Code Review Services
Spotting Imperfections, Driving Improvements
In software development since 1989, ScienceSoft offers all-around code review services to help improve all aspects of code quality: from clarity and maintainability to security and compliance.
Code review services involve manual and/or automated examinations of application source code, performed by independent IT professionals able to identify the flaws that can compromise code quality and security. Expert code review helps improve source code performance, clarity, scalability, and maintainability as well as fortify software against cyberattacks.
The Scope of Our Code Review Services
SAST – automated security code review
We reveal:
- Encryption errors: weak encryption algorithms or strong encryption algorithms with weak implementation (e.g., insecure key storage).
- Code injection vulnerabilities.
- XSS (cross-site scripting) vulnerabilities.
- Buffer overflows: more data is put into the buffer than it can handle.
- Race conditions: performing two or more operations at the same time.
Manual security-focused code review
We check:
- Auditing and logging mechanisms.
- Input/data validation mechanisms.
- Impersonation/delegation mechanisms.
- Session management.
- Communication security.
- The security of connection strings.
- Input/output operations security.
- The presence of serialization filtering.
- Reflection mechanisms.
- The presence of obfuscation.
- If the code is thread-safe.
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All-around code review
In addition to SAST and manual review of code security, we check:
- If descriptive names for code variables are in place.
- If comments about what particular code functions and methods do are present.
- If documentation on what the whole code does and what its dependencies are is in place.
- If the developers can take advantage of ready frameworks and reusable components to get work done faster.
- If the practice of splitting code into shorter units is observed.
- If the code is portable.
- If effective version control is implemented.
- If linter tools (SonarQube, ESLint) are used.
- If exception-handling mechanisms are effective.
- If the required security mechanisms are in place, and more.
Success Stories by ScienceSoft
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Mental Health Software Revamp to Improve Security and Performance for NGO Serving 15,000+ Patients
ScienceSoft modernized a suite of mental health software for a US NGO serving over 15,000 patients. We conducted UX and code audits, refactored and redeveloped software components, migrated valuable research data, implemented UX/UI updates, and delivered new features.

Incident Reporting System for Aldebaran Threat Consultants
ScienceSoft engineered a custom incident reporting system for a UAE-based physical security advisory company. The solution enabled real-time physical threat monitoring, trend analysis, and instant alerts.

All-Around Audit of a Core Banking System for a Commercial Bank with $5B in Assets
In just 4 weeks, ScienceSoft audited the core banking system of a commercial bank serving more than 5 million customers. The bank received a detailed report on the revealed issues and ways to ensure the system’s stable performance, scalability, and cost-effectiveness.

Quality Assessment and Redesign of a Custom EHR for Improved Functionality and PHI Security
As a result of the code review for a US local chiropractic care provider, ScienceSoft detected serious vulnerabilities in the client's EHR application. Our team provided business consulting and full software redesign to enhance security and user experience.

Code Audit of Windows and iOS Applications Reveals Memory Leaks, Logic Errors, and Semantic Issues
The combined manual and automated code review revealed several code issues and poor test coverage in the Client’s data management solution. Our detailed report, build instructions, and restored documentation facilitated further software development and maintenance.

UX/UI Audit and Code Review of an Android App for Delivery Service Drivers
ScienceSoft conducted a comprehensive UX/UI, code, and architecture audit for a US delivery company with 5,000+ employees. Our team detected 50 usability and code issues and provided detailed reports with valuable remediation insights.

Extensive Quality Assessment of a Patient Portal to Improve HIPAA Compliance, Security, and Performance
ScienceSoft conducted code review, vulnerability scanning, malware detection, pentesting, and database consistency review to verify the quality and security of the client's patient portal. Our remediation guidance helped mitigate security and performance issues.

Telehealth App Audit and Refactoring to Launch a HIPAA-Compliant MVP
In just three months, ScienceSoft audited and refactored the code of a telehealth software platform, fixed critical defects, and stabilized the features. The outcome was a high-quality HIPAA-compliant software MVP ready to enter the market.

Web3 Audit and QA for BattleFly, a Blockchain Gaming Studio
ScienceSoft completed a full code audit and delivered insights into the health of a GameFi project, potential risks, and improvement possibilities. Our QA specialists helped strengthen Web3 application’s robustness and deliver a new gameplay mode.

Code Review and Pentesting in 7 Days to Prevent Critical Issues Before App Launch
ScienceSoft performed automated and manual code reviews and pentesting for an award-winning IT company. Thanks to the prompt testing and practical remediation advice, the Customer could introduce its cloud app to the market with solid functionality and cyber defense.
Why ScienceSoft
Decades-long experience:
- Since 1989 in software development and IT consulting, around 4,000 success stories across over 30 industries.
- Since 2003 in information security, a solid portfolio of completed projects.
- Since 2013 in DevOps and CI/CD.
Competent code reviewers:
- Senior developers proficient in a broad variety of programming languages and frameworks.
- Seasoned security engineers and compliance consultants.
- Proficiency in static code analyzers (e.g. SonarQube, Roslyn), database profilers (e.g. Microsoft SQL Server Profiler), memory and performance profilers (e.g. dotTrace, dotMemory).
- Adherence to OWASP Application Security Verification Standard.
Guaranteed service quality:
- A mature quality management system confirmed by ISO 9001 certification.
- Complete security of the sensitive data we access proven by ISO 27001 certification.
- A leading outsourcing provider recognized by IAOP.
Do We Share the Same Values?
Result-oriented approach
To ensure that you receive tangible results, we base our reviews on code quality KPIs: e.g., Cyclomatic Complexity, Maintainability Index for manual reviews. We also help you improve project-level KPIs, such as cycle time, deployment frequency, and more.
Cost efficiency
We analyze your unique needs, time and budget constraints to suggest the approach (e.g., manual or automated) that offers the best benefit-cost ratio for you. In needed, we are ready to enhance the project team with software architects, compliance consultants, PMs, or any other IT talents to provide the best results for you.
Knowledge transfer
Dedicated to fostering our clients’ digital success, we are eager to share our software development expertise and help your team members adopt best coding practices.
Building solid business relationships
With 62% of our income coming from the customers that have been with us for 2+ years, we know the value of long-term cooperation. We are ready to stay with you as a tech partner for as long as you need and offer flexible SLAs.
Code Review as a Service: Get Exactly What You Need
Automated code review
To offer quick and cost-efficient code review that still yields highly accurate results, we combine automated code scanning with manual validation of the findings.
Security-focused manual code review
Examining the source code line by line, we provide deeper insight into the root cause of your code issues and take into account the security of your architecture and data flow.
All-around code review
To deliver holistic improvements to your code quality and coding practices, we are ready to conduct continuous code review throughout the SDLC (ad hoc and peer review, walkthrough, inspection) or provide one-time/periodic code audit.