I specialize in honing and simplifying software systems. Together, we will think deeply about what you need from your software. Rather than endlessly building more cruft or being your next "yes-man", I push back. My clients cite clarity and confidence as the primary result from working with me. Refining your software system gives you the headspace to simply run your business.
What I Can Do
Simplification
I take inherited complexity and reduce it to something the next person can actually work with. I find the cheapest path to real value — a lightweight layer instead of a full rewrite, a shared library instead of copy-paste duplication. I've been untangling legacy systems since 2016. I know what "maintainable" looks like because I've inherited plenty that isn't.
Diagnosis
I find root causes, not symptoms. I dig into the system; profiling, tracing, talking to the people who use it—before proposing a solution. I know the difference between what was requested and what's actually needed, and I'm not afraid to say so.
Confidence
I leave behind systems that teams can ship from without holding their breath. Testing where there was none. Tooling that makes a chaotic codebase navigable. Release processes that don't require a prayer.
What You'll Walk Away With
- A system your team actually understands
- Fewer fires, fewer "only Steve knows how that works" moments
- Confidence to ship on Friday
- Technical debt that stops compounding
- Honest answers about what to build next — and what to stop building