Build Scalable CDK Apps That Are Easy to Maintain

Transform your complex CDK codebase into a structured, reusable architecture. Real-world expertise from someone who's built production CDK at scale.
What the review fixes

Stop accumulating CDK complexity that only shows up during change.

The goal is not prettier code in isolation. The goal is a codebase your team can extend, review, and deploy without every infrastructure change turning into archaeology.

Without a review

The repo keeps compounding hidden maintenance cost, release risk, and unclear ownership.

After the review

The architectural trade-offs become explicit, reusable, and easier for the next engineer to extend.

Ongoing tax

Duplicate code across stacks

Copy-pasted patterns drift over time and make every future change slower than it needs to be.

Review outcome

Reusable constructs and shared boundaries

We identify what should become a construct, what should stay local, and where composition has broken down.

Ongoing tax

Fragile deployment pipelines

Manual steps and inconsistent CI rules make releases risky, especially once more teams touch the repo.

Review outcome

Clear deployment flow and repository structure

The review calls out where release safety, environment boundaries, and pipeline ownership need tightening.

Ongoing tax

Security patterns vary by stack

Good intentions erode when every team invents its own guardrails and defaults.

Review outcome

Security expectations become explicit

We point out where permissions, defaults, and shared patterns should be standardized before scale magnifies them.

Ongoing tax

Monolithic stacks resist change

Large, tangled apps become hard to refactor, hard to test, and harder to hand off across the team.

Review outcome

An architecture that can evolve

You get concrete guidance on modularity, ownership boundaries, and what to split before the repo ossifies.

Human review with AI leverage

AI can spot syntax patterns. It cannot own your architecture trade-offs.

We use AI to widen the search surface, then apply production CDK judgement to decide what is actually risky, what should be extracted, and what should stay boring by design.

Context-aware

Findings are tied back to maintainability, delivery flow, and how your team actually works.

Future-proof

The output is designed to keep the codebase workable after the next ten infrastructure changes, not just the next commit.

Reddit discussion about the limits of AI-generated CDK architecture advice
How the review runs

A short review cycle with concrete output at the end.

The engagement is built to move quickly. We are not delivering an abstract slide deck. We are reviewing the repo, identifying the structural issues that matter, and handing back changes your team can use.

Day 1
Step 1

Access and context

We start with your goals, current pain points, and the repo structure you already have. From there we request secure read-only access so the review starts from real constraints instead of abstract best practices.

Repo access confirmedArchitecture context captured
Days 1-3
Step 2

Deep architectural review

We look at constructs, stack boundaries, deployment flow, reuse patterns, and where the codebase is likely to become harder to operate as the team grows.

Construct reviewScalability and maintainability findingsSecurity and release-flow observations
Day 4
Step 3

Report and pull request

You receive a written review with prioritized recommendations plus a pull request that shows how the most important improvements should look in code.

Detailed reportImprovement pull requestRefactoring roadmap

Implement it with your team

Use the report and pull request as the blueprint, then ship the refactor internally on your timeline.

  • Detailed review report
  • Improvement pull request
  • Refactoring roadmap
Start with the review

Bring us in for the refactor

We can help implement the changes, build shared constructs, and work with your engineers directly. If the review uncovers a broader infrastructure reset, we can also scope an AWS Cloud Migration engagement.

  • Hands-on refactoring
  • Custom construct development
  • Knowledge transfer
Request implementation help

Get the AWS CDK Review through AWS Marketplace

Purchase the review through AWS Marketplace when procurement or billing needs to stay inside your AWS vendor workflow.

Proof from shipped work
“Danny helped review my CDK app and provide feedback. He turned around the work very quickly and created a detailed document for me to follow. His document was thorough and included concrete, easy to follow examples.”
Daniel Mora
Daniel Mora
DevOps Engineer at YourOwn Wallet
Why this matters

The value is in the specificity. Teams leave with a document they can act on, not just broad observations about CDK style.

Need a broader reset?

Need to rebuild the infrastructure around the CDK app?

If the review uncovers a bigger infrastructure reset, our AWS Cloud Migration service can help you rebuild on AWS with clearer foundations and production-ready patterns.

Learn about AWS Cloud Migration
CDK review FAQ

Questions teams ask
before sharing the repo

How does your review differ from AWS's Well-Architected Review?
The Well-Architected Review evaluates workloads at a high level. We dive into your CDK code—construct design, patterns, deployment pipelines, and repository structure—to improve maintainability, reusability, and safety of your Infrastructure as Code.
Who should join the session, and how much CDK experience is required?
New CDK adopters get correct patterns from the start, while seasoned teams surface overlooked optimizations. We tailor the live session to your audience—executives hear business impact, engineers get deep technical guidance—so everyone leaves with clear next steps.
Which languages do you support, and what access do you need?
We review TypeScript, Python, Go, Java, and C# CDK projects. All we need is read access to your repository via a temporary share or pull request. We never require AWS account credentials for the assessment itself.
How is our code and intellectual property protected?
Engagements run under NDA. We do not reuse or redistribute your code, and once the review concludes we remove access and delete local copies. Only your team receives the findings.
Can you help implement recommendations or provide ongoing support?
The engagement focuses on review and actionable guidance, but we can scope implementation assistance or ongoing enablement as a follow-on. Many teams roll into our all-in packages for ongoing architectural guidance—see the pricing page for options.
Book the review

Ready to Build a Scalable, Maintainable CDK App?

No commitment required. We'll discuss your repo, your current delivery pain points, and whether the review is the right first step for your team.

Read-only repo accessPull request includedNo AWS credentials required

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