Assess. Stabilize. Ship.
Senior backend + infrastructure help for teams that need results, not churn.
Most engagements start with a 1-2 week Performance & Reliability Assessment, then move into a focused retainer.
Start small, then expand if it works
You get a clear first week plan, explicit constraints, and outcomes tied to real metrics.
Assessment (1-2 weeks)
Baseline -> ranked findings -> quick wins -> 30/60-day plan.
- Measure real traffic + hot paths
- Low-risk, reversible fixes
- Evidence + next steps
Retainer (monthly)
Predictable capacity for fixes, hardening, and shipping safely.
- Weekly deliverables
- Shared incident ownership
- Continuous improvements
Project (scoped)
When you already know the target: migration, cutover, or a specific reliability push.
- Defined milestones
- Risk-managed rollout
- Handoff + docs
What we typically improve
These are the problem areas we're most often brought in to stabilize.
Performance & database hot paths
- p95/p99 latency, timeouts, and queue backlogs
- Postgres query plans, indexes, locking, connection pools
- Caching and pagination strategies that stay correct
Reliability & incident reduction
- Dashboards, alerts, SLIs/SLOs, and on-call hygiene
- Release guardrails, smoke tests, rollback paths
- Root-cause analysis and "make it not happen again" fixes
Integrations & data flows
- Partner feeds: validation, "reject reasons", and replayability
- Idempotent processing and safe retries (no storms)
- Schema drift monitoring and change management
Clear, low-risk delivery
The goal is measurable improvement without creating a new maintenance problem.
Measure first
Instrument reality: traces, query plans, dashboards, and the actual failure modes.
Fix the critical path
Target the 1-3 changes that move the needle, with safe rollouts and backouts.
Verify outcomes
Before/after metrics and regression checks so improvements stick.
Want a quick read on fit?
Send a short description of what you're shipping and what's slowing you down. We'll reply with a recommended first step and what week 1 looks like.