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It started with one engineer's conviction in 2016. Eight years later, that conviction became CodeFlamme. It still drives every project we take on.

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Founded 2024 · Lahore HQ · 15+ countries served

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  • Umair began building independently from a two-desk office in Lahore in 2016
  • First international client in Dubai — remote delivery at on-site quality
  • CodeFlamme formally founded in 2024 — Ali Awais as CTO, Asim Abbas as Director
  • Selective about projects — we go all in when there is alignment

Founding Narrative

How It Started

From a two-desk office in Lahore to clients across 15+ countries — the origin story behind how CodeFlamme still builds software today.

CHAPTER 01

Two desks and one conviction

In 2016, Umair Abbas — a software engineer who had spent years watching agencies build technically impressive products that businesses could not actually use — started building software independently from a two-desk office in Lahore. His first client was a local property agency that needed a CRM but could not afford enterprise software. He built it in eight weeks. They still use it today. That early conviction — that great software starts with understanding the business problem, not the technology — became the foundation for everything that followed.

CHAPTER 02

From Lahore to Dubai

The first international project came two years later — a real estate platform for a Dubai-based developer. That project taught us that great software development does not require physical proximity. It requires communication, trust, and a shared understanding of what success looks like. Every process we have built since then serves those three things.

CHAPTER 03

One name, one team

Eight years and dozens of projects later, in 2024, CodeFlamme was formally founded — bringing that same conviction under one name, with Ali Awais joining as CTO and Asim Abbas as Director. What started as one engineer's standard for good software became a team built to deliver it at scale.

Full Timeline

Nine Years of Experience, One Company Built to Last

From Umair's first independent builds in Lahore to CodeFlamme's formal founding and AI-driven product engineering across 15+ countries — the milestones that shaped how we build.

2016–2026 (ongoing)9 milestones · Lahore to global

  1. 2016

    8 weeks

    MILESTONE 01

    Umair begins building software independently from a two-desk office in Lahore. First project: a property CRM delivered in 8 weeks — still running today.

    Independent product engineering for local businesses. The conviction that great software starts with the business problem — not the technology.

  2. 2017

    10 projects

    MILESTONE 02

    First 10 projects. First mobile app.

    Expanded from web to native mobile. First React Native app for a local e-commerce client.

  3. 2018

    Dubai, UAE

    MILESTONE 03

    First international client — Dubai, UAE

    Real estate listing platform for a Dubai developer. Proved remote delivery could match on-site quality.

  4. 2019

    UK · USA

    MILESTONE 04

    Expanded to UK and USA markets

    Two clients in London and one in New York. First SaaS platform delivered — subscription billing, multi-tenant.

  5. 2020

    23% churn cut

    MILESTONE 05

    AI & Machine Learning practice launched

    First ML product: churn prediction model for a SaaS client. Reduced churn by 23% in 90 days.

  6. 2022

    50 projects

    MILESTONE 06

    50 projects. 10 countries. Team of 20.

    Established four core practice areas. Moved to a dedicated office in Lahore's tech district.

  7. 2024

    Formal founding

    MILESTONE 07

    CodeFlamme formally founded. Ali Awais joins as CTO, Asim Abbas as Director — the leadership team as it stands today.

    Registered 13 May 2024. The company name, structure, and delivery model formalise years of independent shipping into one agency.

  8. 2025

    200+ projects

    MILESTONE 08

    200+ projects. 15+ countries. Team of 30+.

    AI-driven digital product engineering — the positioning that reflects what we actually build today.

  9. 2026

    Ongoing

    CURRENT CHAPTER

    Scaling AI-native product engineering — ongoing

    Deepening our AI practice, expanding partnerships across new markets, and shipping production systems that combine web, mobile, and intelligent automation.

Vision & Mission

Where We Are Headed

Where we are going and how we get there — two statements that guide every hire, project, and technical decision.

01 / VISION

Vision

Where we are going — the long-term destination that shapes every decision.

“To be the most trusted software engineering partner for businesses building digital products that matter.”

In practice

Every process, policy, and decision is measured against this. If it does not build trust, we do not do it.

02 / MISSION

Mission

How we get there — the work we do every day to make that vision real.

“To engineer scalable digital products powered by AI that drive real business outcomes for our clients.”

In practice

"Real outcomes" is the operative phrase. We are not here to ship code. We are here to help businesses grow.

Core Values

The Values That Drive Every Decision

Four principles we hire for, build by, and measure ourselves against — not posters on a wall.

PRINCIPLE 01
Impact

Outcomes Over Output

We measure success by the impact on your business — not by lines of code written, sprint velocity, or features shipped. Shipping the wrong thing fast is still failure.

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