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A small studio in Berlin, building software that ships

Lucid Code Labs is a founder-led software studio. We design and build AI-powered platforms, web applications, and mobile products for clients around the world.

Who we are

Lucid Code Labs is run by its two founders, and the people you meet are the people who do the work. There is no account layer between you and the engineers building your product, and nothing gets passed down a chain.

We are based in Berlin, Germany, and we work with clients globally. Projects have taken us from a wellness network in Rishikesh to a festival platform in Koh Phangan and a loyalty product serving retail partners.

How we work

Design and engineering happen together rather than as a handoff. The person shaping an interface is talking to the person building the data model, which is how you avoid designs that cannot be built and systems nobody enjoys using.

We build on a deliberately boring, well-supported foundation — React and Next.js on the web, React Native for mobile, and managed infrastructure rather than servers you have to babysit. The interesting choices should be in your product, not in holding the plumbing together.

Every project is handed over as something your team can actually own: a readable codebase, a design system rather than a pile of one-off screens, and a structure that has room for the features you have not thought of yet.

What we build

Our work spans AI-powered platforms, content and booking systems, mobile apps, and product design. That has meant live video infrastructure for streaming sessions, token-based reward systems with wallet passes and QR redemption, multilingual booking flows, and mobile apps with offline-capable tracking.

The team

A lean, senior team that ships fast and cares deeply about the craft.

Aline Bornschein

Aline Bornschein

Founder & Machine Learning Engineer

Leads the machine learning and data side of our work, from model integration and evaluation through to the data pipelines that feed them.

George Beard

George Beard

Founder & Fullstack Developer

Leads product engineering across web and mobile, covering architecture, backend systems, and the front-end craft that makes them feel effortless.

Recent work

A selection of products we have designed and built end to end.

Brahma Sutras

A network of wellness venues across Rishikesh — hotels, farmstays, and sacred spaces — unified under one digital experience.

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Atma Shambhala

Connecting spiritual seekers with authentic guides, facilitators, and venues through streaming, networking, and discovery.

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Loyalty Club PLC

Enterprise-grade loyalty platform with a revolutionary digital token system for reward exchanges.

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