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Technical Advisor

Strategic
Architecture.

I architect production systems that scale from MVP to millions. Strategic guidance for the decisions you're married to forever... not just code that ships. 15+ years of pattern recognition across fintech, healthcare, and SaaS.

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15+ years building production systems across fintech, healthcare, SaaS, and e-commerce. I partner with founders and CTOs who need architectural decisions that compound into competitive advantage... not just code that ships.

My clients typically face a specific inflection point: scaling past their first architecture, integrating AI into production workflows, or preparing for technical due diligence. I bring the pattern recognition that comes from seeing dozens of these transitions firsthand.

Full background

15+

Years in Production Systems

50+

Architecture Reviews

337x

Best Performance Gain

99.95%

Uptime Track Record

Why Partner With Me

The decisions you can't reverse are the ones worth getting right.

Most founders don't hire an architect. They hire developers, ship something that works, and discover 18 months later that the database schema they chose in week two is now blocking a $2M enterprise deal.

I've watched that exact scenario play out across fintech migrations, healthcare compliance rewrites, and SaaS platforms outgrowing their initial stack. The cost isn't measured in refactoring hours. It's measured in deals lost, runway burned, and teams demoralized by rewrites they warned leadership about years earlier.

I bring the pattern recognition that comes from seeing these transitions firsthand... so you avoid the ones that don't unwind cleanly.

What I Refuse To Do

Most engagements I decline... and why that's the point.

01 / Staff Augmentation

I don't fill a seat on your team. If the problem is capacity, you need a recruiter. If it's judgment under uncertainty, we should talk.

02 / Rewrite Rescues

The third full rewrite in four years isn't a technology problem. It's a decision-making problem... and no architect can fix that from the code layer.

03 / Trend Chasing

Microservices because a conference talk said so. Rust because your CTO reads Hacker News. I optimize for your constraints, not industry fashion.

The Architect's Brief

Weekly technical insights

One actionable architectural decision, pattern, or lesson every Tuesday. No fluff, just substance from real production systems.

The Architect's Brief

One actionable architecture decision every week. No fluff.

Ready to architect something exceptional?

Partner with me to transform your vision into enterprise-grade digital reality.

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Alex Mayhew | Technical Advisor & Systems Architect