why solo + ai works
Most freelancers cost less than agencies but ship slower. Most agencies ship faster than freelancers but cost more. Agencies hand off code your team cannot maintain, and put junior engineers on the keyboard. AI-augmented freelance software engineering is the third option that closes the gap.
Expertise and Experience
You'll get ready-for-production solutions with principal-level quality backed by 13 years of experience building scalable software.
Modern Toolkit
Agentic coding workflows, AI-assisted planning, automated test scaffolding, AI-driven documentation, and more.
Direct Engagement
Work directly with the engineer building your software. Enjoy the velocity that comes from a streamlined process.
Featured Work
A few exciting engagements with the kind of teams I love to work with! Please read the available case studies for more details.
This golf course waitlist company wanted to modernize their admin dashboard with analytics and reporting that proved their value to their clients.
This ER admin staff scheduling company wanted their popular app brought into the modern era! With the help of my visual design buddy Logan LaBo, we designed and implemented a sleek new interface!
This personal trainer wanted a custom application to make his clients more engaged and motivate them to achieve their goals.
In my work with this email marketing platform, I was asked to design and implement a honeypot web application for potential clients showing email opens in real-time based on tracking pixel requests.
This enterprise-level email marketing tool was going through a major overhaul and needed some structure at the lowest level. I worked with the company's design and engineering teams to implement their new design system!
What Clients Say
We hired Neel to help us with some AI and data initiatives. We needed somebody who could solve problems for us really quickly and that's exactly what he was able to do. What really impressed me with Neel was his ability to ramp up on our code base and gain context so quickly. He's very much a self starter and was able to take control and lead the project we needed.
I worked with Neel for several years at MaxPoint, Valassis, and Vericast, first as teammates and later as collaborators after we'd both moved on.
Neel wore two hats on our team: engineer and manager. Together, we shipped multiple applications for complex digital advertising workflows and built a durable, reusable design system underneath them so the surface stayed consistent as the surface area grew. He was thoughtful, curious, and genuinely open to feedback. The kind of partner who makes the work better and the team better.
When I later needed to stand up a design system in a new role at a different company, Neel was my first call. He worked directly with my designers and front-end engineers, understood what they actually needed, and had the system architected and running faster than I expected.
I trust him, I enjoy working with him, and I recommend him without reservation.
