Solo builder · UK-based · Production-focused

AI-Native SaaS Architect & Builder

AI automation and custom SaaS development for UK small businesses and founders — from scoped MVP builds to production deployment, rescue, and post-launch care.

Recently founded and launched BestFootballPredictions.co.uk — a live, fully automated platform running in production with auth, billing, data pipelines, and cloud deployment.

Focus
Reliability & business outcomes
Delivery
End-to-end, solo, accountable
Clients
UK SMEs, founders & SaaS teams

About

Built in production, not just in slides

I work with founders who need a complete product built without hiring a full team, and with existing products that need stabilization, hardening, or reliability improvements.

I am an AI-native SaaS architect and solo builder delivering full-stack products from idea to production. My focus is reliability, security, and real business outcomes — not just code output.

BEng Software Engineering (Upper Second Class Honours), London Metropolitan University. Based in Greater Manchester, building production systems with modern stacks and AI-assisted engineering workflows.

How I work

Scope-first

Clear objective, architecture, and milestone plan before code.

Incremental delivery

Build in stages with validation at each step.

Reliability over vanity

Business continuity and uptime — not just shipping features.

Handover-ready

Clean repo, docs, deployment notes, and runbook guidance — you can leave anytime, but staying is easier.

Best-fit projects

  • Founders who need an MVP or production SaaS without hiring a full internal team.
  • Existing products needing stabilization, hardening, or operational reliability.
  • API-heavy products that require resilience under third-party failure.

Proof of work

Live product, full stack, solo-built

BestFootballPredictions.co.uk is not a concept — it is a production SaaS with the same architecture patterns I deliver for clients.

Founder · Live in production

BestFootballPredictions.co.uk

Live statistical analysis platform — auth, billing, pipelines, security, cloud deployment.

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Frontend

Next.js + TypeScript

Backend

FastAPI + MySQL

Ops

Linux · Nginx · Cloudflare

What this demonstrates

  • Next.js + FastAPI + PostgreSQL/MySQL production architecture
  • Automated data pipelines and scheduled background jobs
  • Third-party API resilience (fallback, cache, degraded mode)
  • Live production debugging (routing, payloads, service behaviour)
  • Infrastructure security (SSH hardening, fail2ban, firewall lock-down)
  • Operational audits (app logs, nginx, watchdogs, scheduler health)

Services

What I deliver

Production-ready SaaS engineering — from greenfield builds to rescue and hardening of live systems.

Full SaaS builds

Frontend, backend, database, auth, billing, and admin essentials — production-ready, not prototypes.

Resilient API integrations

Fallback logic, retries, cache-first behaviour, and graceful degradation when third-party APIs fail.

Automated pipelines

Scheduled jobs, data sync, model refresh flows, health checks, and background operations.

Production deployment

Linux, systemd, Nginx, Cloudflare, smoke tests, and rollback-safe release workflows.

Security hardening

JWT/RBAC, rate limiting, SSH hardening, firewall rules, and brute-force protection.

Stabilization & rescue

Live incident diagnosis, log forensics, uptime fixes, and operational reliability improvements.

Default stack

Technologies I ship with

Lean, proven tooling — PostgreSQL or MySQL for new SaaS builds, FastAPI + Next.js by default, extended when the project needs it. Not a buzzword list.

Backend

PythonFastAPIUvicornAPSchedulerPydanticPostgreSQLMySQLRedis

Frontend

Next.jsTypeScriptReactTailwind CSSPWA

ML / Data

XGBoostscikit-learnpandasnumpyscipy

Infra / Ops

UbuntusystemdNginxCloudflareVercelHetznerUFWfail2ban

Integrations

StripeAPI-SportsThe Odds APIResend

Workflow

Git / GitHubCursor AI-assisted engineeringProduction debugging

Post-launch

I do not build and disappear

After launch, most SaaS products need ongoing monitoring, updates, fixes, backup checks, dependency maintenance, security patches, and small improvements. I offer optional monthly care plans so your product stays stable after delivery — without the cost of hiring an in-house developer or DevOps admin.

Build once. Maintain properly. Avoid silent failure.

BuildDeployStabilizeMaintainImprove

Ops foundations in production builds

Every production build is designed to be maintainable — not a black box only I can operate. Clear documentation, clean repo, and operational hooks from day one.

  • Health checks and readiness endpoints
  • Structured logging and error boundaries
  • Backup verification patterns
  • Uptime monitoring and cron watchdogs
  • Circuit breakers and fallback modes where needed
  • Admin diagnostics and deployment notes
  • Rollback guidance and incident runbook basics

Business-hours support (UK). Response targets are for triage and acknowledgement — not guaranteed fix times. No 24/7 on-call unless agreed separately.

Scope clarity

What you buy — and what stops at the boundary

You are not buying a vague website. You are buying architecture, implementation, deployment, security basics, operational stability, and optional post-launch care — with limits written upfront.

Every build includes

  • Architecture plan aligned to scope
  • Frontend implementation (Next.js + React + TypeScript + Tailwind)
  • Backend API (FastAPI + Python + Pydantic)
  • Database schema (PostgreSQL or MySQL)
  • Authentication setup
  • Payment integration when required (Stripe basics)
  • Admin essentials
  • Deployment (Vercel / Hetzner / Cloudflare as appropriate)
  • Environment configuration and .env.example
  • Security basics (validation, error handling, rate limits where needed)
  • Smoke testing and handover notes
  • Optional post-launch care plan

Not included by default

  • Unlimited revisions or unlimited scope changes
  • Native iOS / Android applications
  • Complex enterprise compliance (SOC2, ISO, etc.)
  • Major redesigns after approved scope
  • Advanced AI model training or fine-tuning
  • Large-scale data migration
  • 24/7 on-call support
  • Unscoped third-party integrations
  • Full Figma design systems or complete brand/copy packages
  • Marketplace, multi-tenant enterprise, or unlimited feature creep

Packages

Clear pricing, scoped delivery

Lean solo builds on a proven stack — scoped delivery, not a full agency team.

Pricing is typically 35–50% below comparable UK freelance and studio quotes for the same scoped deliverables — because delivery is solo, stack-standardized, and AI-assisted.

Project packages

Audit + Architecture Blueprint

3–5 days

£595 – £1,150

Founders who need clarity before spending £5k–£30k on the wrong build.

  • Architecture and stack recommendation
  • Must-have / later / avoid feature split
  • Timeline, budget, and milestone roadmap
Full scope details

Included

  • +Review of idea, stack, costs, risks, and complexity
  • +Recommended architecture: frontend, backend, DB, hosting, auth, payments
  • +Feature list split into must-have / later / avoid
  • +Timeline and budget estimate
  • +Milestone roadmap
  • +Technical risk review: security, performance, maintenance, lock-in, third-party APIs
  • +Final document (PDF or Markdown, typically 5–15 pages)

Not included

  • Full implementation or production code
  • Complete Figma design
  • Advanced market research
  • Unlimited follow-up support
Request scope
Popular entry point

MVP Sprint

3–5 weeks

£3,500 – £6,950

Scoped sprint — core features defined before work starts.

Founders validating a SaaS idea with real users — focused workflow, not unlimited features.

  • Core workflow (3–6 main features, scoped)
  • Frontend + backend + database
  • Auth and payment basics
  • Deployment + smoke tests
Full scope details

Included

  • +Next.js + React + TypeScript + Tailwind setup
  • +FastAPI + Python backend
  • +PostgreSQL or MySQL
  • +3–6 clearly defined core features
  • +Basic auth: login / register / reset or external provider
  • +Stripe basics if needed: checkout or simple subscription
  • +Minimal admin dashboard
  • +1–3 simple API integrations
  • +Deployment on Vercel / Hetzner / Cloudflare as appropriate
  • +Environment config and .env.example
  • +Basic validation, error handling, loading states
  • +Smoke tests / manual QA pass
  • +README and handover notes
  • +One round of small post-review adjustments

Not included

  • Native mobile apps
  • Advanced custom design or full branding
  • Complex marketplace or multi-tenant enterprise architecture
  • Serious AI model training
  • Many unscoped API integrations
  • 24/7 support
  • Unlimited features after sprint start
Request scope

Production SaaS Build

6–10 weeks

From £7,900 – £16,500

Final quote depends on scope, integrations, complexity, and support requirements.

Founders who need a production-ready SaaS foundation: billing, admin, automation, deployment, security hardening, and operational stability.

  • Everything in MVP Sprint, production-grade
  • Subscriptions, jobs, resilience layers
  • Security hardening + runbook
  • Stabilization window after launch
Full scope details

Included

  • +Everything in MVP Sprint, with stronger architecture for growth
  • +Role-based access when required
  • +Stripe subscriptions / plans / webhook handling
  • +More complete admin dashboard
  • +Background jobs and schedulers
  • +Basic email notifications
  • +Logging and error tracking basics
  • +Fallback logic for external APIs
  • +Caching / CDN strategy where it makes sense
  • +Database schema designed for maintainability
  • +Security hardening: rate limits, headers, env separation, secrets handling
  • +Production deployment + simple staging when justified
  • +Smoke test checklist and runbook (start, debug, deploy)
  • +Limited stabilization window after launch (scoped in agreement)

Not included

  • Enterprise multi-team systems
  • Advanced analytics / data warehouse
  • High-availability multi-region infrastructure
  • Complex permissions engine
  • SOC2 / ISO compliance programmes
  • Large AI training or fine-tuning projects
  • Native mobile apps
  • 24/7 support
  • Feature creep after signed scope
Request scope

Stabilization / Rescue

Scoped engagement

£1,500 – £4,200

Read-only access preferred for initial audit where possible.

Live products that need a production doctor — not a full rebuild disguised as a quick fix.

  • Logs, routing, DB, API, hosting audit
  • Critical fixes on defined issues
  • Performance and security quick wins
  • Change report + verification pass
Full scope details

Included

  • +Audit of logs, routing, database, APIs, hosting, build/deploy
  • +Bottleneck and critical bug identification
  • +Fixes on agreed, defined problems
  • +Performance quick wins where feasible
  • +Security quick wins where feasible
  • +Backup and deploy sanity check
  • +Report of what changed and what risk remains
  • +1–2 verification rounds after fixes

Not included

  • Complete rewrite or greenfield rebuild
  • Unlimited support
  • Major refactor without a separate package
  • Guarantee to fix any legacy system in a few days
Request scope

Monthly care

Production care plans

Optional post-launch maintenance — monitoring, updates, backups, security fixes, and operational troubleshooting.

Care Basic

Small app or low-risk live product

£350 – £495 / mo

Response target: 5 business days (triage)

Included: ~1 hour small fixes / month

  • Uptime checks and backup verification
  • Monthly dependency and security review
  • Small fixes within included hours
  • Email support (business hours, UK)
Request scope
Recommended after launch

Care Standard

Live SaaS / MVP in production

£750 – £1,095 / mo

Response target: 2 business days (triage)

Included: ~3 hours fixes / month

  • Everything in Care Basic
  • Monitoring and logs review
  • Dependency and security updates
  • Small iterative improvements within scope
  • Short monthly report
Request scope

Care Priority

Business-critical SaaS

£1,395 – £1,995 / mo

Response target: 24 business hours (triage)

Included: ~6 hours fixes / month

  • Everything in Care Standard
  • Priority incident triage
  • Staging and deployment support
  • Monthly operational improvement report
Request scope

Response targets by severity

Triage and acknowledgement targets — not guaranteed fix times.

SeverityExampleBasicStandardPriority
P1 CriticalApp down, payments broken, data-loss risk5 business days2 business days24 business hours
P2 HighMajor feature broken, no workaround5 business days3 business days2 business days
P3 NormalNon-critical bug or operational issue5 business days5 business days5 business days
P4 ImprovementCosmetic change or enhancement requestNext maintenance windowNext maintenance windowNext maintenance window

Care plan terms

  • Care plans include monitoring, maintenance, updates, backup checks, security reviews, and limited support hours — not unlimited new features or full rebuilds.
  • Third-party outages and out-of-scope work are excluded unless agreed separately.
  • Unused support time does not roll over unless explicitly stated in your agreement.
  • Additional work beyond included hours is billed at the agreed hourly rate (£45–£70).
  • Response targets mean when triage/acknowledgement begins — not guaranteed resolution time.
  • Major new features are quoted separately — not included in monthly care.

Hourly

£45 – £70

Day rate (optional)

£320 – £520

Payment structure

40% upfront · 40% milestone · 20% final delivery

Contact

Tell me what you need built or fixed

Whether you are launching an MVP, hardening a live product, or need a technical audit before committing budget — send a short brief and I will reply with next steps.

Location

Little Hulton, Manchester, UK

Send project brief

Scope changes are handled transparently with change requests. No obligation from an initial conversation.