Platform Engineering Services
What I do for startups standing up their platform layer.
Platform Architecture & Design
Architecture made under pressure doesn't survive growth.
I map the system and design the platform your team inherits clean. A foundation your Head of Platform builds on, not works around.
What I deliver
- Current-state platform audit and target architecture
- Microservices, multi-region, and capacity planning
- Cost modeling and resource allocation analysis
- High-concurrency and high-availability design
Proven results
Infrastructure & CI/CD
CI/CD held together by hope. IaC nobody owns.
Pipelines. IaC. Observability. On-call. The foundation your product engineers stop holding up on the side.
What I deliver
- Cloud-native architecture (AWS, GCP, Azure)
- Kubernetes and container orchestration
- Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Bicep)
- Observability, alerting, and on-call rotation design
Proven results
Embedded Head of Platform
Your platform engineer needs a senior. Your CTO needs to step back.
I hold the seat until your Head of Platform lands. Architecture, code review, vendor selection, hiring loop. The senior shoulder while your team levels up.
What I deliver
- Embedded senior platform engineering (code, review, ship)
- Architecture office hours for your platform hire
- Vendor and tooling selection
- Onboarding the eventual full-time Head of Platform
Proven results
Platform Team Foundations
You know you need a platform team. You don't know the shape.
I draw the roles. Set the rotation. Write the standards. Run the hiring loop. Your platform team operates independent of you.
What I deliver
- Platform team org design and hiring sequence
- Role definitions and comp band guidance
- Engineering standards and on-call practices
- Interview loop design and senior candidate screening
Proven results
Technical Debt & Stabilization
Friday deploys. Manual scripts. Code nobody wants to touch.
I get in. I prioritize. I stabilize. No feature freeze.
What I deliver
- Codebase audits and dependency analysis
- Incremental migration strategies from monoliths
- Refactoring mission-critical legacy pathways
- Automated testing adoption
Proven results
Technical Due Diligence (M&A)
Acquirer's coming. Audit's due. Team's nervous.
I run the diligence. Surface the risk. Deliver the doc your acquirer expects. Audit that survives aggressive scrutiny.
What I deliver
- End-to-end technical architecture audits
- Security and compliance risk mapping (SOC 2, HIPAA)
- Engineering team maturity and velocity assessment
- Remediation roadmaps for critical vulnerabilities
Proven results
How an Engagement Works
No long-term contracts. No minimum commitments. Start with a conversation.
Diagnostic Brief
DiscoveryA focused read of your current platform layer, your team's shape, and where infra is bottlenecking product. I diagnose before I prescribe. No pitch decks. No sales reps.
Sprint Zero
Weeks 1-2I get into your stack, learn the environment, and ship the first production-grade platform improvements alongside your team. By the end, both sides know if the fit is right, and your platform is measurably better.
Embedded Platform Partner
RetainerI work alongside your platform engineer and your CTO. Architecture decisions, design review, vendor selection, hiring loop participation, and shipping the critical path while your team levels up.
Operational Handoff
Phase OutThe objective is exit. By the time your Head of Platform is hired and ramped, the standards are documented, the systems are stable, and your platform team owns the stack outright.
Your team built the product. The platform layer deserves the same care.
Start with a discovery call. No pitch decks. No pressure.
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