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SA’s Architecture Review Process: How We Audit an Existing Tech System
A structured five-domain assessment: security, data architecture, performance, integration, and documentation. Four-tier severity ratings, a five-day review timeline, and a prioritised remediation roadmap delivered with a 60-minute briefing call.
5Review Domains
4Severity Tiers
5 DaysDelivery
The Architecture Review
What SA Does When Auditing an Existing System
An architecture review is a structured assessment of an existing software system’s structural quality. SA conducts architecture reviews for Bubble applications that are slow, insecure, hard to extend, or preparing for enterprise sales conversations. The review evaluates the system against established architectural principles, identifies specific deficiencies, rates them by severity, and delivers a prioritised remediation roadmap.
The Five-Domain Architecture Review
What SA Evaluates in Every Audit
1
Security Domain
Privacy rules on every data type. Tenant isolation verification via two-browser test. Role enforcement on sensitive workflows. API credential exposure check. Webhook validation implementation. Session management review.
2
Data Architecture Domain
Workspace field presence on all app types. Privacy rule quality and completeness. Relationship design appropriateness. Denormalisation presence for performance-critical fields. Option Set vs text field usage.
3
Performance Domain
Search for :filtered by expressions (count and severity). Live aggregation queries on dashboard elements. Repeating group pagination settings. Relational chain depth in RG cells. Page load time benchmarks.
4
Integration Domain
API Connector configuration (all credentials marked Private). Stripe webhook coverage and implementation quality. Error handling on every API call. Integration event logging.
5
Documentation Domain
Architecture document existence and completeness. Data model documentation. Privacy rule decision rationale. Deployment process documentation. Operational runbook completeness.
The Severity Rating System
How SA Classifies Every Finding
| Severity | Definition | Required Action | Example Finding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Critical | Active security vulnerability or data loss risk | Fix before any further real customer use | Data type with no privacy rules — all authenticated users can access all records |
| High | Significant security weakness or severe performance problem | Fix before next major feature release | Stripe status updated from redirect URL — 15% of payments may fail to activate |
| Medium | Performance problem affecting user experience | Fix within 2-4 weeks | Dashboard uses live count queries — will degrade significantly at scale |
| Low | Best practice violation or documentation gap | Address in next architecture sprint | No architecture document — new developers will have long onboarding |
The Review Timeline
How SA Conducts the Five-Day Review
| Day | Activity | Output |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Access, scoping, data type inventory, workflow mapping | Complete understanding of system scope |
| Days 1-2 | Security domain review: privacy rules, isolation test, role checks, credential review | Security findings with severity ratings |
| Days 2-3 | Performance and data review: :filtered by search, dashboard audit, pagination check, benchmarks | Performance findings with improvement estimates |
| Days 3-4 | Integration and documentation review | Integration and documentation findings |
| Days 4-5 | Report writing, remediation roadmap, preparation for briefing call | Architecture assessment report + roadmap |
Every architecture review concludes with a 60-minute briefing call where SA walks through every finding, explains its impact, and agrees on the remediation approach. Clients who proceed with remediation work receive a credit equal to the review fee toward their first SA build engagement.
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SA’s Architecture Review Process: How We Audit an Existing Tech System
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