Plans and pricing

Senior engineering, priced around the work.

Choose flexible hours, an hours bank, or steady monthly capacity. Every option gives you a named senior engineer, architect support, and a clear record of the work performed.

  • Named senior engineers
  • Architect-backed
  • Hourly by design

Ways to buy

One engineering standard. Three ways to use it.

The commercial model follows the way your work arrives. It does not change the seniority of the engineer or the architecture support behind them.

Flexible hourly

Start small and flex

Use a senior engineer for a review, a hard technical question, or a changing backlog. There is no minimum on this option.

Billing
Billed monthly for hours worked
Best for
Intermittent consulting and uncertain demand

Hours bank

Fund a body of work

Pre-purchase an agreed block of engineering hours, then draw it down against a project or a set of priorities.

Billing
Hourly work drawn from a prepaid bank
Best for
Defined initiatives with an uneven cadence

Monthly capacity

Embed steady ownership

Plan a recurring level of capacity with a named engineer who works in your channels, tools, and delivery rhythm.

Billing
Hourly rate aligned to monthly volume
Best for
Staff augmentation and ongoing ownership

Included in every option

  • A named senior engineer you meet before starting
  • Lead-architect review and specialist backup
  • Visible time logs and written delivery context
  • Scope and estimates discussed before work begins

What sets the rate

A useful quote needs four inputs.

We do not publish a fictional one-size-fits-all rate. The right number depends on the expertise, workload, and working pattern your situation requires.

  1. 01

    Practice and specialist depth

    Platform, data, product, security, database, and on-call work draw on different specialist profiles.

  2. 02

    Expected capacity

    A few advisory hours and steady embedded capacity have different volume economics.

  3. 03

    Scope clarity

    A clear outcome can be estimated and planned. An evolving backlog benefits from a more flexible arrangement.

  4. 04

    Coverage pattern

    Working hours, time-zone overlap, response targets, and specialist rotation needs affect the delivery shape.

Get a tailored price

Tell us the shape of the work.

An engineer will recommend the simplest buying option that fits and reply with the inputs behind the price.

Useful inputs

  • The problem or outcome
  • The skills or systems involved
  • The rough hours or days you need
  • When you want to begin

Start with your work email. We will ask only for the details needed to price the work.

Pricing questions

What buyers usually want to know.

01

What does an hour cost?

Rates depend on the specialist profile, expected volume, and coverage pattern. Share the rough shape of the work and we will explain the applicable rate and the assumptions behind it.
02

Is there a minimum commitment?

Flexible hourly work has no minimum. An hours bank has an agreed prepaid block, while monthly capacity has an agreed level of recurring hours. We will recommend the lightest commitment that fits the work.
03

Can we agree on the work before it starts?

Yes. We turn the goal and technical context into a written plan with scope, assumptions, and an estimate. You review it with the engineer before deciding whether to proceed.
04

Is a defined outcome still billed hourly?

Yes. We can plan a defined outcome, estimate the hours, and work to milestones while keeping the underlying time visible. Material scope changes are discussed and re-estimated before the work continues.
05

Can we meet the engineer first?

Yes. You meet the person proposed for the work before the engagement starts, so you can assess technical and communication fit directly.
06

Can we pause or change capacity?

Flexible hourly work can pause at any time. Hours banks remain available until the agreed terms are met, and monthly capacity can be resized for a future planning period. Your proposal makes the applicable terms explicit.

Still have a question about pricing? Ask an engineer directly.

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