Build it from scratch
You have an idea and no engineering. I take it from nothing to something running in production that real people use.
You need software built. I build software.
I'm an independent developer with ten years of production experience. You bring a problem — an idea that needs building, a system that's stuck, a team that's short-handed — and I build the thing and hand it over working.
What I do
Finish what's stalled
A project ran out of runway, or the developer left. I pick up the existing code, work out what's there, and get it over the line.
Fix what's breaking
Slow, fragile, falling over under load, or terrifying to deploy. I find out why and make it boring again.
Add capacity
Your team is good but underwater. I work alongside them for a stretch and ship features without needing to be managed.
Why work with me
You get the senior person
Agencies sell you a principal and staff the work with juniors. I'm the one who talks to you and the one who writes the code.
Solo means fast
No handoffs, no status meetings, no internal politics. Decisions happen in the time it takes me to make them.
Priced per piece of work
I break work into chunks and quote each one. Simple, low-risk work is cheap. You always know what the next step costs before it starts.
Straight answers
If your idea has a problem, I'll tell you during the quote, not three invoices in. If it's not work I'm good at, I'll say so.
What I don't do
I don't build mobile apps, and I'm not a designer — if you need a visual identity or a polished interface designed from scratch, you want a designer, and I'm happy to work alongside one you hire.
I also don't take on work I don't think will succeed. If the budget doesn't fit the scope, or the problem isn't really a software problem, I'd rather tell you that up front than take the money.