Good software takes more than good code.
I’m a hands-on engineering leader and software architect with 18+ years of experience building software, designing systems, and leading engineering teams. I help founders and small teams build dependable systems, make better technical decisions, and get more out of modern development tools—including AI.
I work with a small number of clients on focused engineering and advisory engagements.
What I work on
Architecture & production readiness
Technical reviews, security and reliability, integrations, identity and access management, and getting growing applications into better shape.
AI-assisted engineering
Agent harnesses, development workflows, verification, and the systems that make AI-generated code useful and maintainable.
Hands-on engineering
Scoped implementation work when a team needs experienced help untangling a difficult technical problem.
Technical leadership
Architecture decisions, engineering execution, hiring advice, and ongoing fractional CTO support.
About me
I’m Steven, currently Director of Engineering at Landbase and previously a co-founder of Megaphone. Earlier in my career, I was part of the ToutApp → Marketo → Adobe journey—a front-row seat to how software and organizations change as they grow.
My experience includes running SOC 2 compliance efforts and working on identity and access management in high-scale, security-sensitive environments. I’ve spent my career moving between hands-on engineering, systems architecture, and leading teams.
I’m most useful where product, architecture, and engineering execution meet: deciding what to build, figuring out how to build it well, and making sure the system can keep working as things change.
Working together
Most work starts with a one-hour consultation. We can walk through an architectural decision, a production concern, an AI engineering workflow, or a leadership challenge. You should leave with useful next steps whether or not we do more together.
Additional work is scoped separately, typically at an effective rate of approximately $250/hour.
Online booking coming soon
I keep consulting intentionally limited alongside my engineering leadership work.