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What I do
I work with founders and operators who need technology that actually ships. Not a 40-page proposal. Not a six-month timeline. Real software, built lean, designed to grow with your business.
How I help
- Technical strategy — Architecture reviews, build-vs-buy decisions, and roadmap planning. I help you figure out what to build before you spend money building it.
- Full-stack development — Frontend, backend, APIs, databases. I ship production code, not prototypes.
- Design and UX — Clean, functional interfaces that serve the business. No unnecessary complexity.
- Infrastructure and DevOps — CI/CD, serverless, static hosting, analytics. I build systems that run themselves.
- Rescue and refactor — Inherited a mess? I untangle legacy codebases, fix performance issues, and get projects back on track.
Who I work with
Solo founders who need a technical co-builder. Small teams that need senior engineering without a full-time hire. Operators who know what they need but not how to build it.
If you are pre-revenue, early-stage, or bootstrapped, I get it. I price fairly and scope tightly.
How it works
- 1. We talk — A short call or message to understand what you need. No cost, no commitment.
- 2. I scope it — You get a clear proposal: what gets built, how long it takes, what it costs.
- 3. I build it — Weekly check-ins, working software at every milestone, full transparency.
What people say
"James took our vague product idea and turned it into a working prototype in two weeks. He thinks like an engineer and communicates like a founder."
Founder, early-stage SaaS
"We brought him in to fix a legacy codebase that three agencies had touched. He untangled it, documented it, and handed it back better than new."
CTO, e-commerce startup
"Clear communication, clean code, on time. Exactly what we needed."
Operations lead, small business