Anton Shubin — Fractional CTO & Lead Architect
I take your SaaS from napkin sketch to production
- —Without the dev-team drama
- —Autonomous technical partner
- —Fixed-price milestones
- —Zero-bloat architecture
Are you a non-technical founder who's been burned by developers?
Overpromised, underdelivered
You've hired devs who promised the world and delivered a nightmare. I've fixed those messes.
Bloated costs, slow progress
Your SaaS is running on $500/month AWS when it should cost $40 on Hetzner.
No ownership, no clarity
You need a technical partner who owns the outcome — not a time-tracker who owns the hours.
How I Deliver — The Terms of Engagement
Zero micromanagement. Complete transparency.
14-Day Mutual Alignment Guarantee
If we're not a perfect fit within 2 weeks, I issue a 100% refund — no questions asked.
Async-First Execution
One weekly alignment call. All daily updates async via text or Loom. You pay for engineering throughput, not meeting bloat.
Clean Handoff & IP Sovereignty
You hold the root keys and own 100% of source code from Day 1. No proprietary lock-in, no vendor hostage.
Fixed-Price Milestones
Once a milestone is funded, scope is locked. New ideas go into a V2 Backlog — quoted after launch.
30-Day Code Warranty
I patch any bugs within the delivered scope for free for 30 days post-launch.
No Jargon Guarantee
Every technical decision gets a plain-English explanation. You'll never hear "we need to refactor the microservices layer" without a clear translation of what it means for your product, timeline, and budget.
Why I Do This
I started as an enterprise dev in 2010. Became a team lead. Hit the salary ceiling at $1000/month. Quit to freelance — almost went bankrupt. Couldn't afford a pizza. Parents gave me an ultimatum: one month to find a contract or go back to the office.
Found work on Upwork. Over eight years I went from $2/hour with zero English to $150/hour as a system architect leading teams. The secret? Taking responsibility for outcomes, not hours. One client told me I was the only dev willing to sit on a call and explain things until they made sense.
Built my own startups too. Some failed — bad tech choices, over-engineering. I also fixed products dying because devs hid behind jargon or thought complexity was the goal.
I've been the employee, the freelancer, the founder, the fixer. Now I build systems that don't need fixing — straight talk, lean architecture, someone who owns the result. 80+ projects. Still going.
How to Work Together
Technical Consultation
60-minute video call. Deep-dive into your project. Honest feedback and a clear technical path forward.
$150 — 60 minSaaS MVP
Full MVP from idea to live deployment. Auth, payments, API, admin panel. Built to scale.
From $8,000 — 21 daysFree Architecture Audit
Send your tech stack or idea. I'll send back 3 concrete improvements within 48 hours. No cost.
Free — 48 hoursNot sure where to start?
Send me your current tech stack or idea — I'll send back 3 concrete architectural improvements within 48 hours.No cost. No commitment.
Send my stack for audit →I'll respond within 48 hours. No sales pitch — just honest architectural feedback.
Open Source Projects
Content & Writing
What Clients Say
"Anton was a terrific partner to me in developing an MVP of a web app I've been dreaming of for ages. He is a highly skilled developer, a super resourceful problem-solver, and a conscientious and communicative collaborator."
Startup Founder
MVP Development • $4,000 fixed price
"He isn't one of the type of developers that just says 'sure, I can do that.' He's thoughtful and will give his honest feedback and advice on everything. Overall, 12/10 of a developer. I really got lucky with Anton."
Product Owner
Tech Lead • $55,749 • 7+ months
"On an hour consultation, he killed it. He didn't just talk, we got work done during the call. He was very knowledgeable on pretty much everything I needed and I'll certainly be going back more than a few times."
Startup Founder
Technical Consultation • $115 fixed price
Beyond the Code
🛠️ Infrastructure & IoT
- →Self-host 20+ services on Fedora with Docker/Podman
- →Full infrastructure breakdown ($50/mo, 40+ services)
- →Custom ESP32 air quality sensor in Home Assistant
- →Open-source finance tracker (double-entry accounting, PWA)
🏍️ Adventure
- →Enduro, skiing, and scuba diving
- →Traveled 25+ countries across Asia and Europe
- →Currently based in Da Nang, Vietnam
Also available through my Singapore-based agency NeatSoft PTE LTD