Software development
flat rate.
A senior developer on your product every month, for one flat monthly price. No hourly clock, no agency markup, no hiring process. You set the priorities, I plan, build, fix and ship.
Start with a short list of what you need. Pause or cancel monthly.
Money-back guarantee for the first 7 days or the first task.
You get me
Each month, I plan, build, fix and improve your software. You decide what goes live.
- One flat monthly price
- New product or existing codebase
- You set the priorities, I keep them moving
- Pause or cancel monthly
You get me, not a platform.
No agency, no mystery developer, no project managers between you and the code. A senior developer who works on your product every month and tells you what he thinks.
I help figure it out
You don't need perfect requirements. I work from what you have, ask the questions that matter, and turn it into something buildable.
Then I build it
New app, feature, rescue, AI feature, integration, performance work, cleanup, docs. Whatever your product needs next.
You stay in control
You choose priorities and review the work. If you want to look at the code first, I hand it over for review. If you want it deployed, I deploy it.
Two plans.
Standard when one task at a time is enough. Priority when you want more of my time and follow-ups on earlier work while the next thing is already in progress.
One task at a time, always moving.
For products that need steady progress without a full-time hire.
- I work on one task at a time, from your prioritized list
- New features, fixes, integrations, AI work, cleanup, or planning that leads into code
- Your tracker or a written list, whatever you already use
- Mostly async, written updates, calls when useful
- Follow-ups on a finished task before we start the next one
- Pause or cancel monthly
More of my time, and follow-ups in parallel.
For products where things move fast and earlier work needs attention while the next task is running.
- More reserved monthly capacity
- Follow-ups on earlier work while a new task is in progress
- Fixes and small revisions without waiting in the queue
- Architecture, triage, and refactoring support
- Pause or cancel monthly
How a month works.
Steady, visible progress on the things that matter most to you, without a hiring process and without a meeting calendar.
1. We start with a short call
Your product, your stack, who decides priorities, and how you want the work delivered.
2. You set the priorities
A list, a tracker, or a message. I pick the top item and get going.
3. I build and explain
I test my own work and tell you what changed and what to check. Code for your review, or a deployment, whichever you prefer.
4. Next item
Follow-ups on the last task if you want them, then the next thing on the list. Every month, as long as you need it.
Recent client work.
A few of the projects I get pulled into.
AI agent SaaS, built from scratch
Laravel and Vue B2B SaaS that runs several AI agents, a scraping pipeline, queues, and subscription billing on Spark and Paddle.
Legacy Laravel rescue
Took a stuck Laravel 5 application to Laravel 11, stabilized a fragile Salesforce integration, and replaced a broken translation flow with native multilingual support and AI-assisted translation.
Backend migration that cut costs
Moved a fragmented PHP and Ruby backend into Laravel as a drop-in replacement. Monthly hosting dropped from four figures to about 150 dollars.
What clients say.
"Vincent is one of those rare developers who can jump into a complex codebase, become useful immediately, and solve real problems without hand-holding."
"Everything stayed on track, both in terms of time and budget. The end result was excellent and has been running smoothly since launch."
"He doesn't need micromanagement, he's fully capable of making decisions and driving the project forward, which has freed me up to focus on other parts of the business."
Money-back guarantee on the start.
If the first 7 days or the first task, whichever comes first, show that the flat rate is not the right way for us to work together, tell me why and I refund the month. Once the second task starts, the month is confirmed.
Cancel or pause at the end of any month. No long contract, no notice period beyond the current month.
A good fit when
- Your product needs steady development without a full-time hire
- You have a list of things that should happen and nobody to do them
- You want one senior person who knows the product, month after month
- You prefer written updates over daily meetings
Any stack
Laravel and Vue most of the time. Also React, Node.js, Python, Go, or the stack you already have.
Questions people ask before they write.
Is this just hiring you hourly?
No. You pay one flat monthly price and get reserved capacity, a prioritized queue, and steady progress. No timesheets, no surprises on the invoice.
How many hours am I buying?
The flat rate buys reserved capacity and results, not a fixed number of hours. Standard means I work on one thing at a time for you; Priority means more of my time and parallel follow-ups.
Do we need ready tickets?
No. A short list, a repo, a screen recording, or a message with what bothers you most is enough. I turn that into the next useful move.
Do you deploy, or do you hand over code?
Whatever suits you. Some clients want to review the code before it goes live, others want me to deploy. Both are fine.
Do we have meetings?
A kickoff call, and calls whenever they are useful. The default is async: written updates, screenshots, short videos. No standing daily meetings.
What if I only need help for two months?
Then it is two months. Pause or cancel at the end of any month.
Tell me what you need.
A short list, a repo, or a message about what bothers you most is enough. I reply with a plan suggestion and the next step.
Prefer to talk first? Book a 30-minute call. Or email contact@vincentschmalbach.com.