Technical co-builder retainer — 20h/week — monthly by Dusko LicaninTechnical co-builder retainer — 20h/week — monthly by Dusko Licanin
Technical co-builder retainer — 20h/week — monthlyDusko Licanin
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A senior engineering partner. Not a contractor, not a feature factory.
20 hours per week of focused engineering work for early-stage SaaS founders who need a real technical co-builder beside them — not someone they have to manage.
Async-first. Weekly demo. Month-to-month.
For founders who • Shipped an MVP and need ongoing engineering velocity without hiring full-time yet • Want a single engineer who holds the whole product in head • Need someone who'll push back on bad ideas, not just execute tickets • Prefer written status over daily standups • Value shipped features over hours logged
What you get each month • 20 hours/week of focused engineering (~80 hours/month) — mix of feature work, bug fixes, technical decisions, and code review • Weekly Loom demo + weekly written status update • Slack or Linear for async coordination (no daily standups) • Architecture decisions documented as we make them (lightweight ADR format) • On-call for production incidents during CET business hours (09:00–18:00 CET) • Monthly technical roadmap review (60-min call) • Direct access to me — not a project manager, not an account exec
How it works • Month-to-month commitment. Cancel anytime with 2 weeks notice • Booked via Calendly: 30-min intro call first to confirm stack and chemistry fit • 50% of monthly fee upfront, 50% on month-end • If we ship nothing meaningful in a month (rare, but possible), you pay only 50% • I take a 1-week scheduled break every quarter (announced upfront, planned around your roadmap)
NOT included • Design work — I work from your design system, Figma files, or component library • Marketing site / content / copywriting • Customer support operations • Off-hours / weekend / holiday on-call (separate emergency retainer if needed) • More than 80 hours in a month — if scope grows, we upgrade tier or scope down
Tech stacks I work in fluently Mobile: Flutter (Dart), FlutterFlow when appropriate Web: Next.js 14, React 18, TypeScript, Tailwind Backend: Firebase (Auth, Firestore, Cloud Functions), Supabase (Postgres, RLS, Edge Functions) Payments: Stripe (Subscriptions, Connect, webhooks) Infra: Vercel, Sentry, Resend
Proof: 4-month engagement on CallidusOS — 1,887 commits, multi-tenant SaaS shipped and live with UK aesthetic clinics. Solo build, retainer-style cadence, weekly demos, async-first.
Book a 30-min intro call to discuss your stack, your roadmap, and whether we're a fit.
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Starting at$2,400
Duration4 weeks
Tags
Firebase
Flutter
Next.js
React
Stripe
Supabase
TypeScript
Fullstack Engineer
Software Architect
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Technical co-builder retainer — 20h/week — monthlyDusko Licanin
Starting at$2,400
Duration4 weeks
Tags
Firebase
Flutter
Next.js
React
Stripe
Supabase
TypeScript
Fullstack Engineer
Software Architect
Cover image for Technical co-builder retainer — 20h/week — monthly
A senior engineering partner. Not a contractor, not a feature factory.
20 hours per week of focused engineering work for early-stage SaaS founders who need a real technical co-builder beside them — not someone they have to manage.
Async-first. Weekly demo. Month-to-month.
For founders who • Shipped an MVP and need ongoing engineering velocity without hiring full-time yet • Want a single engineer who holds the whole product in head • Need someone who'll push back on bad ideas, not just execute tickets • Prefer written status over daily standups • Value shipped features over hours logged
What you get each month • 20 hours/week of focused engineering (~80 hours/month) — mix of feature work, bug fixes, technical decisions, and code review • Weekly Loom demo + weekly written status update • Slack or Linear for async coordination (no daily standups) • Architecture decisions documented as we make them (lightweight ADR format) • On-call for production incidents during CET business hours (09:00–18:00 CET) • Monthly technical roadmap review (60-min call) • Direct access to me — not a project manager, not an account exec
How it works • Month-to-month commitment. Cancel anytime with 2 weeks notice • Booked via Calendly: 30-min intro call first to confirm stack and chemistry fit • 50% of monthly fee upfront, 50% on month-end • If we ship nothing meaningful in a month (rare, but possible), you pay only 50% • I take a 1-week scheduled break every quarter (announced upfront, planned around your roadmap)
NOT included • Design work — I work from your design system, Figma files, or component library • Marketing site / content / copywriting • Customer support operations • Off-hours / weekend / holiday on-call (separate emergency retainer if needed) • More than 80 hours in a month — if scope grows, we upgrade tier or scope down
Tech stacks I work in fluently Mobile: Flutter (Dart), FlutterFlow when appropriate Web: Next.js 14, React 18, TypeScript, Tailwind Backend: Firebase (Auth, Firestore, Cloud Functions), Supabase (Postgres, RLS, Edge Functions) Payments: Stripe (Subscriptions, Connect, webhooks) Infra: Vercel, Sentry, Resend
Proof: 4-month engagement on CallidusOS — 1,887 commits, multi-tenant SaaS shipped and live with UK aesthetic clinics. Solo build, retainer-style cadence, weekly demos, async-first.
Book a 30-min intro call to discuss your stack, your roadmap, and whether we're a fit.
FAQs

$2,400