Five ways to
work together.
Every package has a fixed price agreed in writing before work starts. Most clients start with an Audit or a Rescue, then a Build, then stay on with Run & grow, or full-time as Dedicated. Not sure which fits? The first call is free.
Audit
Software · DevOps · Infra
Time1 week
This is for you ifYou're not sure what you have: a system someone else built, a cloud bill that keeps growing, or a launch coming up and no way to know if it will hold.
Book a free 30-min call →What's included
- Code review of your backend, apps and admin: structure, tests and the risky parts
- Pipeline review: how code gets to production, and what happens when a release breaks
- Cloud review: servers, databases, backups, and who has access to what
- Cost review: what each line of the cloud bill pays for, and what can go
- Security check: leaked keys, open access and outdated dependencies
You get
- A written report, findings ranked by risk and cost
- A fix plan, in the order I'd do it
- A fixed quote for the fixes
- A call to walk you through it
Not included
- Fixing what I find. That is Rescue, Build or Run & grow, and the audit fee is credited against it
- Formal penetration testing or compliance certification
Covers one product: its apps, backend and one cloud account. Larger systems are quoted after the first call.
Rescue
Vendor handover
Time2–4 weeks
This is for you ifYour vendor or developer is leaving, or has left, and you're not sure you could deploy, recover or even log in without them.
Book a free 30-min call →What's included
- Handover: code, servers, domains, app store and payment accounts moved into accounts you own
- Lock-down: passwords and keys rotated, old access removed, critical security holes patched
- Deploys: a working build and release pipeline, so changes ship without the old vendor
- Backups: set up, and tested by actually restoring them
- Monitoring: alerts when the system goes down or slows down
You get
- A system you control, can deploy and can recover
- Written runbooks: how to deploy, how to restore, what to check
- A list of what's still wrong, with a fixed quote
Not included
- New features and rewrites, quoted separately
Build
Fixed-price project
Time4–10 weeks
This is for you ifYou need a new product or a rebuild, and want one person accountable from the first line of code to launch day.
Book a free 30-min call →What's included
- A written spec and a fixed quote before any code is written
- Backend and API, web admin, and iOS and Android apps, as scoped
- Payments, sign-in and the integrations your business needs
- The pipeline that tests and ships it, and the cloud it runs on, in your accounts
- Monitoring, backups and documentation from day one
You get
- Working software every week, demoed to you
- Launch to production and to the app stores
- All code and accounts in your name. You own it outright
Not included
- Brand identity and custom illustration
- Third-party costs: cloud hosting, app store accounts and payment gateway fees
Run & grow
Maintenance + new features
Time2 days / week
This is for you ifYour system is live and you need it kept healthy, secure and improving, without hiring a full-time team.
Book a free 30-min call →What's included
- Run: monitoring, alerts, security updates and dependency upgrades
- Run: backups checked and the cloud bill reviewed every month
- Grow: new features, bug fixes and app store releases
- Two days a week (about 8 a month), with a reply within one business day
You get
- A short monthly report: what shipped, what it cost, what's next
Not included
- Out-of-hours and weekend on-call cover, available as an add-on
- Full-time work: that's the Dedicated package
Dedicated
Full-time engineer on your team
Time5 days / week
This is for you ifYou need a senior engineer or acting CTO every working day: a big build, a growing team, or a platform that needs a full-time owner, without the cost and wait of hiring one.
Book a free 30-min call →What's included
- Engineering ownership: architecture, code, releases and infrastructure
- Five days a week on your product (about 20 a month)
- Your chat, stand-ups and planning, inside my working hours
- Hiring help: interviews, scoring and onboarding new engineers
- Everything in Run & grow: monitoring, security updates, backups and cost review
You get
- One senior engineer accountable for the whole system
- Weekly progress notes and a monthly report
- Documented code and accounts in your name, ready to hand over
Not included
- Out-of-hours and weekend on-call cover, available as an add-on
- Employment: I work as a contractor and invoice through my own company
Minimum term and notice period are set in the quote.
Every engagement gets a fixed price, in writing, after the first call or the audit. Prices are in a short guide I send on request: ask for the price guide. Pay by bank transfer in Thailand, Laos or Myanmar, or by card through Stripe.