Services
Four ways to work with me, each with its price. Every price that says "from" gets a quote for your scope before any work starts. Not sure which fits? Start with the free 30-minute intro call. The strategy session is a paid hour of advice, not a sales call.
Strategy session
Founders with an idea who need guidance, teams weighing a technical choice, or anyone who wants a second opinion from a senior engineer.
$15060 minutes
A 60-minute working call about your project or idea, with notes afterwards.
You leave with a clear technical direction and a plan you can act on.
- 60-minute structured video call
- Honest technical assessment of your project or idea
- Tech stack recommendations for your situation
Code audit
Founders who inherited a messy codebase, and teams planning a major rewrite who want a clear roadmap first.
From $1,5003 days
I review your codebase and tell you what to fix, what to rewrite and what to leave alone.
- Full codebase review
- Security vulnerability scan
- Performance analysis
Client work: Code Review & Architecture Audit (2017)
Scope, price and what's included: Code auditBuild: MVP
Founders with a validated idea who need a production-ready product without hiring a team first, and teams that need a backend, an AI feature or an MCP server built properly.
From $8,000From 3 weeks
I build your product from idea to live deployment. Backend APIs, AI integration and MCP servers are built the same way.
A live product that real users can sign up for and pay for, without building an in-house team first.
- User authentication (email + social login, password reset, sessions)
- Stripe payments (Checkout + customer portal, subscriptions, webhooks)
- REST API with auth-protected endpoints + OpenAPI docs
Client work: SmartLite (2024–now)
Scope, price and what's included: Build: MVPOngoing
Teams that need senior technical leadership but not a full-time CTO, and founders who have launched and want someone looking after production.
$150/hour or from $3,000/monthOngoing
Ongoing technical leadership and post-launch support, hourly or on a monthly retainer.
Senior technical leadership every week, and a production system that someone is actually watching.
- Weekly 60-minute strategy call
- Architecture review and technical decisions
- Code review and quality standards
Client work: FoodRazor (2018–2019)
Scope, price and what's included: Ongoing