I rescue and harden systems
other people are afraid to touch.
Legacy debt, slow databases, servers under attack, migrations that cannot break production.
from free diagnostics to $3,000+ engagements
Track record
Incidents I was called into, and what changed afterwards
Brute-force attack stopped
Thousands of auth attempts pinned the CPU at 100%. I expanded log retention, added fail2ban auto-jails, then disabled password auth in favour of SSH keys.
Read the write-up →8s → 80msPostgreSQL query rewritten
A five-table join was sequential-scanning a massive table. I read the EXPLAIN plan, added a composite index, and cut the query by 100x.
Read the write-up →zero bugs in productionWebhook funnel stabilised
Inconsistent third-party payloads normalised into one internal contract, keeping ingestion predictable and stable for years.
Read the write-up →Flagship case study
One menu platform instead of five disconnected tools
Figma plugin · Admin panel · Desktop app · NestJS API, wired to 8 POS systems
The mess
Menus lived in Figma. Live prices and availability lived in eight different POS systems (Square, Clover, Oracle, Focus, CBS NorthStar, TableNeeds, Qu, HolidayOil). Someone was copying between them by hand, and nothing had a single source of truth.
What I did
- Pitched and defended a simpler operator flow, proved with a PoC, instead of the over-engineered first idea.
- Designed the whole ecosystem: admin panel, Figma plugin editor, Rust/Electron desktop app, NestJS API, plus a shared UI kit and viewer as two private npm libraries.
- Built a custom Figma viewer that compiles design JSON to native HTML/CSS, with a SmartText system for live price and availability.
- Added three WebSocket gateways with typed event routing, OpenAPI-derived types, and JWT auth with batched token refresh.
The outcome
Five disconnected surfaces became one flow: add config, create menus, assign, push over WebSocket, render. Delivered end to end over 2,460 hours.
Projects
A selection of work across domains
$76K+ delivered · ~5,300 hours
Algo Academy
ArchivedAlgorithm learning platform for coding education
AtomSMM
ArchivedSMM panel for social media marketing (2 versions)
Beelink
LostDrone fire-detection system with Android controller (lost project)
Private client workBMC
LostMulti-repository codebase audit revealing 70% code duplication across frontend and backend projects
Private client workCampaign Dashboards
ArchivedAnalytics dashboard with fully serverless backend
Creaty
ArchivedContent creation platform with Django backend and React frontend
Denshya / tama
ActiveReactive TypeScript ecosystem with lightweight JSX inflator, observable state, SSR, and router
View on GitHub →ERPNext Optora
ArchivedERPNext / Frappe customizations for business process automation
View on GitHub →Etukk
ArchivedWeb platform frontend
feature.fm
ArchivedFeature management platform deployed on Cloudflare Workers
Private client workGame Editor
Archived3D game editor with GPU path tracing capabilities
HCF Charity Series
ArchivedSeries of charity fundraising platforms — Water, House, Childhood
LiquidNFT
ArchivedMulti-chain NFT platform with landing pages and marketplace
Menu App
ArchivedComplete restaurant menu ecosystem with Figma Plugin, Admin Panel, and Desktop Display App integrated with 8 POS systems
Merlines
ArchivedBusiness frontend application with GitLab CI/CD pipeline
PARAGO_OS
ArchivedFull-stack code audit with security analysis, code duplication audit, and migration recommendations
View on GitHub →Polygon Constructor
ArchivedTypeScript 2D polygon layout library with blocks, transforms, and import/export
View on GitHub →Rukaku
ArchivedMulti-language microservice finance platform
Private client workSmartlink
ArchivedLink management platform with production NestJS API and React frontend
Solana DEX Trading Bot
ArchivedHigh-throughput DEX trading strategies with Solana blockchain integration
View on GitHub →Standoff Series
ArchivedCollection of 5 browser-based casino games
Story Studio
ArchivedCustom TypeScript compiler toolchain with plugins for ESLint, TSServer, and Vite
View on GitHub →Tilt-Nova Sales
ArchivedSales platform with CRM functionality
Catalog (Pricing)
Fixed-price services with clear deliverables and delivery time. No hidden fees.
Proven playbook, these paths were walked many times
Consulting
- Honest Advicefree
Your project, looked at honestly: what's broken and what to do first in 15 min
- Code Audit & Architecture Review~$500
Security holes, duplication and shaky architecture found, with a written report in 3-5 days
- Migration & Modernization~$500-2000
Legacy code is unspaghettified: TypeScript, modern frameworks, CI/CD in 1-3 weeks
Infrastructure
- Server Rescue & Hardening~$300-900
Hacked, overloaded or crashing: I stabilise it first, then harden SSH, firewall and auth, and leave you a written post-mortem in 1-3 days
- Deployment & CI/CD~$250-500
Docker, nginx, SSL and pipelines that ship on every push in 2-4 days
- Cloud Development~$400-1000
Serverless APIs on AWS Lambda, Cloudflare Workers or Supabase in 1-2 weeks
- PostgreSQL Performance~$200-500
Send me the slow query. I read the EXPLAIN plan, add the right index, and show before/after timings. 8s to 80ms on a real case in 1-3 days
- Maintenance~$150-400/mo
Monthly fixes, updates, monitoring: the project just keeps running in ongoing
Development
- Backend Developmentfrom ~$800
APIs in NestJS, Express, Django, FastAPI or Rust in 1-3 weeks
- Frontend Developmentfrom ~$600
React + TypeScript apps, component libraries, state that doesn't bite in 1-2 weeks
- CMS-based Website~$800-2000
Content-managed site on Next.js + Payload CMS; your team edits it without me in 1-3 weeks
- E-commerce & Online Shopsfrom ~$800
Catalogs, payments, orders, even Telegram storefronts in 1-3 weeks
- Chat Bots~$200-600
Telegram / Discord bots for commerce, notifications, integrations in 3-7 days
- Simple 3D Scenesfrom ~$500
Three.js viewers, configurators and visualizations right in the browser in 1-3 weeks
Questions
Straight answers before you get in touch
What kind of systems do you rescue?
Overloaded or hacked Linux servers, slow PostgreSQL databases, fragile webhook and API pipelines, and legacy frontends that block delivery. If it is in production and misbehaving, that is my starting point.
How fast can you start?
Same-day reply, and most jobs start within 24 to 48 hours. Outages and data-at-risk incidents are triaged first.
How does pricing work?
Fixed price per service, quoted after a free 15-minute diagnostic. A PostgreSQL performance pass starts around $200, server rescues run $300 to $900, and larger migrations or builds go to $3,000 and beyond. No hourly surprises.
Do you work remotely?
Yes. I am an EU contractor based in Podgorica, Montenegro (CET/CEST), working with clients across the EU and US, async-first with daily updates.
Do you sign NDAs, and who owns the code?
Signed NDAs on request. Your code, data and intellectual property stay yours.
Which stacks do you work in?
TypeScript and React on the frontend, NestJS, Express, Django, FastAPI or Rust with Axum on the backend, PostgreSQL, Redis and RabbitMQ for data, and Docker, nginx, AWS, GCP and Cloudflare for infrastructure.
Start with a free 15-minute diagnostic
Tell me what is broken. I will tell you what to fix first, and whether I am the right person for it.