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Hourly · from $10 per hour · any stack

Senior engineering
by the hour — from $10, tracked, no lock-in.

For everything that does not fit a fixed box. Describe the task, get a written estimate in hours, and watch the work land in your repository. Stop whenever you like.

Rate
From $10 per hour, set by the stack, logged and reported
Stack
Laravel · PHP · Python · TypeScript · APIs · AI
Before work
Written estimate in hours, always
Team
Me, plus a vetted team of 50+ for larger builds, 90% with 10+ years' experience
Commitment
None. No retainer, no minimum block
Contact
WhatsApp, email or a call

01 — Good for

the work that never fits a package

Any problem,
any tech stack.

Hourly is how most real engineering gets done: a task, an estimate, the work, a report. It suits anything from a one-hour fix to months of ongoing development.

  1. 01

    Changes and fixes

    Something on your existing site is slow, broken or blocked and nobody has time to look at it.

  2. 02

    New features

    A booking flow, a dashboard, a report, a new section. Specified in plain language, estimated in hours.

  3. 03

    APIs and integrations

    Payment gateways, CRMs, shipping, accounting, mobile backends, third-party APIs.

  4. 04

    Performance

    Slow pages, heavy queries, timeouts. One rebuild went from 3,982 queries per page to 52.

  5. 05

    AI features

    Document processing, chat over your data, classification, automation with real evaluation.

  6. 06

    After-launch care

    Updates and improvements for a site built on the 7-day package, or any site you already have.

02 — Rates by stack

the technology sets the rate, the estimate sets the cost

From $10 an hour,
depending on the stack.

Laravel and PHP work is fast for me, so it costs less. Heavier or rarer stacks take more care and are priced accordingly. Every task still starts with a written estimate in hours.

Tier 01

$10per hour

Laravel, PHP and web

Fixes, features, admin panels, APIs, performance work on Laravel and PHP sites.

Tier 02

$15per hour

Python, TypeScript and mobile backends

Integrations, data pipelines, automation, React Native and Flutter backends.

Tier 03

$20per hour

AI, Ruby and rescue work

LLM features, unusual or legacy stacks, security and performance rescues.

03 — How it works

estimate first, hours logged, stop anytime

  1. Step 1

    Describe.

    Tell me the task on WhatsApp or email, with screenshots or access if it helps.

  2. Step 2

    Estimate.

    You get a written estimate in hours before any work starts. No estimate, no clock.

  3. Step 3

    Work.

    Hours are logged as I go. Larger builds can bring in the vetted team, agreed with you first.

  4. Step 4

    Report.

    You receive a summary of what changed, the hours used, and anything I recommend next.

  5. Step 5

    Continue or stop.

    Keep going, pause, or stop. There is no retainer and no lock-in.

04 — Prefer a fixed price?

A simple, small website in 7 days for $399 flat.

Requirement, design, dynamic build, basic SEO, audits, testing, deployment and Google submission, all included. You bring the domain, the server and the requirement.

See the package →

05 — Questions

before the first hour

Why do rates differ by stack?

Laravel and PHP are my home ground, so that work is quickest and cheapest. Python, TypeScript, mobile backends, AI and rarer stacks take more care, so they carry a higher hourly rate. The tier is agreed with the estimate, before any work starts.

Is there a minimum number of hours?

No retainer and no minimum block. Small tasks are welcome; you get an estimate first so you know what a task will cost.

How are hours tracked?

Every task has an estimate up front and a log of hours as the work happens. You see the log and the summary with each report.

Which technologies do you work on?

Laravel and PHP first, plus Python, TypeScript, SQL, APIs, cloud deployment and AI integration. If your stack is something else, ask; the answer is usually yes.

Can a task switch to a fixed price?

Yes. If the estimate is large or the scope is clear, I can quote a fixed price instead, including the 7-day website package at $399.

Who does the work?

Me, directly. For larger builds a vetted team of 50+ can be brought in, 90% of them with 10+ years of experience, agreed with you before it happens.

How do payments work?

You are invoiced for the hours used, on a schedule we agree before the first task.

06 — Book hours

describe the task, get an estimate

What needs doing?

Describe the task in your own words. I reply within one working day with questions or a written estimate in hours.

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