Backend Health Check
You know something's slowing your team down, but not which thing to fix first.
For CTOs and founders of teams with roughly 5–30 engineers.
What you get
5 days, one written report: the 5 things costing your team the most, ranked, and what to do about each.
- Days 1–4: I read the code, CI and deployment setup, join your standups and planning, and talk to everyone on the team.
- Quick fix during the week: at least one small improvement merged before the report, such as a faster CI step or a missing index.
- Day 5: a written report with the top 5 problems ranked by what they cost you, and a concrete fix for each.
- Walkthrough: a 90-minute call with you (and the team, if you like) to go through it.
- Proposal: if you want help with the fixes, a short written proposal. No obligation.
Terms
- Price: fixed, agreed on the intro call before we start.
- Credited in full against any engagement booked within 30 days.
- Starting with Fractional Tech Lead? Then week 1 is the Health Check, billed as part of the first month.
- Guarantee: if the report doesn’t give you at least 3 changes you’d act on, you don’t pay.
- One a month: I take on one Health Check a month alongside client work, so book ahead.
Planning a migration?
The same idea for a legacy migration is the Migration Map: about 2 weeks, fixed price, and a cut-over plan you keep.
Questions
- What do you need from us?
- Read access to the repo and CI, an invite to your rituals for a week, and 30–45 minutes with each engineer.
- Is the report useful if we don't hire you afterwards?
- Yes. It's written so your team can act on it alone.
Pick a week for your Health Check
Book a free 30-minute call to agree the dates. I take on one Health Check a month, so book ahead. Based in Slovenia. Remote-first, working in EU time zones (CET). On-site visits by arrangement.
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