Accepting new projects

The founding engineer your small team needs right now.

Just need to ship fast? I own the hard parts end to end so your team can move without breaking things.

Full-stack SaaS & Stripe billingHybrid mobile at scaleAI integrations built in

For small teams that need to ship. Free 30-minute call.

Small teams are stretched thin

Most small teams don't need another junior developer who needs hand-holding - they need a senior engineer who can own a surface area completely, make good architectural decisions independently, and ship without creating a maintenance burden.

Half-built features, fragile integrations, and tech debt pile up fast when no one on the team has the bandwidth - or the depth - to own the hard stuff. That's the gap I fill.

Ben Harris, CEO of Lunar Cow Publishing

"I highly recommend Gavin to anyone looking for a reliable and professional partner for their software development needs."

Ben Harris - CEO of Lunar Cow Publishing

Nate Bothwell, Owner of N8 Consulting

"This combination of skills make Gavin a rare commodity in the world of software."

Nate Bothwell - Owner of N8 Consulting

Simple 4-step process

01

Discovery Call

30-min free consult to understand your product, codebase, and goals

02

Proposal

Detailed scope and fixed price, sent within 24 hours

03

Build & Test

I implement, test thoroughly, and share progress along the way

04

Launch & Stay

Code handover, deployment, and an optional retainer for ongoing work

How we work together

01

Project first

Every engagement starts with a fixed-scope, fixed-price project. You know exactly what you're getting and what it costs - no hourly billing, no scope creep surprises. This gets the work done and gets the relationship started.

02

Retainer to stay

After the project ships, ongoing work moves to a monthly retainer. This covers hosting/infrastructure oversight, maintenance, and a set number of development hours each month for continued feature work. No as-needed hourly billing - just a predictable monthly engagement.

Frequently asked questions

Gavin - Senior Software Engineer, Nashville TN

Built by Gavin

All the depth of a senior hire. None of the full-time overhead.

I've built software across environments where quality actually matters - government-contracted systems, enterprise products at scale, and SaaS products I've owned solo from first commit to production. Ten years of that teaches you what breaks.

Mobile apps serving hundreds of thousands of users. Stripe billing overhauls for $50K+ MRR companies. AI integrations with real agentic tool calling - not chatbot wrappers. If it's complex to build and easy to get wrong, I've shipped it.

TypeScriptReactNext.jsAngularNode.jsNestJSIonicCapacitorPostgreSQLSupabaseStripeOpenAIAWSGCPVercel

Got a roadmap and no one to own it?

Book a free 30-minute call. Tell me what you're building and where you're stuck. I'll tell you honestly what you need and whether I'm the right fit.