Services | Guy Romelle Magayano

Services

Senior engineering help with clear scope, pricing, and handoff.

Services for teams, agencies, and operators that need architecture review, ongoing technical judgment, or direct implementation without agency-style ceremony.

Services

Senior engineering help for live systems with clear scope and handoff.

Services are the public shape of how I usually help teams move through architecture uncertainty, product delivery pressure, and implementation work that still needs to be maintainable after the handoff.

The offer is intentionally small and direct: a focused review, a recurring advisory layer, or a delivery sprint that turns the right slice of work into something reviewable and usable.

Employers can read this page as a working-style and scope signal. Clients can read it as the clearest path into the engagement that fits the current constraint.

Platform EngineeringCommerce and CMS SystemsPerformance and Release Reliability

(Senior Software Engineer)

Clear entry points, honest scope, and handoff built in.

The starting prices below are there to make the first conversation easier. Final scope depends on the product surface, the current system state, and how much implementation or verification the work actually needs.

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SERVICES

  1. 01.

    Starting price

    Starts at USD 1,500

    Usually 1 week

    Architecture Review

    A focused architecture review of the routes, workflows, and technical boundaries that are slowing delivery or hiding risk.

    Best fit

    Teams that need a fast but serious read on a live product surface before they commit more time, budget, or architecture changes.

    • A written findings summary tied to your most important product surface
    • A prioritized remediation list with first-change recommendations
    • A follow-up session so the team can challenge or confirm the next move
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  2. 02.

    Starting price

    Starts at USD 2,400 / month

    Monthly or retained cadence

    Technical Advisory

    Recurring senior engineering judgment for teams that need sharper decisions around architecture, delivery, and product-system tradeoffs.

    Best fit

    Founders, engineering leads, and teams that already have momentum but want stronger technical judgment around the work in flight.

    • Documented technical recommendations tied to real product priorities
    • A steady rhythm for reviewing architecture and delivery decisions
    • A clearer escalation path when teams hit ambiguity or risk
    Discuss advisory

  3. 03.

    Starting price

    Starts at USD 4,800

    Usually 2 to 3 weeks

    Delivery Sprint

    Hands-on implementation for the highest-leverage slice of work when the problem is clear and the team needs direct progress.

    Best fit

    Teams that know what needs to move and want a senior engineer to turn the right slice into working implementation.

    • Reviewable code tied to a real workflow or delivery constraint
    • Focused tests, validation evidence, and notes on residual risk
    • Handoff context so the team can maintain or extend the work
    Scope a sprint

How it works

The useful engagement shape is the one that creates a durable next step, not the one with the fanciest label.

  1. 01.

    Start with the real constraint

    The work begins with the product surface, team context, and delivery pressure that actually matter right now.

  2. 02.

    Choose the smallest durable scope

    The right engagement shape is the narrowest one that still leaves the system cleaner and easier to extend afterward.

  3. 03.

    Make the work reviewable

    Even strategy-heavy work should leave behind decision notes, implementation sequencing, and explicit tradeoffs.

  4. 04.

    Treat handoff as part of delivery

    Code, documentation, access, and next-step context should already be part of the engagement, not a cleanup task after the invoice.

What you leave with

Every engagement should leave your team with code, context, or decision notes that are still useful after I step away.

(Architecture Review)

A clearer view of what is slowing the team down or increasing change risk.

  • A plan that separates urgent fixes from deeper platform work.
  • A shared technical language for product, engineering, and design.

(Technical Advisory)

Fewer expensive architecture debates after implementation has already started.

  • More consistent standards around UX, SEO, accessibility, and release safety.
  • A practical advisory layer that supports delivery instead of slowing it down.

(Delivery Sprint)

A shipped result tied to business pressure, not another unfinished recommendation deck.

  • System improvements that outlast the single feature or bug cluster.
  • Calmer handoff and lower re-entry cost for the internal team.

FAQ

Questions people usually need answered before the first conversation.

Who owns the code, access, and documentation after the work?

Client-owned assets are the default where the engagement allows it. The goal is to leave the owning team with clear access, implementation context, and no hidden dependency on me to keep the system operating.

What does the starting price mean?

Starting pricing is the smallest typical entry point for that service shape. Final scope depends on the product surface, system complexity, access, and how much implementation or verification is required.

When am I not the right fit?

I am not the right fit when the work needs a full multidisciplinary agency, always-on support coverage, or a large delivery team packaged as one contractor. The best fit is high-leverage engineering work with clear ownership and real product stakes.

What happens after the engagement ends?

The handoff should include code, documentation, decision notes, and enough validation context that your team can keep moving without guessing what changed or why.

Is this page only for clients?

No. Employers can use the services page to understand how I think about scope, communication, delivery discipline, and the kind of technical ownership I bring to senior engineering roles.

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Bring the role, the system, or the constraint.

If you already know the workflow that is getting harder to change, the team context around it, and the outcome that matters, the first conversation gets useful fast.

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