Senior engineering on monthly retainer

Your engineering team, on demand.

Embedded senior engineering. Monthly retainer. No hiring overhead. Scale up or down month-to-month.

The problem

You need engineering capacity, but full-time hires are slow and risky. Freelancers are unpredictable. Agencies are expensive and detached. You need someone who actually owns the work alongside you.

What you get

Everything below, every project.

  • 4-week minimum engagement, monthly thereafter
  • Embedded in your team (Slack, GitHub, Linear, etc.)
  • Daily presence, weekly syncs
  • Scale up or down with 2-week notice
  • Code reviews + architecture input
  • Mentorship for junior team members (optional)
How we work

Discovery to launch, in four steps.

  1. 01

    Intro Call

    30 min to understand your stack, team, and what you need help with.

    30 MIN

  2. 02

    Trial Week

    First week is half-rate so you can evaluate fit before committing.

    1 WK

  3. 03

    Monthly Retainer

    Embedded in your team. Slack-first communication. Weekly syncs.

    MONTHLY

  4. 04

    Scale or Pause

    Adjust hours or pause with 2-week notice. No long-term lock-in.

    FLEXIBLE

FAQ

About Fractional Engineering.

  • How many hours per week?

    Standard retainer is 20 hrs/week ($4,800/mo). Full-time (40 hrs) is $8,800/mo. Senior lead with architecture ownership is $12,800/mo. Custom multi-engineer teams quoted separately.

  • Will I get the same person every month?

    Yes — that's the point. Same engineer, same context, same Slack handle. If continuity matters more than anything else, fractional is a better fit than ad-hoc contracts.

  • What if I need to ramp down?

    2-week notice and you're paused or scaled. No exit fees. You can pause indefinitely and resume later.

  • How is your pricing fixed?

    The SOW commits the scope, timeline, and price. If I underestimate, I eat the cost — not you. The only time pricing changes is if you add features beyond scope, and any change is quoted and approved before work starts.

  • What if I don't know exactly what I need?

    Normal. Most founders come with a problem, not a spec. The 30-min discovery call is for clarifying. If it's still ambiguous, I offer a 1-2 week paid discovery phase to scope it properly.

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