Accepting 2 new clients in May

Senior engineering,
without hiring a team.

I build MVPs, AI automation, and data infrastructure for early-stage startups. Production-ready code, delivered in 6-8 weeks.

shipcraft.ts
// Senior engineering, delivered async.
const shipcraft = {
services: ['AI automation', 'Data pipelines', 'MVPs'],
pricing: { project: '$3k–25k', retainer: '$5k/mo' },
delivery: '6–8 weeks',
experience: 10+ years,
stack: ['Python', 'TypeScript', 'React', 'AWS'],
};
 
await shipcraft.build(yourIdea);
// → production-ready in 6 weeks
Senior Engineering For Teams Like
YC Startups
Series Seed
Indie Hackers
DTC Brands
Dev Tools
10+
Years engineering
6-8
Weeks to MVP
1/3
Cost vs full-time hire
24h
Response time
Services

What I build for startups

Four focused areas. All production-ready. Fixed price or monthly retainer.

🤖

AI Automation

LLM-powered workflows that save your team 10+ hours per week.

  • GPT, Claude, Gemini integrations
  • Document processing & extraction
  • AI agents & chatbots
  • Internal AI-powered tools
From $3,000
📊

Data Infrastructure

Production-grade data systems that scale with your growth.

  • Web scraping & enrichment
  • ETL pipelines
  • B2B lead generation
  • API integrations
From $5,000
🔨

MVP Development

Complete product launch — idea to production in 6-8 weeks.

  • Web apps (React, Next.js)
  • Mobile apps (Android, React Native)
  • Backend & APIs
  • Deployment & DevOps
From $12,000
⚙️

Backend Engineering

Scalable infrastructure built for long-term growth.

  • API design & architecture
  • Database optimization
  • Third-party integrations
  • Performance tuning
From $4,000
Process

From first email to launched product

Clear steps, weekly milestones, no surprises.

1

Discovery

You describe your challenge via email. I share how I'd approach it. No long sales calls.

2

Proposal

Written scope, timeline, and fixed price — delivered within 24 hours.

3

Kickoff

50% upfront. Project starts within 5 days. Weekly progress updates.

4

Delivery

Production code. Full documentation. Two weeks of post-launch support.

Our MVP was stuck at 40% for three months. ShipCraft took over on a Monday and shipped to production in six weeks. We closed our seed round two weeks later.

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Michael R.
Co-founder, AI Startup
Pricing

Fixed-price or monthly retainer

Transparent pricing. No hourly billing games. No surprises.

Small Project
$3–8k

Specific automation, small features, or proof-of-concept builds.

  • Fixed price
  • 2–4 weeks delivery
  • Production-ready code
  • Email support
  • 2-week money-back guarantee
Get a Quote
Most Popular
Monthly Retainer
$5,000/mo

Ongoing senior engineering capacity. Most popular for growing startups.

  • 20 hours per week
  • Dedicated Slack channel
  • Weekly progress updates
  • Priority turnaround
  • Cancel anytime (30-day notice)
Start Retainer
MVP Build
$12–25k

Complete product from idea to launch, end-to-end.

  • Fixed price
  • 6–8 weeks delivery
  • Web + mobile
  • Full deployment & DevOps
  • 2 weeks post-launch support
Start MVP
About

A senior engineer you can trust.

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I'm a senior software engineer with 10+ years building production systems, mobile applications, and data infrastructure at scale.

I've shipped Android systems used by thousands of users, trading algorithms for US-based clients, AI-powered data pipelines, and backend infrastructure for growing companies.

I partner with early-stage startups (1–50 employees) who need senior technical capacity — without hiring a full-time engineer. Based globally, working async across US and EU time zones.

PythonTypeScriptNode.jsGoRustC# / ASP.NETReactNext.jsReact NativeAndroid / KotlinPostgreSQLMongoDBRedisAWSDockerOpenAIClaudeGemini
FAQ

Common questions

You get senior-level work at about 1/3 the cost, with flexibility to scale up or down. Most clients engage for 6–18 months, then hire full-time once they have product-market fit.

Ready to ship something great?

Email me about your project. I reply within 24 hours on business days.

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