Sprint, hourly, retainer.
Pick what fits.

A sprint is one focused week with a defined deliverable — a code audit, an architecture plan, a migration roadmap, or a vendor decision. A retainer is an ongoing monthly relationship where I'm your steady technical partner for strategy calls, quick decisions, and priority answers. Pick a sprint to move one thing forward fast; pick a retainer when you want someone in your corner every month.

No. A lot of engagements start with “something feels off and I don't know what.” The first thing we do is get clear on the actual problem — sometimes that's the whole value. If a quick hourly call is enough to point you in the right direction, I'll tell you that instead of selling you a bigger engagement.

Yes — that's the Custom tier. For founders who need senior technical leadership without a full-time hire, I can own architecture decisions, vet vendors and contractors, review code, and keep your roadmap honest. We scope the hours and availability around what your business actually needs.

A written summary every time — never just a conversation you have to remember. Depending on the engagement that's an audit document, an architecture diagram, a prioritized action list, or a recommendation memo you can hand to your team or another developer. No slide decks, no fluff, just the decision and the reasoning behind it.

Often, yes. A second set of senior eyes catches the expensive mistakes before they ship — the wrong database, the architecture that won't scale, the vendor lock-in you'll regret. I work alongside your existing team, not around them, and the goal is always to make your developer's job easier, not to replace them.