Is this for you?
- You want a second set of eyes before a launch, acquisition, or rearchitecture.
- No in-house senior developer is available to do the review.
- A PR has ballooned and nobody wants to own the re-review.
- You're handing a subsystem to a new team and want a clean baseline.
What you get
- Written review with findings grouped by severity.
- File and line references for critical issues.
- Architectural and pattern feedback.
- Follow-up call (30–60 minutes).
Scope
What's in
- One codebase or subsystem, up to ~10,000 LOC
- Written findings with severity
- Architecture and pattern feedback
- Follow-up call
What's out
- Implementing the fixes
- Ongoing review (see Fractional CTO)
- Legal or IP review
- Security-specific audit at depth (available as a separate engagement)
Process
Intake
Day 1Kickoff, repo access, confirm scope and specific questions.
Review
Days 2–5Codebase read, findings capture, severity assessment.
Report
Days 6–7Draft, review, finalize, 30–60 minute follow-up call.
Pricing
50% to start, 50% on delivery. Up to ~10,000 lines of code in scope. Larger scope quoted separately.
One fixed price. No surprises, no “starting at” language. If we agree on scope and you pay the deposit, the engagement is locked in.
Questions
What languages and frameworks do you cover?
PHP/Laravel, JavaScript/TypeScript (React, Vue, Node), Python. Others on request.
What if our codebase is larger than 10,000 LOC?
Scope in a specific subsystem, or quote the larger scope separately.
Will you sign an NDA?
Yes.
Do you do security-focused reviews?
Light security observations are included. A dedicated security audit is a separate engagement.
About
26+ years of full-stack experience across PHP, JavaScript, and Python. I ship production systems for teams that need senior technical work they can trust, from the founding engineer's perspective.
More about the studioReady to start?
Book an intro call. If we're not a fit, I'll tell you on the call.