We Know Software Development
In fact, our founder wrote the book on it.
What We Do
Simply put, we help you meet your software goals—more efficient, faster to market, higher quality, or other goals specific to you.
We provide techniques, insights, and recommendations on software development best practices for the complete development life cycle—from ideation to deployment.
We support powerful developments in capability at the individual, team, organization, and leadership levels.
Our Vision
To make every software project successful by advancing the professional effectiveness of individuals, teams, and organizations.
Our Founder, a Software Development Legend
Our company’s focus and culture were defined by Steve McConnell, a leading voice in software development. His Code Complete is considered by many as one of the best software development books of all time. Steve recruited a hand-picked team of software experts who love helping software teams and organizations be more successful.
We Consider You Friends & Family
It’s literally what we say day in and day out at Construx!
And our friends and family are a Who’s Who of high-tech and software-intensive companies—from the Fortune 500 to garage start-ups—doing some pretty amazing things:
- Tracking every satellite and object in earth orbit
- Mapped the human genome
- Developing games played by millions and millions of people
- Building systems to track and monitor seismic events
- Managing 911 call centers
- Processing every airline reservation in the US
- Building machines that amplify DNA to detect diseases
Our Culture
We practice what we preach, and Construx has been recognized as the best small company to work for in Washington state multiple times.
We’re a hard-working group with diverse backgrounds and diverse achievements:
- Sold 1 million + software development books
- Contributed to the CDC Ensemble Model for Covid-19
- Won an Academy Award
- Hiked to the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro
- Made multiple hole-in-one shots
- Taught software teams on every continent—except Antarctica
- Published poetry collections
- Sang the national anthem at a Sonic’s game
- Home-brewed thousands of gallons of beer
What We Do
Simply put, we help you meet your software goals—more efficient, faster to market, higher quality—whatever your goals, we help you meet them.
We do this in two ways:
We provide techniques, insights, and recommendations on software development best practices for the complete development life cycle—from ideation to deployment.
We support powerful development in capability at the individual, team, organization, and leadership levels.
Our Vision
To make every software project successful by advancing the professional effectiveness of individuals, teams, and organizations.
Our Founder, a Software Development Legend
Our company’s focus and culture are driven by Steve McConnell, a leading voice in software development. His Code Complete is considered by many as one of the best software development books of all time.
At Construx, Steve leads a hand-picked team of software experts who are also expert consultants and trainers.
We Consider You Friends & Family
It’s literally what we say day in and day out at Construx!
And our friends and family are a Who’s Who of high-tech and software-intensive companies—from the Fortune 500 to garage start-ups—doing some pretty amazing things:
- Tracking every satellite and object in earth orbit
- Mapping the human genome
- Developing games played by millions and millions of people
- Building systems to track and monitor seismic events
- Managing 911 call centers
- Processing every airline reservation in the US
- Building machines that amplify DNA to detect diseases
Our Culture
We practice what we preach, and Construx has been recognized as the best small company to work for in Washington state multiple times.
We’re a hard-working group with diverse backgrounds and diverse achievements:
- Sold 1 million + software development books
- Contributed to the CDC Ensemble Model for Covid-19
- Won an Academy Award
- Hiked to the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro
- Made multiple hole-in-one shots
- Taught software teams on every continent—except Antarctica
- Published poetry collections
- Sang the national anthem at a Sonic’s game
- Home-brewed thousands of gallons of beer
What We Believe
- Every software project can be successful, and most projects can perform significantly better than they are performing now
- Developing the professional skills of individuals, teams, and leaders is the best way to make software projects succeed
- Better software practices provide a clear and strong ROI
- Our effectiveness derives from the unusual breadth of companies we work with, our exceptional depth in specific techniques, and our impartial perspectives
- Most software development occurs in business contexts, so our recommendations must be grounded in business and domain knowledge
