Hi! I’m André, and I design, build, and run production systems — then teach your team to run them without me.
What I do
I’m an independent consultant for founders and small teams who need senior platform engineering and DevOps work done right the first time — without hiring a full team to do it.
- Platform architecture — multi-tenant systems, module boundaries, config and content design that stay maintainable as you add features, not just at launch.
- Infrastructure & DevOps automation — deploy pipelines, declarative domain/DNS/SSL/reverse-proxy management, systemd services, cron/job queues, backups that actually get tested.
- Cloud & storage migrations — moving off brittle, hand-maintained infra (ports, manual nginx edits, ad-hoc scripts) onto object storage (S3/R2), socket-based services, and config-driven deploys.
- AI-augmented engineering — wiring LLM tooling into real product workflows (content, ops, support) in a way that’s observable and reversible, not a black box bolted on after the fact.
- Security & hardening — WAF rules, permissions models, credential hygiene, and the boring parts of security that prevent expensive mistakes.
How I work
I run this as a solo practice, so every engagement is scoped to fit — no bench of juniors, no markup for people you’ll never talk to. Three ways to work together:
1. Systems Audit — fixed fee, 1–2 weeks A focused review of your architecture, deploy process, and infrastructure. You get a written assessment: what’s fragile, what’s fine, and a prioritized roadmap you can hand to any engineer — including me, if you want to keep going.
2. Build Sprint — fixed scope, 2–6 weeks A defined outcome, agreed up front: a migration, an automation layer, an integration, a rebuilt deploy pipeline. Fixed price for a fixed scope, so there’s no incentive on either side to pad the clock.
3. Fractional Platform Partner — monthly retainer Ongoing architecture, ops, and AI-integration support at a capped number of hours per month. For teams that need a senior technical partner on call, not a full-time hire yet.
Every engagement starts with the same question: what does “done” look like, and how do we know we got there. Pricing is quoted per engagement, not per hour billed in the dark — you’ll always know the number before we start.
About
I build and operate my own infrastructure day to day — not just for clients. I run a multi-site platform from a shared codebase: one deploy pipeline, one reconciler that manages DNS, SSL, and nginx declaratively across every domain, one job queue and cron scheduler, shared auth and object storage, with each site opting into the features it needs. That’s the same operator’s discipline — automate the repeatable parts, keep the architecture legible, write down the parts a human still has to decide — that I bring to client work.
I’d rather hand you a system you understand and can run yourselves than make myself indispensable.
Let’s talk
Tell me what’s breaking, what’s slow, or what you’re afraid to touch.