▸ Work with me
Let's build something.
Senior backend, software architect, AI engineer. Booked weekly, but I keep slots for serious projects. Two ways to start — email me, or book a 15-min intro.
▸ Response window
Email: ≤ 24h on weekdays. First call ≤ 5 business days.
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How a typical engagement starts.
Three small steps, then we're either building or you have a clear no. Both outcomes are useful.
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Send a short email
Couple of paragraphs. Problem, rough timeline, link to the product if it exists. No big spec needed.
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15-min intro call
Free. We see if it's a fit — scope, stack, stakes, my honest take on whether I'm the right person.
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Scoped proposal
Within 48h: phased plan, milestones, deliverables, fixed price or weekly retainer — your pick.
Pick a lane to make scoping easy.
Most clients pick one. Some stack two. All are scoped and time-boxed.
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MVP Build (4-12 weeks)
From whiteboard to production. Auth, multi-tenancy, billing, dashboards, deployment. Laravel + your stack.
- Architecture & schema design
- Auth + RBAC + tenancy
- Stripe / Paddle billing
- CI/CD + zero-downtime deploy
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AI Integration Sprint (2-4 weeks)
Add real AI to an existing product. Claude, MCP, RAG, agents, with evals — not a demo, a feature.
- Claude API + tool use
- MCP server build
- RAG on pgvector + hybrid search
- Eval harness + cost guardrails
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Shopify Plus App
Public or private app — embedded admin, billing, webhooks, App Bridge, GraphQL, billing, Shopify Functions.
- Embedded admin (App Bridge)
- Billing + dunning + analytics
- Catalog / Orders / Customer APIs
- Protected customer data review
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Architecture Audit
A senior set of eyes on your stack, before you scale. Code, schema, infra, deployment, risk.
- 1-week deep audit
- Risk + cost report
- 12-week remediation plan
- Optional pair-programming follow-up
Best for. Not for.
Saves both of us a call. Honesty up front.
Best for
- Founders shipping a Laravel SaaS MVP
- Teams stuck on multi-tenant architecture
- Shopify Plus brands needing custom apps
- Agencies adding AI features without an in-house ML team
- CTOs wanting an honest architecture audit
- Existing apps fighting Octane / queues / observability
Not for
- Pure WordPress / no-code work
- Mobile-only native apps
- Pixel-perfect static landing-page sprints
- Crypto / NFT projects
FAQ.
Questions clients ask before they hit send. Rates, contracts and engagement terms are answered on the services page.
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Are you available right now?
I keep 1–2 senior slots open per quarter. Current status sits in the badge at the top of this page — if it says Open, I have capacity.
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What should the first email actually say?
Two or three paragraphs is plenty: what you're building, what's broken or missing, a rough timeline, and a link if the product already exists. No spec, no NDA-first, no discovery form. If I need more I'll ask on the call.
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What happens after I book the intro call?
Fifteen minutes, camera optional. We cover scope, stack, and stakes, and I give you a straight answer on fit. If it's a yes, a written proposal with phases, milestones and pricing lands within 48h. If it's a no, I'll usually point you at someone better suited.
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Will you take an equity-only project?
Only if I'm already convinced — cap-table fit, founder fit, traction. Cash + equity hybrids: open to discussing. Pure equity: rare.
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Can I see code samples?
Shipped work is on the work page, and open-source contributions are on GitHub. Client code is under NDA, but I'm happy to walk through architecture decisions and trade-offs live on a call.
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What about rates, contracts, and time zones?
All answered on the services page — fixed-scope pricing, weekly retainers, NDAs and statements of work, and the EU / US-East overlap windows I keep.
Other channels.
Email is fastest. Everything else still works.
▸ Available for
- Senior / Staff Engineer
- Tech Lead
- Software Architect
- Fractional CTO
- Technical Co-Founder
- MVP Build
- AI Integration Sprint
- Architecture Audit