Services
Production-grade engineering services for SaaS platforms that must survive real-world traffic
CTO-as-a-Service
Strategic technical leadership for your company. We provide executive-level guidance on architecture decisions, technology strategy, team building, and production system governance—without the full-time CTO cost.
Deliverables
- • Technology roadmap & strategic planning
- • Architecture decision-making & review
- • Team structure & senior hiring strategy
- • Vendor evaluations & technology stack decisions
- • Technical due diligence for fundraising rounds
- • Production incident response & post-mortems
Tools & Technologies
- • Architecture design frameworks
- • Decision documentation systems
- • Technical roadmap tools
Timeline
Ongoing monthly retainer
Example Use Cases
- • SaaS scaling from seed to Series A
- • Technical strategy for fundraising
- • CTO transition & succession planning
Production System Audits
Comprehensive technical audit of your existing systems. We identify architecture weaknesses, security vulnerabilities, scalability bottlenecks, and cost inefficiencies before they cause production failures.
Deliverables
- • Architecture review with detailed diagrams
- • Security vulnerability assessment & CVE analysis
- • Scalability bottleneck identification
- • Cloud cost optimization recommendations
- • Performance profiling & query analysis
- • Prioritized remediation roadmap with effort estimates
Tools & Technologies
- • Static analysis & security scanning tools
- • Performance profilers (py-spy, pprof)
- • Database query analyzers
- • Cloud cost analysis platforms
Timeline
2-3 weeks
Example Use Cases
- • Pre-fundraising technical due diligence
- • Pre-launch stability assessment
- • Post-incident root cause analysis
MVP → Production Transformation
Transform unstable MVPs and prototypes into production-grade platforms. Complete refactoring, observability implementation, CI/CD automation, security hardening, and load testing to ensure your system survives real-world scale.
Deliverables
- • Architecture refactoring & code cleanup
- • CI/CD pipeline automation (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI)
- • Observability stack: metrics, logging, distributed tracing
- • Security hardening & penetration testing
- • Load testing & performance optimization
- • Automated disaster recovery & backup strategy
- • Production runbooks & incident response playbooks
Tools & Technologies
- • Kubernetes, Docker
- • GitHub Actions, GitLab CI
- • Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana
- • Terraform, Pulumi
- • k6, Locust for load testing
Timeline
8-16 weeks
Example Use Cases
- • MVP stabilization before customer launch
- • Technical debt elimination pre-Series A
- • Infrastructure modernization for acquired companies
Infrastructure & DevOps at Scale
Enterprise-grade infrastructure and DevOps for high-traffic systems. Kubernetes orchestration, multi-region deployments, zero-downtime releases, comprehensive monitoring, and operational excellence.
Deliverables
- • Kubernetes cluster setup & hardening
- • Multi-region cloud architecture with failover
- • Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Pulumi)
- • Zero-downtime deployment pipelines
- • Comprehensive monitoring, alerting & on-call
- • Horizontal autoscaling & resource optimization
- • Disaster recovery automation & business continuity
Tools & Technologies
- • Kubernetes, Helm
- • AWS, GCP, Azure
- • Terraform, Pulumi
- • ArgoCD, FluxCD
- • Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog
- • PagerDuty, Opsgenie
Timeline
4-12 weeks for initial setup, ongoing support available
Example Use Cases
- • High-traffic SaaS (>1M users)
- • Multi-region global deployments
- • Mission-critical systems requiring 99.99%+ uptime
Security & Compliance
Enterprise security implementation and compliance preparation. SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR compliance readiness, penetration testing, security audits, and ongoing security monitoring for production systems.
Deliverables
- • Comprehensive security audits & gap analysis
- • SOC 2 Type II / ISO 27001 compliance implementation
- • Penetration testing & vulnerability remediation
- • Security training & secure coding practices
- • Incident response planning & runbooks
- • Automated security monitoring & alerting
Tools & Technologies
- • OWASP ZAP, Burp Suite
- • Vanta, Drata for compliance automation
- • Snyk, Trivy for dependency scanning
- • SIEM systems (Splunk, ELK)
Timeline
4-8 weeks for initial implementation
Example Use Cases
- • SOC 2 Type II audit preparation
- • Enterprise customer security requirements
- • GDPR, HIPAA, PCI-DSS compliance
Performance Engineering
Deep performance optimization for production systems. Database query optimization, intelligent caching strategies, load balancing, CDN configuration, and observability implementation for high-performance APIs and applications.
Deliverables
- • Performance profiling & bottleneck analysis
- • Database query optimization & indexing strategy
- • Caching layer implementation (Redis, Memcached)
- • Load balancing & CDN configuration
- • API response time optimization
- • Real-time performance dashboards & alerting
Tools & Technologies
- • Database profilers (pg_stat_statements, EXPLAIN ANALYZE)
- • APM tools (Datadog, New Relic)
- • Load testing (k6, Locust, JMeter)
- • CDN providers (CloudFlare, Fastly)
Timeline
2-6 weeks
Example Use Cases
- • API latency reduction (p99 < 200ms)
- • Database scaling for high-traffic systems
- • High-traffic event preparation (Black Friday, launches)
Production Support & Maintenance
Ongoing production support with 24/7 monitoring, incident response, performance optimization, and continuous system improvements. Keep your production systems reliable and performant while you focus on building product features.
Deliverables
- • 24/7 production monitoring & alerting
- • On-call incident response with SLA
- • Performance optimization & tuning
- • Security patch management & dependency updates
- • Monthly system health reports & capacity planning
- • Continuous technical debt reduction
Tools & Technologies
- • Datadog, Prometheus
- • Sentry, Rollbar for error tracking
- • PagerDuty, Opsgenie for on-call
- • Custom dashboards & runbooks
Timeline
Ongoing monthly engagement
Example Use Cases
- • Production operations for scaling SaaS
- • 24/7 coverage for mission-critical systems
- • Proactive technical debt management