Building a fintech product?
You don't need another developer. You need a technical partner.
I build serious web products for founders. AI accelerates every part of my process, but architecture and engineering judgment are what make the product hold up.
The Problem
The problem isn't building software anymore.
AI can generate a lot of code. A founder can describe an idea, open a coding tool, generate a UI, wire up a database, add auth, integrate an API, and have something that looks like a product within hours.
But the difficult part of building a serious product isn't generating code.
It's deciding:
AI can write the code.
Someone still has to design the system.
Two Approaches
I don't use AI instead of engineering.
I use AI to make engineering faster.
Why Fintech
Fintech changes the equation.
A landing page can survive ugly code for a while. A fintech product can't.
When your application handles:
architecture isn't an academic exercise.
It becomes part of the product.
I've been building software around financial markets, quantitative systems, trading, market data, and analytics for years. That background shapes how I think about product engineering.
Experience
Financial Systems
Trading, options, market data, quantitative workflows.
Data Systems
Large datasets, time-series data, analytics and data pipelines.
Product Engineering
Complex SaaS and web applications.
AI-First Development
Using AI to move faster on architecture, implementation, testing, and iteration.
Cloud & Infrastructure
Production infrastructure, APIs, databases, authentication, storage and deployment.
The Process
What happens after you hire me.
You are not buying development hours. This is a product engineering process. We go from concept to working software, using AI to move fast while keeping the architecture under control.
From Idea to System
Before writing code, we figure out what we're actually building. We define the users, workflows, domain, data, integrations, constraints and risks.
Architecture Before Implementation
The goal isn't to create a pile of features. The goal is to create a system where those features make sense together.
AI Doesn't Replace Engineering
AI is most useful when it operates inside constraints set by someone who understands the system. This is how AI fits into the process without replacing the person responsible for it.
Build the System Before Building Everything
The first milestone is one complete path through the system. Authentication, database, business logic, API, UI. If the architecture works end to end, everything else is incremental.
Prototype → Production
What separates a prototype from production software. Security, testing, deployment, observability, and the work that makes the thing actually reliable.
Technical Partner
You don't need a CTO full-time.
Most early stage companies don't need a full engineering org. They need one person who can own the technical side of the product while the company figures out everything else.
Architecture
Design the technical foundation and make critical technical decisions.
Product Engineering
Turn product requirements into working software.
AI-First Development
Use AI aggressively while maintaining architectural and technical control.
Technical Leadership
Help determine what should be built, when, and why.
Infrastructure
Own the systems required to run the product.
Security
Design authentication, authorization and data handling appropriately.
Integrations
Connect the product with external APIs and services.
Scaling
Prepare the architecture for the next stage of the company.
The Retainer
A technical partner, not another pair of hands.
You run the business and the product. I own the technical side. That means architecture, implementation, infrastructure, and the decisions that keep the system working as it grows.
Get Started
Tell me what you're building.
Give me enough context to understand the product, where you are today, and where you need technical help.
Got it.
I'll review what you've shared and get back to you within 48 hours.
AI makes development faster.
Architecture makes development sustainable.
The combination is what creates leverage.