From a 30-minute architecture call to a six-month build, the engagement shapes around the problem - not the other way around. Pick the model that fits, or describe the mess and I'll suggest one.
Four engagement shapes, one operator across all of them.
A senior second pair of eyes on architecture, hiring, technical debt, vendor selection. No retainer required.
Scoped product or platform, delivered end to end. Requirements, architecture, code, deploy, hand-off.
I sit inside your team as a senior engineer. Code reviews, architecture calls, mentoring, the unblockings.
Long-tail support for systems already in production. Incident response, infra ops, the boring-but-critical work.
Six rules I refuse to break, even when the client pushes back.
Demos that look good in slide decks are not the deliverable. The deliverable is software in production.
When you hire Kick Media, you get me. No account manager, no junior hand-off, no "team lead" relay race.
I optimize for systems you can debug at 3am, not for the latest framework on Hacker News.
Most of my engagements turn into long-term collaborations. I make decisions that age well, not ones that ship fast and rot.
One weekly check-in beats four daily stand-ups. I bias toward async written updates and short, decisive calls.
If I'm not the right fit, I'll tell you - and ideally tell you who is. Saves both of us a quarter.
Pragmatic stack. New tools added when they earn it.
Most calls end with a clear next step within 30 minutes - whether that's a scoped engagement, a referral, or a "you don't need me, here's what to do".