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Django Development · Oxford

Django Development in Oxford

Building with Django for Oxford organisations, where migrations are code you deploy and are treated as an afterthought. They carry your schema history, they run against production, and two developers working on separate branches will produce conflicting ones — which is discovered at deployment rather than at merge.

Why this comes up

The problem

Two branches each added a migration, both merged cleanly, and the deployment fails because they conflict.

What you get

What we deliver

  • Migrations reviewed like any other code, since they run against production data
  • Conflicting migrations detected in the pipeline rather than at deployment
  • Schema changes separated from data changes, which have different failure modes
  • Long-running migrations planned so they do not lock tables during business hours
  • Reversibility considered, with a stated position where it is not achievable
  • Query counts watched, as related-object access generates queries invisibly

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Working in Oxford

South East

Oxford's economy runs on research and life sciences, and a lot of the work here starts with a research group or spin-out that needs a prototype turned into something other people can safely use.

Research groups and spin-outs needing a prototype turned into a supportable product make up most of the local demand.

Sectors we work with in Oxford

  • Research & Higher Education
  • Life Sciences
  • Publishing
  • Technology
  • Tourism

What we work with

Technologies and platforms

  • Django
  • Python
  • PostgreSQL
  • Celery

Who we work with

Industries we serve

  • SaaS businesses
  • Research organisations
  • Public sector
  • Healthcare
  • Media companies

Why us

Why Oxford businesses choose Asionis

  • Projects typically launched within 4–8 weeks
  • No long-term contracts required
  • All team members UK-based
  • Dedicated account manager and development team
  • Transparent reporting with monthly performance metrics
  • Scalable from startup to enterprise

How we work

  1. Step 1

    Free consultation

    A 30-minute call to understand the problem. You keep the written summary either way.

  2. Step 2

    Proposal

    Scope, timeline and a fixed price, in writing, before anything starts.

  3. Step 3

    Build

    Short cycles with regular check-ins, so you see progress rather than hear about it.

  4. Step 4

    Launch and support

    We handle the go-live and stay available afterwards.

Django Development in Oxford — common questions

Why do migration conflicts reach deployment?
Because they merge without complaint. Two files each claiming the same predecessor are valid on their own, and the inconsistency only appears when the framework tries to order them — which happens when you deploy rather than when you merge.
How do we catch them earlier?
Check for conflicts in the pipeline. It is a single command that fails the build when the migration graph has diverged, and adding it converts a deployment failure into a merge-time one that whoever created it can resolve immediately.
What about migrations on large tables?
They need planning. An operation that rewrites or locks a large table can hold it long enough to stop the application, so those changes belong in a maintenance window or in a staged approach that avoids the lock entirely.
Should every migration be reversible?
Where it can be, since a failed deployment is easier to recover. Some genuinely cannot — dropping a column loses data — and the important thing is knowing which ones those are before you need to roll one back.
Do you work with businesses across Oxfordshire?
Yes. We are based in Leicester, United Kingdom and work with clients throughout South East, including Oxford and the surrounding Oxfordshire area. Most collaboration happens remotely, and we travel for kick-offs and key milestones.
What kind of Oxford businesses do you usually work with?
Research groups and spin-outs needing a prototype turned into a supportable product make up most of the local demand. Beyond that we work across Research & Higher Education, Life Sciences, Publishing, Technology and Tourism.
Do you cover the areas around Oxford?
Yes — we work throughout South East, including Reading, Milton Keynes, Cambridge, London. Oxford is an urban area of roughly 170,000+, and we take on work across the wider Oxfordshire region rather than the city boundary alone.

Talk to us about Django Development in Oxford

A 30-minute call with someone who would actually work on it. No sales script, no obligation.

  • Projects typically launched within 4–8 weeks
  • No long-term contracts required
  • All team members UK-based
  • Dedicated account manager and development team
  • Transparent reporting with monthly performance metrics
  • Scalable from startup to enterprise

Or reach us directly

07707 771599admin@asionis.com

Leicester, United Kingdom