Architecture Review
An outside opinion you can actually act on
A structured deep dive into your system, with a written report and a prioritized backlog. I look at where you are, where you're going, and the three or four decisions that will compound the most over the next 18 months.
Prefer reading first? See real engagements or read recent insights.
What's Included
- Code, infrastructure, and data architecture review
- Threat modeling and security posture assessment
- Scalability analysis against your roadmap
- Build-vs-buy and platform-choice recommendations
- ADR backlog with priorities and ownership
- Roadmap-aligned remediation plan
Ideal For
Who this engagement fits best
- CTOs preparing for a Series B or C and bracing for due diligence
- Engineering orgs that haven't had outside eyes on the system in years
- Acquirers running technical diligence on a target
- Teams who suspect the architecture is the bottleneck but can't prove it
Not quite the right fit? Browse other services or reach out and we'll figure it out together.
Outcomes
Results clients see
Typical engagement length, end to end
Identified and ranked by 18-month compounding impact
Report formatted for VC technical diligence and audit committees
Every finding tied to an owner, effort, and risk score
See similar results in the case study archive.
Process
How we work together
A structured approach to architecture review that delivers results.
Intake
Code access, docs, recent incidents, roadmap, and a list of the things keeping the CTO up at night
Discovery
Code walkthroughs, infra audits, on-call interviews, threat model
Synthesis
Findings, severity scoring, and recommendations grounded in your roadmap
Readout
Live presentation, written report, prioritized backlog, optional remediation phase
Curious what each phase looks like in detail? Read the full process page.
Deliverables
What you get
Tangible outcomes from every engagement, not just slides.
Every deliverable is owned by you on day one—your repo, your cloud, your accounts. Want to see real artifacts from past engagements? Visit the work archive.
Pricing
From $18,000
Two to four weeks of senior architectural attention, with deliverables your board will read.
Engagement model: Fixed-scope assessment
- Single domain (e.g. data, auth, infra)
- Written report
- Prioritized backlog
- Readout session
- Cross-cutting review
- Threat model
- Scalability analysis
- ADR backlog
- Board-ready report
- VC/M&A diligence focus
- Risk scoring
- Founder/CTO prep
- Confidential delivery
- Q&A support
Need a custom scope? See full pricing details or request a custom quote.
Technologies
Tools and platforms
The core technologies I use for architecture review projects.
Want to go deeper on any of these?
FAQs
Frequently asked questions
Answers to the most common questions about architecture review engagements.
Do you need code access?
Read-only access to the main repos and an infra walkthrough cover most of it. Anything sensitive can stay on a screen-share.
Can you do this remotely?
Yes, all engagements are remote-default with a couple of live working sessions per week.
Can you also fix what you find?
Yes, most reviews flow into a remediation engagement. The review is structured so any senior team can execute it without me though.
Have a question that isn't here? Ask directly—I reply personally to every message.
Industries
Where this work lands
Sectors where this service has shipped real outcomes.
Reading
Related insights
Posts on topics adjacent to this engagement.
Or browse all insights.
Related
You might also need
Services that work well together with this engagement.
Ready to get started?
Let's discuss how architecture review can help your business. Most projects kick off within two weeks of the first call.