Senior engineering from
architecture through delivery.
I work with companies whose systems can't keep up and founders who need to build something that will. Every engagement starts with understanding the problem. Every deliverable is something your team can own. All engagements are remote-friendly.
From first call to working software.
Discovery
We talk through your situation: the system, the constraints, what's blocking you, and what success looks like. Thirty minutes, no commitment, no deliverable. Just a clear picture of the problem.
Architecture and Proposal
I shape the approach and define the scope. What we'll build, how we'll build it, what you'll have when we're done, and what it will cost. No ambiguity before we start.
Delivery
I architect and implement. The same person who designed the solution builds it. Engagements end with working software, documentation, and a handoff your team can actually use.
Legacy Modernization
Aging systems accumulate cost in ways that aren't always visible until something breaks or a new requirement exposes the gap. I untangle what's there, design a path forward, and build it.
The result is a system your team can work in, documented well enough to hand off and tested well enough to trust.
Situations this fits
- On-prem infrastructure that needs to move to the cloud
- A monolith blocking your team from shipping independently
- Legacy services the team has stopped trusting
- Systems held together by the one engineer who can't leave
Scaling and Greenfield Builds
Some companies hit a wall because the system they built to prove the idea can't carry the business forward. Others are starting from scratch and want to build it right the first time.
Both situations call for experienced architecture decisions made early, before the shortcuts get baked in.
Situations this fits
- A startup that has proven product-market fit and needs a real foundation
- An app that crashes after the first hundred users
- A product idea that needs full-stack delivery from the ground up
- A web platform or API that has outgrown its original design
AI-Augmented Delivery
AI accelerates my work as an engineer. The judgment, the review, and the accountability stay fully mine. Every line of code is still understood, tested, and owned by a senior engineer. What changes is the pace.
Before founding Pelican, an extraction that would have taken six weeks took eight days: 14 production endpoints, full test coverage, validated API contracts. The results are documented, not a marketing claim.
Read the full case studyWhat this means for your engagement
- Faster iteration without trading quality
- More test coverage in less time
- Compressed timelines that translate directly to cost
- Documented results, not marketing promises
Two ways to work together.
The three services above can be scoped as a defined project or structured as an ongoing arrangement — depending on what your team actually needs.
Staff Augmentation
For teams that need senior engineering capacity without committing to a full project engagement. I embed as a contributor — writing production code, leading architecture decisions, reviewing work, and raising the technical bar for the engineers around me.
Good fit when
- You need senior-level output during a specific initiative
- You're between full-time hires and need coverage now
- Your team is capable but needs a senior voice on architecture
- You want to move faster without onboarding a full team
Ongoing Retainer
A standing technical partnership — available for architecture review, code review, roadmap advising, and a set number of implementation hours each month. The right fit for teams that want a senior technical voice on call without a full-time commitment.
Good fit when
- A completed project needs ongoing stewardship
- Your team ships regularly and wants senior review built in
- You want architecture guidance before committing to a direction
- You need a technical co-pilot without a full-time hire
Not sure which service fits?
That's what discovery is for.
Thirty minutes. I'll listen to your situation, ask the right questions, and tell you honestly whether I'm the right fit — and what a scoped engagement would actually look like.