Ideal For
Who this engagement fits best
- Engineering leaders facing a 10x scale event
- Teams stuck mid-migration from monolith to services
- CTOs preparing for due diligence or audit
- Startups making once-a-decade foundational choices
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Outcomes
Results clients see
Typical capacity gains after event-driven redesign
Average savings after right-sizing service boundaries
Median timeline for full migration roadmap execution
Strangler-fig migrations with no big-bang cutovers
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Process
How we work together
A structured approach to system architecture that delivers results.
Assessment
Audit current architecture, pain points, and growth trajectory
Vision
Define target architecture aligned with business goals
Roadmap
Create phased migration plan with risk mitigation
Execution
Guide implementation and course-correct as needed
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 $15,000
Most architecture work starts with a focused assessment and continues as part-time advisory.
Engagement model: Fixed-scope assessment + advisory retainer
- Current state audit
- Risk register
- Target-state proposal
- Executive readout
- Phased migration plan
- ADRs for major decisions
- Reference implementation
- Team workshops
- 1 day/week of architecture support
- ADR review
- Hiring panel for senior roles
- On-call for major decisions
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Client Voices
What teams say
Anonymized quotes from recent engagements.
“The migration roadmap he wrote is the document we still pin in every architecture review, two years later.”
“He killed three projects we were about to greenlight. Saved us at least 18 months and a lot of money.”
Technologies
Tools and platforms
The core technologies I use for system architecture projects.
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FAQs
Frequently asked questions
Answers to the most common questions about system architecture engagements.
Do you do microservices or monoliths?
I do whichever fits. Most teams I work with end up on a modular monolith with selective service extraction-not full microservices.
Will you write code or just diagrams?
Both. Every architecture engagement includes at least one reference implementation so the team has executable patterns, not just slides.
How is this different from technical consulting?
Architecture is hands-on with code and concrete designs. Consulting covers broader strategy, hiring, and team structure.
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Industries
Where this work lands
Sectors where this service has shipped real outcomes.
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