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Software development in Irvine
SaaS platforms, custom software, mobile apps, and embedded engineers for Irvine's product companies, medical-device makers, and professional firms.
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In short
Rocket Systems is a software development company serving Irvine and the Spectrum corridor: SaaS platforms from $20k, custom software from $7.5k, mobile apps from $12.5k, AI systems from $2.5k, and senior engineers embedded from $15/hour on California hours. Senior team only, US contracts with full IP assignment, and a free 30-minute discovery call, in person in Irvine or remote.
Irvine has more software companies per square mile than anywhere else in Orange County: the Spectrum corridor, the UCI research park, and the office blocks along Jamboree hold everything from two-founder startups to Blizzard and Alteryx. Most firms selling into that market bill $120–$200/hour. We serve Irvine with senior engineers on California hours at $15–$50/hour, with in-person kickoffs and reviews whenever the project calls for it.
01
Products
Ready-to-use platforms — CRM, marketplace, AI agents — customized to your brand and live in weeks.
02Custom builds
Full product engineering from discovery to launch: web, mobile, AI, and cloud, delivered in 2-week sprints.
03Staff augmentation
Senior engineers embedded in your team in Irvine — your repos, your standups, month to month.
What we do here
Working with Rocket in Irvine
Irvine companies come to us in two shapes. Product companies have a working v1 that needs real multi-tenancy, Stripe billing, roles and permissions, SSO, and an admin layer before the next funding round or enterprise deal — our <a href="/saas-development">SaaS development</a> practice, from $20k. Operating companies — medical-device makers, real-estate and mortgage firms, logistics and import businesses near John Wayne Airport — have internal processes that outgrew spreadsheets and need <a href="/services/custom-software">custom software from $7.5k</a> or <a href="/services/mobile-app-development">mobile apps from $12.5k</a> for field teams and customers.
Irvine engineering teams also use our <a href="/services/staff-augmentation">staff augmentation</a> to add senior full-stack, mobile, AI, QA, and DevOps engineers from $15/hour without a six-month search at Irvine salaries ($150k–$200k fully loaded). Engineers join your repos, standups, and tooling month to month, interviewed by you, on a US contract with full IP assignment.
For the wider county, see our <a href="/locations/orange-county">Orange County SaaS and software development</a> page and <a href="/locations/anaheim">Anaheim</a> for north county. We also compared the local market firm by firm in <a href="/blog/software-companies-in-irvine">software companies in Irvine</a>.
Software companies in Irvine: what the market charges
Irvine has dozens of software firms; the useful split is by who writes the code and where they sit. Fully local studios with designers, PMs, and engineers in the same Spectrum office bill $120–$200/hour with $25k–$50k minimums; mid-size mixed teams $50–$120/hour; offshore vendors with an Irvine mailing address $25–$60/hour with uneven senior oversight; hybrid firms with California management and an owned engineering hub — our model — $15–$50/hour on Pacific hours. Nine firms are compared in software companies in Irvine; the cost side is in our custom software cost guide and SaaS development cost guide.
- SaaS platform, launch-ready: $20k–$40k with us (12–16 weeks); $80k–$150k at local Irvine rates.
- Customer-facing mobile app: $12.5k–$60k with us, store publishing included; $40k–$120k locally.
- Internal tool or web application: from $7.5k with a written fixed quote; $25k+ minimums at most Irvine studios.
- AI assistant or automation: from $2.5k for a packaged workflow, from $6k custom; see AI agent development cost.
Medical-device and health-tech software in Irvine
Irvine is one of the densest medical-device clusters in the country (Edwards, Masimo, and hundreds of smaller makers). We build the software around the device — companion apps, clinician dashboards, data pipelines, and HIPAA-compliant AI — with signed BAAs, audit logging, and documentation that fits a QMS. What that costs and what to ask a vendor is in medical-device AI compliance and our HIPAA AI vendor checklist.
Looking for something specific in Irvine? Explore our mobile app development, AI development, custom software, and staff augmentation services.
FAQ
Common questions from Irvine teams
Do you have an office in Irvine?
Our California presence is in the LA area and Sacramento; Irvine is within our regular in-person range. We hold kickoffs, workshops, and roadmap reviews on-site in Irvine and across Orange County on request, and run day-to-day delivery remotely on Pacific hours.
How much does software development cost in Irvine?
Local Irvine studios bill $120–$200/hour, so a launch-ready SaaS lands at $80k–$150k and a mobile app at $40k–$120k. With our senior hybrid team: SaaS from $20k, mobile apps from $12.5k, custom software from $7.5k, AI from $2.5k — with a written fixed quote after a free discovery call.
Can you take over an existing Irvine product or codebase?
Yes. Roughly half of our engagements start from an existing product. We begin with a short technical audit, then either embed engineers into your team or take over delivery entirely, month to month.
Do you serve the rest of Orange County?
Yes: Newport Beach, Costa Mesa, Tustin, Lake Forest, and Santa Ana through our Orange County practice, and Anaheim, Fullerton, and Orange through our north county page.
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