Architecture + Execution,
From Idea to Production
I work with founders and software teams as a senior technical partner — combining architecture and execution. From product architecture and MVP build to backend systems, DevOps, AI integration and ongoing technical partnership.
Product Architecture & MVP Build
I help founders design the architecture, build the core product and set up the technical foundation for future scale — fast enough to launch, structured enough to grow.
- You have a product idea and need a technical partner who can design and build it.
- You are a startup building your first MVP.
- You are building an internal platform or tool.
- You need more than a no-code prototype.
- You want to avoid rebuilding everything after the MVP.
- You need architecture, backend and delivery handled by one senior person.
- Product and technical discovery
- MVP scope definition
- Architecture design
- Backend development
- Full-stack implementation when needed
- Database design
- Authentication and user flows
- API design
- DevOps setup and deployment pipeline
- Basic monitoring
- AI-assisted development workflow
- Technical documentation
AI-Accelerated Product Engineering
I use AI-assisted engineering workflows to build faster while keeping architecture, code quality and production reliability under control. The goal is not more code — it is a better product, shipped faster.
- You need to move fast without sacrificing quality.
- You want to adopt AI-assisted development the right way.
- You are under time pressure to ship a product.
- You worry AI-generated code will create technical chaos.
- You need senior review on AI-assisted output.
- You want to increase delivery speed without growing the team.
- AI-assisted development workflow setup
- Fast MVP implementation
- Architecture-first prompting and planning
- Code generation with senior review
- Rapid frontend/backend iteration
- Automated documentation
- Refactoring support
- Testing support
- AI-assisted technical research
- Production-readiness review
Backend & Microservices Architecture
I design backend systems, service boundaries and APIs for products that need to scale beyond a prototype — modular monolith, microservices or hybrid, chosen to fit the product rather than the trend.
- Your backend is becoming hard to change.
- Your product is outgrowing a simple prototype.
- You are unsure whether to use microservices or a monolith.
- Your service boundaries or API contracts are unclear.
- You are hitting scalability or performance limits.
- You are planning a modular monolith to microservices transition.
- Backend architecture design
- Modular monolith design
- Microservices boundary design
- API contracts
- Database design
- Service communication patterns
- Event-driven architecture when needed
- Authentication and authorization architecture
- Integration patterns
- Scalability planning
- Performance bottleneck analysis
- Technical documentation
Technical Architecture Audit
A focused technical audit for startups and software teams struggling with slow delivery, risky deployments, legacy code, unstable architecture or unclear technical direction.
- Your team ships slower than before.
- Deployments are risky or manual.
- Nobody fully understands the legacy system.
- Microservices created more complexity than clarity.
- Backend performance is becoming unpredictable.
- An AI prototype works, but production reliability is unclear.
- The founder or CTO needs an external senior technical opinion.
- Architecture risk report
- Backend architecture review
- Infrastructure review
- CI/CD and deployment review
- Delivery bottleneck map
- Priority fixes
- 30/60/90 day technical roadmap
- Final recommendation call
AI Production Integration
I help software teams integrate AI features into real products with proper backend architecture, fallbacks, monitoring, cost control and deployment strategy.
- You have an AI prototype but it is not production-ready.
- AI responses are unstable or hard to monitor.
- Costs and rate limits are unclear.
- The product needs RAG, vector search or AI workflow integration.
- The team needs backend architecture around AI features.
- The AI feature must be reliable enough for real users.
- AI architecture review
- OpenAI / Claude / AI SDK integration
- RAG and vector database design
- Prompt and workflow structure
- Fallback and retry strategy
- Cost and rate-limit control
- Monitoring and logging
- Production deployment plan
Fractional CTO / Architecture Partner
Senior technical leadership for founders and software teams that need architectural direction, delivery discipline and engineering decision-making without hiring a full-time CTO.
- The company has developers but lacks senior technical direction.
- The founder needs help making architecture decisions.
- Delivery is slow and technical priorities are unclear.
- The team needs better engineering process and standards.
- The company needs CTO-level support but not a full-time CTO.
- The product is growing and technical complexity is increasing.
- Architecture reviews
- Technical roadmap
- Engineering process improvement
- Code review standards
- DevOps and infrastructure guidance
- Hiring and team structure advice
- Technical decision support
- Regular leadership calls
Technical Rescue Sprint
A focused 1–2 week engagement to stabilize critical backend, infrastructure, deployment or architecture problems.
- Deployments are risky or frequently fail.
- Production bugs are blocking delivery.
- The team is constantly firefighting.
- Backend or infrastructure problems are slowing down releases.
- Legacy code is preventing important product changes.
- A senior technical person is needed to quickly identify and fix the most critical issues.
- Initial technical diagnosis
- Prioritized rescue plan
- Critical backend / infrastructure fixes
- Deployment stabilization
- API and integration cleanup
- Basic rollback / monitoring improvements
- Technical handoff documentation
Engagement Models
Architecture Audit
A fixed-scope review of architecture, infrastructure and delivery — ending with a prioritized risk report and a 30/60/90 day roadmap.
Technical Rescue Sprint
A focused 1–2 week engagement to stabilize critical backend, infrastructure, deployment or architecture problems.
Monthly Architecture Retainer
Ongoing fractional CTO and architecture partnership — regular leadership calls, technical direction and delivery discipline.
Project-Based Implementation
Defined deliverables — AI productionization, modernization or platform work — scoped and priced up front.
For very specific advisory work, hourly consulting may be available, but most engagements are fixed-scope or retainer-based.
FAQ
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Book a technical fit call. We will quickly identify whether your challenge is about architecture, backend, DevOps, AI integration, delivery process or technical leadership.