Services
Services
Clearly-scoped ways to work with me — from a fast architecture audit to hands-on delivery. Every engagement starts with a free 30-minute call.
Backend architecture audit
For teams whose releases hurt or whose systems fall over under load.
A focused review of your backend architecture, delivery pipeline and observability — ending in a prioritised, costed roadmap your team can execute immediately.
- Architecture review & risk map
- CI/CD and release-process assessment
- Prioritised remediation roadmap
- Executive summary for stakeholders
Timeline: 2–3 weeks
{# Packages route to the contact form — the calendar renders only on qualified assessment result routes. #} Book a callProduction-ready build
An MVP, integration or platform component — built to hold up in production.
Hands-on design and delivery of a backend system: APIs, data pipelines, event-driven services or a full MVP — with tests, CI/CD and observability included, not bolted on.
- Working, tested, documented system
- CI/CD pipeline & infrastructure-as-code
- Observability (metrics, logs, alerts)
- Handover walkthrough with your team
Timeline: 4–10 weeks
{# Packages route to the contact form — the calendar renders only on qualified assessment result routes. #} Book a callFractional lead engineer
Senior engineering leadership without the full-time hire.
Ongoing architecture ownership, code review, mentoring and delivery leadership for your existing team — a few days a week, month to month.
- Architecture & technical direction
- Code review and delivery standards
- Engineer mentoring & hiring support
- Incident-response readiness
Timeline: Monthly retainer
{# Packages route to the contact form — the calendar renders only on qualified assessment result routes. #} Book a callNo surprises: every engagement starts with a free intro call and a written scope. If the first week doesn't deliver value, you don't pay for it.
Process
How an engagement runs
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Intro call
30 minutes, free. We map your problem, constraints and what success looks like.
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Written proposal
Scope, deliverables, timeline and price in writing within 48 hours.
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Delivery
Weekly demos and async updates — you always know where things stand.
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Handover
Documentation, runbooks and a walkthrough so your team owns it fully.
FAQ
Common questions
Do you work through Upwork?
Yes — if you prefer Upwork's escrow and reviews, we can run the whole engagement there. Otherwise I contract directly.
What timezones do you cover?
I work UK hours with generous overlap for North American and European teams, and I'm fully async-friendly.
Can you work with our existing team?
That's the usual setup — I embed with your engineers, and mentoring them is part of the value.