Available for select engagements
Production software and AI systems, engineered end-to-end.
Lead full-stack engineer & architect. Ex-Parloa core team (pre-seed → $3B). Specializing in early-stage product builds and AI integration.
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app/dashboard/page.tsx
import { getMetrics } from '@/lib/analytics'
import { KPIGrid } from '@/components/kpi-grid'
import { RevenueChart } from '@/components/charts'
export default async function Dashboard() {
const metrics = await getMetrics({
range: 'last_30d',
granularity: 'daily',
})
return (
<div className="grid gap-6 lg:grid-cols-3">
<KPIGrid data={metrics.summary} />
<RevenueChart series={metrics.revenue} />
</div>
)
}

Full-Stack Development

Production-ready code that ships

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Three ways I work.

Build

Production software, AI integration, and technical rescue. Full-stack product development from architecture to deployment.

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Advise

Strategic guidance on architecture, AI, and growth infrastructure. For founders who need senior technical thinking, not just execution.

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Empower

Multi-expert AI systems built for your business. Specialized agents, persistent memory, connected to your tools.

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Trusted by founders at

ParloaAntlerLeapterNeedleKalasarPocket DoctorCirplus
AI Integration

AI integration that works in production.

Multi-agent systems, retrieval, evals, and cost-optimized model routing. Architected for production, not demos.

Multi-agent architectures

Specialized agents with their own tools, memory, and system prompts. Working together as a coordinated system.

Specialized expertise per agent
Tool-calling with real system access
Memory that persists across sessions
Analyze Q4 sales and create a report
Connected to database
Analysis complete
Generating PDF...

Production-grade

Code that works on day one and survives at scale.

Cost-optimized

Smart model routing and caching to keep AI bills manageable.

Context-aware

AI that knows your business, your docs, your customers.

Agentic Development

Codebases optimized for AI-assisted development.

Architecture-first agentic coding sets the ceiling for what AI assistance can deliver. The setup determines the output.

Standard AI Development

How most teams use AI assistants

Random Exploration

AI re-discovers your codebase every single task

Context Evaporates

Session ends = knowledge gone

Isolated Decisions

No shared memory across team members

Constant Interruptions

Manual approval for every command

Result: 30-50% of AI time wasted on context gathering

Want this for your codebase?

Let's set it up
Philosophy

Architecture-first agentic coding.

I start with the system map. When the model sees your architecture, it stops guessing and starts reasoning.

Structure before code

Architecture docs, diagrams, dependency maps go into AI context first. The model reasons about WHERE changes belong instead of guessing.

Boundaries prevent coupling

When the model sees component boundaries visually, it won't silently create dependencies across them. Visual structure is a guardrail.

The codebase IS the prompt

How you organize code determines how well AI works with it. Clean structure = better AI output. Messy structure = spaghetti on autopilot.

The Real Value

Architectural decisions compound.

AI-native foundations create competitive moats. Bolted-on AI creates technical debt.

The upside

Executed well, this unlocks millions in value at scale. Operations that need ten people run with two. Decisions that took weeks happen in hours.

The reality

What I build is fuel, not magic. The architecture, the workflows, the AI integration — they're catalysts. Your execution determines the result.

Stack

Stacks I work with.

Full-stack

React · Next.js · TypeScript · Node · Python · PostgreSQL · Supabase

AI & LLM

Anthropic · OpenAI · LangChain · RAG · Multi-agent orchestration

Infrastructure

Vercel · Cloudflare · AWS · GCP · Docker · Linear · PostHog · Sentry · Stripe · Resend

Working with me

What you get.

  • Direct access. You talk to me, not a PM or junior.
  • Predictable scope, predictable pricing.
  • Senior expertise across the full product lifecycle.
  • AI-augmented delivery, end-to-end.
  • Strategic input on architecture and product decisions, not just execution.

How we can work together.

Project-based engagements

Defined scope, clear timeline, fixed deliverables. Most engagements run 4-8 weeks.

  • MVP and product builds
  • AI integration projects
  • Architectural rebuilds
  • Specific feature builds

Monthly retainer

Ongoing engineering partnership. Strategic input, execution, and AI integration as needed.

  • Direct access for architecture and product decisions
  • Code reviews and technical guidance
  • Hands-on execution with flexible scope

Advisory

Senior strategic input without full execution.

  • Architecture reviews
  • AI integration planning
  • Hiring and team scaling guidance
Client Stories

Real projects, real results.

Alican helped us architect our SaaS foundation and delivered hands-on full-stack work across every layer of the platform. He operates with the mindset of a technical co-founder, not a contractor.
Robert Werner
Robert Werner

Technical Co-Founder & CTO, Leapter

Due to the nature of startup work and NDAs, not all projects and testimonials can be shared publicly.Reach out for more references.

9+
Years building products
$3B
Parloa: pre-seed → Series B
Antler '23
Visuo founder
Berlin
Working with US and EU
Available for select engagements

Working with founders and senior teams across Berlin, the US, and the EU.

Get in touch to discuss your project. I'll respond within 24 hours.