Technical audit

Know exactly where your tech stands.

An objective, expert assessment of your architecture, infrastructure, security, and team — before small problems become expensive ones.

What is covered

Architecture review

Scalability bottlenecks, design patterns, maintainability risks, and monolith vs. service tradeoffs.

Infrastructure cost analysis

Cloud spend breakdown, rightsizing opportunities, and estimated savings with concrete recommendations.

Security posture

Authentication, authorization, secrets management, data handling, and OWASP top-10 surface area.

Tech debt assessment

Quantified impact on velocity, prioritized remediation list, and estimated effort to address.

Hiring readiness

Team structure, skill gaps, role definitions, and a growth plan for your next 6–12 months.

What you receive

A structured PDF report with findings categorized by severity, root cause analysis, and a prioritized action plan you can hand to your team.

Timeline

5–7 business days

From kickoff call to final report delivery.

Pricing

$2,500–$5,000

Exact price determined during the scoping call based on codebase size and team complexity.

How it works

Step 1

Book a scoping call

We discuss your stack, team, and goals. I confirm scope and pricing on the call.

Step 2

Grant repo access

Share read-only access to your codebase, infrastructure, and any relevant docs.

Step 3

Receive your report

I deliver a structured PDF report with findings, severity ratings, and a prioritized action plan.

I had the privilege of working with Nicolas when he joined our group as team lead. It didn't take long for Nico to create a foundation of trust and collaboration, or to provide motivation and support for our efforts that was truly invaluable. His deep insight into the nature of remote, distributed and async work, his sincere empathy for people, and his broad technical knowledge based on hands-on experience make him uniquely suited to help any organization thrive in the new reality of hybrid and remote workplaces. In conversations, Nico was not only transparent in sharing his thoughts and insights, but also engaged in listening and gaining new insight from the experience of others. I'd welcome the chance to work together again; he deserves a place on my short-list of people I'd want on my ideal startup team. I highly recommend Nicolas to any organization seeking exemplary technical leadership and experience to help them succeed.

Staff Engineer · Zendesk

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