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Full-Stack Engineering
Code your team can read, maintain, and ship without you in the room.
Framework-agnostic expertise across the modern web stack. We write code that your team can understand, maintain, and build on — not clever code that only the original author can decipher six months later.
Next.js, Astro, React, and standards-based development at production scale. Performance, accessibility, testing strategy — built in from the start, not bolted on after the audit finds the problems. In high-stakes clinical and operational environments, a form that hangs, a workflow that times out, or a screen reader that breaks is not an inconvenience — it is a risk. We build to prevent those failure modes.
We pay attention to the things that compound over time: bundle size, Core Web Vitals, test coverage that actually exercises the paths users take. The work that keeps a codebase maintainable as it grows.
Engagement Process
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Codebase Review and Scope Definition
Before writing a line of code, we read what's there. This means understanding the existing architecture, the test coverage (and what it actually covers), the dependency graph, and the patterns your team has established. The goal is to build on what's working — not to rewrite everything from scratch because it's unfamiliar.
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Iterative Delivery in Defined Sprints
We work in clearly scoped sprints with defined deliverables. Each sprint ends with code that's tested, documented, and ready for your team to maintain — not a work-in-progress that requires a proprietary mental model to extend. We write tests for the paths users actually take, not the happy-path cases that make coverage numbers look good.
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Performance and Accessibility Validation
Performance and accessibility are not post-launch audits — they're built into delivery. Core Web Vitals, bundle analysis, WCAG 2.1 AA conformance, and screen reader compatibility are checked during development, not after. In high-stakes clinical and operational environments, a form that hangs or a workflow that times out is not a UX problem — it is an operational risk.
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Handoff and Knowledge Transfer
Every engagement ends with documentation your team can actually use: component documentation, architectural decision records for non-obvious choices, and a recorded walkthrough of complex systems. We measure success by how quickly your team can extend what we built, not by how much institutional knowledge they need to rely on us for.
Outcomes
- Shipped features that meet requirements and perform under production conditions
- Test coverage for the paths users take, not just the ones that are easy to test
- Lighthouse scores, Core Web Vitals, and bundle size within agreed targets
- We build to WCAG 2.1 AA guidelines and validate with screen reader testing before handoff. Final accessibility conformance depends on content and post-handoff changes.
- Component documentation and architectural decision records for maintained code
- Technical debt triage: what to address now, what to schedule, what to accept
Right for You If
- Companies that need senior engineering bandwidth without adding headcount
- Teams shipping under deadline pressure who cannot afford rework
- Organizations building mission-critical interfaces where performance affects outcomes
- Engineering teams with a strong technical lead but insufficient IC bandwidth
- Companies that have outgrown their current stack and need migration expertise
- Startups that need to ship faster without accumulating the engineering debt that becomes a problem in their next funding round
Scope and Pricing
Full-stack engagements are project-scoped or structured as monthly retainers. Project engagements require a minimum of 40 hours. Retainers start at 20 hours/month. The $175/hr rate applies to all categories of work — we don't tier pricing by task complexity. All engagements include weekly written status updates. Async communication is available via your team's preferred channel.
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