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Need someone who can actually ship?

Build the thing

You have a product that needs to get from idea to reality. I build full-stack software platforms and apps that are designed to launch, scale and actually be operated in production.

Fix the thing

You have an existing application, codebase or technical problem that needs an experienced engineer. I diagnose the problem, fix the underlying system and get it shipping again.

Make AI pay for itself

Your AI product works, but the economics don't. I optimise models, tokens, context, caching and tool calls to reduce cost and latency without compromising the product.

Think through the thing

You need someone who understands architecture, product, AI and the economics of running software. I help make the technical and product decisions before expensive mistakes get built.

Buy hours

Prepaid, with an estimate before any work starts

Taking work now · 5 of 5 slots open

SHIP 5Start here

$600

5 hours · $120/hr

Five hours on your thing. The fastest way to find out what working together is like.

  • BUILD THE THINGa landing page, a working integration, a small feature shipped end to end.
  • FIX THE THINGa bug hunted down and fixed, a slow page made fast, a broken deploy repaired.
  • MAKE AI PAY FOR ITSELFa focused AI audit, one workflow automated, token costs cut.
  • THINK THROUGH THE THINGa codebase review, an architecture sanity check, a build or buy call.
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SHIP 10

$1,000

10 hours · $100/hr

Ten hours, the working block. Enough to ship something real.

  • Everything SHIP 5 covers, with room to finish bigger pieces.
  • BUILD THE THINGa real feature with tests and a deploy, an MVP slice, a payment or email flow.
  • FIX THE THINGthe performance pass, the security once-over, the migration that keeps slipping.
  • MAKE AI PAY FOR ITSELFan AI feature designed and shipped, evals in place, costs measured.
  • THINK THROUGH THE THINGa technical plan you can hand to any developer, tradeoffs argued.
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SHIP MONTHLYLowest hourly rate

$1,800/mo

20 hours a month · $90/hr

Twenty hours a month, a standing slot, same day replies. Repeat by default.

  • Twenty hours a month of whatever moves you fastest, across all four jobs.
  • A standing slot: first reply the same business day, work in progress most weeks.
  • Estimates before work, a note on every hour, a weekly status even when nothing moved.
  • Cancel anytime; the period you paid for runs its course.
Buy SHIP MONTHLY · $1,800/mo →

Resets monthly · cancel anytime · same business day reply

How it works
  1. 01

    Pick a pack and pay. No call, no proposal.

  2. 02

    Tell me what you need. Your brief becomes the first request.

  3. 03

    Get an estimate before any work starts. Approve it, cap it or say no.

  4. 04

    Watch the hours on your own page, with a note on every one.

The promises

First reply within one business day. Estimates before work starts. Unused hours expire at the end of the term, and hours already promised to open work never lapse.

Not sure which pack? Ask first.

I occasionally take on development and technical consulting projects where I can genuinely add value. You get someone who understands both the code and the business behind it, with 20 years of experience as a consultant, entrepreneur and operator of real apps running in production. Full-stack development, AI-native product development, platform development and technical consulting.

“This is the second time I'm using David services and as expected the job has been successfully completed in time and the results are great. We'll definitely use David again. Thank you”
Daniel A · Wallingford, GB · PeoplePerHour ↗
“Very conscientious and generous in his service. Would def use again”
Gareth A. · Winchester, GB · PeoplePerHour ↗
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