Who this is for: Founders and teams who have a product plan and need their technical architecture reviewed by a senior engineer before starting development.
Architecture decisions made early in development are expensive to change later. An architecture review validates your technical approach, identifies risks, and provides recommendations before you commit to building. This prevents costly refactoring and ensures your architecture can scale.
When to get an architecture review: you have an architecture plan but want senior engineer validation, you're about to start development and want to avoid costly mistakes, or you need to ensure your architecture can scale to your business goals.
I review your proposed system design, technology choices, and architecture decisions. I evaluate scalability, security, maintainability, and cost. I identify risks and provide recommendations. Deliverable: Architecture review report with validation, risks, and improvements.
One-time architecture review: €5,000-€10,000 depending on complexity. Can convert to ongoing retainer for implementation support.
Situation: A startup had an architecture plan for a SaaS platform but wanted validation before starting development. They were concerned about scalability and cost.
Solution: I reviewed their architecture: evaluated technology choices, identified scalability bottlenecks, recommended cost optimizations, and provided security considerations. I revised their architecture to support 100K+ users without major refactoring.
Outcome: Architecture validated and improved. Development started with confidence. Platform scaled to 50K users without architecture changes. Saved €80K+ in refactoring costs that would have been needed with the original plan.
A: I need: system overview, technology stack choices, database design, API structure, and deployment approach. A 5-10 page document or architecture diagram is sufficient. I'll ask clarifying questions during the review.
A: I'll explain the issues and provide specific recommendations for fixes. Most issues can be addressed before development starts, which is why architecture review is valuable - it's much cheaper to fix architecture problems before building.
A: Yes. Many clients convert the architecture review into an ongoing retainer for implementation support. I can help implement the recommended changes or provide guidance as your team builds.
A: Typically 1-2 weeks from receiving your architecture plan to final report. I spend 3-5 days on analysis and provide the report within 2 weeks.
Decision trigger: If you have an architecture plan and need a senior engineering perspective to validate it before you start building, this is the point to get an architecture review.