right in Figma and felt wrong in the browser.
The fix was simple — keep design and engineering in the same hands, from first wireframe to deployed code. Every Cortexley build runs that way. The person who designed your storefront is the same person who ships the Liquid or the React. The person who scoped the POS system is the one who writes the schema. No translation layer, no lost intent.
We've shipped 50+ projects across Shopify storefronts, custom POS systems, and AI automation — with offices in Lahore, Islamabad, and Burewala, and clients across the UK, UAE, USA, and beyond.
Want to work with us?
Tell us what you're building. We'll reply within a day with next steps.