Architecture Consulting
Software Architecture Consulting
I help you architect it before you build it — and write the spec your team executes against.
What I do
Deliverables
Architecture reviews
An outsider read on system design, scalability, security, and team shape. Output is written: architecture decision records you can revisit in six months, not slide decks that go stale.
System design from scratch
Domain models, service boundaries, data architecture, and deployment topology. Documents your engineering team can build against without re-deriving the why for every choice.
Project planning & spec writing
Break a vague initiative into discrete, scoped tasks with acceptance criteria. The work that prevents 6-month projects from becoming 18-month projects.
Technology selection
Vendor comparisons, build-versus-buy, deprecate-versus-extend decisions — justified in writing so your team and stakeholders share the same map.
Team-shape & hiring advice
When to hire, what to hire for, how to structure the team. From someone who has led 20+ engineer teams across enterprise and startup contexts.
Engagement
How I engage
Advisory engagements run 1–3 weeks for focused reviews, or retainer-style (a few days a month) for ongoing architectural support. Output is always written: ADRs, system design docs, planning specs your team can execute against. Default-async with one or two synchronous sessions per engagement.
Proof
Recent work
Cloud-Native Microservices Platform
Architected a microservices ecosystem using Spring Boot and .NET Core with Protocol Buffers over gRPC, feeding data into Snowflake for analytics.
DMGDeveloper Platform Migration
Led the migration from ArgoCD-based deployments to Backstage, creating a unified developer portal for Kubernetes workloads.
SabreMulti-Tenant Infrastructure Automation
Designed and automated deployment of infrastructure and services in an isolated multi-tenant architecture.
Stack
Tech I use
Fit
Who this is for
- You're about to start a large build and want a second opinion on the architecture.
- Your team is good at execution but you need someone senior to plan the next six months.
- You're weighing a major rewrite or migration and want a sober assessment first.
- You're a non-technical founder who needs a fractional senior engineer to plan the build.
Let's talk about your project
Send a short brief — what you're building, where you are now, what you want help with — and I'll reply within a business day.
Get in touch